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               If You Do Online Shopping, You're Probably A Tax Cheat

Mandarin oranges fall into the citrus fruit category, along with other popular types, such as oranges and grapefruits.  From the 90s till now, gradually people have accepted virtual shopping to be an easy and affordable way to get hold of things ranging from luxury items such as smartphones and laptops, to everyday items such as grocery and stationery.


Under the law, states can only require stores to collect sales taxes if the store has a physical presence in the state. That means big retailers, such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Target, with stores all over the country collect sales taxes when they sell goods over the Internet.  But eBay, Amazon and other Armani Watches online retailers don't have to collect sales taxes, except in states where they have offices or distribution centers.


Also, for anyone afraid of being locked into Amazon's ecosystem, the company does at least have a broad range of content; that includes music, movies and books, of course, but even its app store now offers many of the same big-name titles as Google Play.


Venting her frustration with online holiday shopping at , Dehlia Ephron wrote in a New York Times op-ed last year, "Rather than make life easier, Web shopping only complicates it in new, more frustrating ways." Funny enough, J. Crew's site has received accolades for its top-notch customer service , along with L.L. Bean, Net-a-Porter and Nordstrom.


Felix's own best thrift store discovery was the time she found seven different St. John knit sweater sets that ranged in price from $7.99 to $9.99 each.  I don't normally shop at Tommy Hilfiger, so it took me awhile to check out the Tommy Hilfiger Company Store Outlet.  You can often find the same items at Last Call for less that are being sold for full price at regular Neiman Marcus stores.  Recently, Saks Off Fifth had a buy one get two free sale, which is easily one of the best sales I have ever seen online.  If fitness apparel is on your shopping list, the Reebok Outlet is definitely worth checking out.  It is priced at $98 (Amazon) which is a fair price considering the features it has to offer.


Many well-known retailers are "Authorized Verizon Resellers", and in working with their Verizon partnership agreements, they can offer additional savings and promotions when you renew or extend your service through their stores.