Would You Shop Less Online If You Had To Pay Sales Tax On Your Purchase?

JakeMoore · Share | #1 (**permalink**) 12-17-2010, 08:22 AM

It has long been an argument of brick and mortar shops that online retailers have an unfair competitive advantage because they don't have to collect sales tax. They are ramping up that argument again as states try to figure out how they can tax these sales.

What do you think? Is lack of sales tax why you shop online (or in catalogs for that matter)? Would you still shop remotely if you had to pay sales tax?

**ScriptMan** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-17-2010, 11:16 AM

If and when shopping for price alone on a specific item, I will go with the lowest delivered price. Very seldom would the online margin be destroyed by a 6% tax addition (our rate) to the price.

More often I am shopping for something that is not available locally.

So in either case I just don't think it would matter that much either way. Now people who live in higher tax rate states might have a different opinion.

**Jim Gillum** · #3 (**permalink**) 12-17-2010, 12:24 PM

Tax is not a factor for me.....
Ease of research far out weighs the small percentage...

And at the price of gas....why go to so many stores?