Amazon.com Undersells Apple, Best Buy and Other Retailers
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As we approach the biggest online shopping days of this year, Slate.com investigates how Amazon exploits tax laws to undersell the competition.
For example, Slate.com reports, about Apple’s new 11-inch MacBook Air with a price tag of $999 — this sum you’ll pay at Apple.com, Best Buy or any other large retailer. But Amazon.com sells the same model at a slightly lower price – $979.
That difference seems relatively insignificant until you go through the checkout process. At Best Buy’s or Apple’s Web sites, the final price will be $1,101.
However, at Amazon.com, the final price will be the same as what’s listed on the product page: $979. So, at Amazon.com, the Apple’s new MacBook is more than $120 cheaper than at Apple or any other large retailer. Why? Because of sales tax, of course.
Unless you live in Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington state, you’ll pay no sales tax on many purchases from Amazon. This gives Amazon a huge price advantage over most other national retailers.
http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/11/23/amazon-com-undersells-apple-best-buy-and...
For example, Slate.com reports, about Apple’s new 11-inch MacBook Air with a price tag of $999 — this sum you’ll pay at Apple.com, Best Buy or any other large retailer. But Amazon.com sells the same model at a slightly lower price – $979.
That difference seems relatively insignificant until you go through the checkout process. At Best Buy’s or Apple’s Web sites, the final price will be $1,101.
However, at Amazon.com, the final price will be the same as what’s listed on the product page: $979. So, at Amazon.com, the Apple’s new MacBook is more than $120 cheaper than at Apple or any other large retailer. Why? Because of sales tax, of course.
Unless you live in Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington state, you’ll pay no sales tax on many purchases from Amazon. This gives Amazon a huge price advantage over most other national retailers.
http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/11/23/amazon-com-undersells-apple-best-buy-and...
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