I don't think Amazon's 'edge' is sales tax, I think it's a wide variety of goods, and me buying things on my couch. Because of tax, time, and gas, it's more ex

I don't think Amazon's 'edge' is sales tax, I think it's a wide variety of goods, and me buying things on my couch. Because of tax, time, and gas, it's more expensive to drive to a store 20 minutes away, get 'hassled' by employees, and purchase something (with sales tax) than it is for me to roll out of bed, type in 'Amazon', find the thing I want, add it to my cart, login with my password, and buy it. I get to track it too, like a predatory animal waiting for my prey to arrive in the mail. Amazon has hit a convenience point that no one else can touch. They bought 'Small Parts', now I can do almost all my Home Depot shopping on Amazon too (although my purchases at Home Depot are almost always ones that can't wait for shipping). The tax will be a small bump in the road that people try to make a huge deal out of, but it's the convenience they'll follow.