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1436 · 02-11-2009, 11:54 AM

macmall may also be competitive.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 02-11-2009, 12:01 PM

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macmall may also be competitive.

I have heard that their customer service is pretty poor. Also, check their return policies--it may not be an issue on a computer, but I'm pretty sure they believe once they give it to UPS, they're done with you.

CDW (formerly MacWarehouse) and MacConnection are two places I've bought from before and been happy with.

1436 · 02-11-2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

I have heard that their customer service is pretty poor. Also, check their return policies--it may not be an issue on a computer, but I'm pretty sure they believe once they give it to UPS, they're done with you.

CDW (formerly MacWarehouse) and MacConnection are two places I've bought from before and been happy with.

Thanks for the heads up.

Penske_Account · 02-11-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

I have heard that their customer service is pretty poor. Also, check their return policies--it may not be an issue on a computer, but I'm pretty sure they believe once they give it to UPS, they're done with you.

CDW (formerly MacWarehouse) and MacConnection are two places I've bought from before and been happy with.

Bene. grazie.

Cletus Miller · 02-12-2009, 06:57 PM

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Bene. grazie.

You won't want to use CDW, having renounced all Illinois connections.

Penske_Account · 02-12-2009, 08:48 PM

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You won't want to use CDW, having renounced all Illinois connections.

Uhm, I thought I just burned my bar card.....cite please?

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 02-12-2009, 09:38 PM

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Uhm, I thought I just burned my bar card.....cite please?

Did you buy yet?

Penske_Account · 02-12-2009, 09:46 PM

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Did you buy yet?

Not exactly. True true story [outable-RT, please destroy this post and all responses, when the time is right, but before it is wrong] I am out of the country starting tomorrow night until a week from tomorrow. Shredding the slopes. iykwim, take off eh, wink wink. I'll order when I am away for delivery when I get back.........

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 02-12-2009, 09:48 PM

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Not exactly. True true story [outable-RT, please destroy this post and all responses, when the time is right, but before it is wrong] I am out of the country starting tomorrow night until a week from tomorrow. Shredding the slopes. iykwim, take off eh, wink wink. I'll order when I am away for delivery when I get back.........

No need for porn while you're away?

Penske_Account · 02-12-2009, 10:43 PM

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No need for porn while you're away?

It's like you don't even know me anymoure.......oSony. Vaio. Plus the hotel has that adult cable stuff.......

Atticus Grinch · 02-13-2009, 04:33 AM

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prices are pretty much the same everywhere. Amazon may be the best because you have to self-report the use tax and probably won't in any event and free shipping.

Can you get a government/education/employer discount?

ftfy.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) · 02-13-2009, 10:48 AM

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ftfy.

stp.

But, for me, at least, I roll like Marion Barry in the 09.

Penske_Account · 02-13-2009, 12:00 PM

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ftfy.

Its like you dont even know me anymore.....I have my assistant buy the computer with his personal Visa, and then (i) I give him a special bonus for the receipt amount, and (ii) we do a lease arrangement for the use of the computer, 1 year with renewals at my option at $1 year.

As for the sales tax I assume he self reports, but not really my issue.

Penske_Account · 02-13-2009, 12:02 PM

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stp.

But, for me, at least, I roll like Marion Barry in the 09.

Parlour game/cocktail party query, where were you when the crack vid broke?

Me: Clydes in G-town, coping a feel on an underaged co-ed at the bar while dining on some eggs benedict and Bass on tap. Good times!

Atticus Grinch · 02-13-2009, 12:04 PM

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stp.

I think we've had this discussion already. Penske's subsequent clarification doesn't address my point, because use tax doesn't hinge upon whether the website has bricks and mortar in the state -- it hinges upon whether the state of residence imposes use tax for out-of-state purchases. If he buys from Amazon, Amazon will charge him sales tax. If he buys from MacConnection or J&R, he's got a legal duty to report the purchase and to pay a use tax that is equal to the sales tax that would have applied had it been an in-state purchase, including potentially King County's add-on.

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Residents of Washington are also obligated to pay a sales and use tax, which is incurred when a resident makes a purchase in another state and uses it within state lines, regardless of whether or not sales tax was paid in another state. This tax is based on an honor system for its residents and is seldom, if ever, paid.

Link. (It appears that WA's use tax is harsher than CA's, because in CA you don't have to pay use tax if you paid sales tax in the state of purchase, whereas apparently in WA you do.)

The existence of use tax means sales tax is a non-factor to the decision of where to buy, unless you have no intention of reporting taxes that are due.

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But, for me, at least, I roll like Marion Barry in the 09.

I think my original post left open the possibility that Penske might find a way internally to rationalize the non-reporting of use tax.