[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-08 Thread Bob
Twenty percent VAT on just about everything here. Be happy. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-04 Thread Pete Olson
I hadn’t noticed before reading this thread that Rivendell carries Devold; I didn’t think that this brand was imported. I have a Devold wool top and a neck warmer from Norway that are very nice. It is the centennial of the Amundsen South Pole expedition and here is a translation of the role of D

Re: [RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-04 Thread Tim McNamara
On Nov 4, 2011, at 7:39 AM, Leslie wrote: > 60/day! That's why there was a lack of box-art (I always look for sharpie > sketches on boxes from Riv). (Is that a new-bike-thing only?) > > Yeah, when the tubes/tires/roll arrived the other day, I was expecting a box > half the size, was surpris

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-04 Thread Marty
In my recent experience, the team is getting so efficient that they actually sent me an order in advance of placing it! Well, actually I was surprised last week when a box showed up from Riv unexpectedly that contained the same items I had received the week before. (It's fun enough getting one

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-04 Thread Leslie
60/day! That's why there was a lack of box-art (I always look for sharpie sketches on boxes from Riv). (Is that a new-bike-thing only?) Yeah, when the tubes/tires/roll arrived the other day, I was expecting a box half the size, was surprised; but I'm *not* complaining, it came quickly, w/ e

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-03 Thread islaysteve
Well, the 12 RBW stickers you guys sent me didn't take up hardly any room at all in my order. Thanks for honoring my request! Hope you got a lot of orders from the 5% off deal and best wishes for a busy holiday season. Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-03 Thread John Bennett
A bike stand, I reckon. On Nov 3, 9:58 am, William wrote: > 60 orders in one day!  That's some serious throughput.  As much as I enjoy > picking up my stuff in person, now I'm tempted to have you ship so I can > see Jenny learn the art from the master.  What's the trickiest thing to > ship?  A

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-03 Thread William
60 orders in one day! That's some serious throughput. As much as I enjoy picking up my stuff in person, now I'm tempted to have you ship so I can see Jenny learn the art from the master. What's the trickiest thing to ship? A bullmoose bar? -- You received this message because you are sub

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-03 Thread John Bennett
Robert *is* on vacation, and Jenny, our new shipper, is doing a great job of keeping up with the flow of orders after only a few weeks on the job. Monday, she packed and shipped 60 orders by herself. Apologies for the too big box, but under the circumstances, I'd rather she get the boxes out the d

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-02 Thread EricP
Well, they do have at least one new person in packing. (remember the want ad on the site?) Also don't mind the sales tax, but do realize that every area is different,. While not an issue in the Twin Cities up in Duluth, MN there are added taxes that do make me think once or twice before buying so

Re: [RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-02 Thread William
I'm with you on that. But in that department, this particular packaging was way below standard. The box was much larger than necessary. Maybe I should have photographed it before I broke it down. You know how all of us have gotten Riv packages and immediately assumed "It *CANT* all be in th

Re: [RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-02 Thread Tim McNamara
Ha! It's true- and for me much of the entertainment is seeing how they got all that stuff into such a small box. On Nov 2, 2011, at 3:22 PM, William wrote: > My temporary dislike for paying sales tax was over-ruled by my never-ending > like of opening a box from Rivendell. -- You received

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-02 Thread Minh
WEll you do get your packages faster then the 7 day wait for us on the east coast! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send e

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-02 Thread William
Yeah, I'm over it. My temporary dislike for paying sales tax was over-ruled by my never-ending like of opening a box from Rivendell. Nitto racks and Devold undies! I'm set! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this di

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-02 Thread Garth
I'm good with all sales taxes and I love living in the US. I can think of many worse places to be. It's simply the cost being alive :) hence it's called "cost of living" . which beats the cost being dead ... which is free, but nowhere near as fun ! LoL :) Money is but one kind

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-02 Thread Garth
I'm good with all sales taxes and I love living in the US. I can think of many worse places to be. It's simply the cost being alive :) hence it's called "cost of living" . which beats the cost being dead ... which is free ! LoL :) Money is but one kind of energy and energy

Re: [RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-02 Thread Tim McNamara
Sales tax generally bothers me not at all and does not deter me from buying locally. I don't understand the excessive anger about such taxes, in the US we pay far less tax than in most of the rest of the developed world (and in the undeveloped world, things usually operate by bribes which will

[RBW] Re: I really dislike sales tax

2011-11-02 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
By law, in states that have sales tax, or at least in Minnesota, residents are required to claim their untaxed out-of-state mail order purchases (or for off-the-books local person-to-person transactions for used stuff) and pay sales/use tax on them. As far as I know, there is little/no enforceme