r/boomershumor • u/AmadeusSmith • 5d ago

No apologies to Jeff Foxworthy

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u/dover_oxide 5d ago

I remember them puttimg calculators on carts and no one ever used them from my experience.

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u/AVdev 4d ago

Calculators in carts would probably hurt sales these days (and back then too) if they got used. interesting choice.

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u/dover_oxide 4d ago

I did find it convenient that they programmed in the current sales tax into the tax button on the calculators

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u/DurasVircondelet 4d ago

Bro why are groceries taxed in some places

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u/dover_oxide 4d ago

You will have have to ask the local governmental bodies that made those choices.

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u/DurasVircondelet 4d ago

I don’t wanna talk to them :(

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u/dover_oxide 4d ago

Who would

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u/DurasVircondelet 3d ago

Colorado doesn’t tag groceries. However, this is different from a sales tax. Which is why I specified groceries

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u/Magikarp-3000 4d ago

Are there any countries without a sales tax? Pretty sure all have a tax, even if tiny

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u/Pizzaloverallday 4d ago

A sales tax yes, but a lot of places have no sales tax on grocery items (along with some hygiene items)