New Mexico Tax Holiday
Mike Smith
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Ah, back to school. That one time a year when, well, actually for most of you it doesn't really mean anything. For the rest of us, me included, all it means is that we're going to have to get back to work soon and stop sitting around playing online poker all day.
Bummer.
However, our fine state government has stepped in and given us something to brighten the season. This next weekend is the back to school tax holiday. Which, while being the most boring "holiday" ever, also allows us to save almost seven percent on all applicable items.
And what items are applicable you ask? Clothing, shoes, computers, monitors, speakers, printers, keyboards, microphones, mice, notebooks, paper, writing instruments, crayons, art supplies, staplers, paper clips, rulers, bookbags, backpacks, calculators, maps and globes are all on the discount list.
This coming from the government there are, of course, rules. The shoes and clothes must be under a $100 a piece, the computer must be under $1000, the computer accessory has to cost less then $500, bookbags, backpacks, calculators, maps and globes have to be under $100 each, and everything else is limited to $15.
But wait! There is more. Knowing what kind of conniving little bastards we, the public, are they have issued another technicality. Items normally sold together may not be broken up for this deal. For example, a shoe store can't sell a $180 pair of shoes as two individual $90 shoes just to qualify for the deal.
If you're still interested after all of that there is one cool part. No student ID will be needed to get the items tax free, so if any of you need a new globe or computer or whatever this weekend might be the time to buy it.
—Nicholas Rutkaus
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Georgia's tax holiday was even more awesome then ours apparently.
Well, at least on the old stuff leftover by The Ghost Of School Years Past.
(Hey! Vintage Firefly, and Animal X notebooks are still pretty cool!)
And now you get, what, roughly, 7% off?
Worst name, and worst deal, ever! * grumble grumble grumble *
Great writing, though, Nicholas. :-)
- Yalana "The Grouch Who Stole Tax Day"