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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by sebastiennight on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @08:23PM (#41063600)
Looks like I'm not the only European that has seen a price tag of $9.50 on a product I wanted, only to find out that the $10 bill in my pocket was only two thirds of the amount needed!

Look at us poor Europeans with our metric-system money-math

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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by dambi0 on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @09:35PM (#41063974)
Was the markup just sales tax or did it include tips or extra fees? A 35% plus sales tax seems awfully high where in the US was it?
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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by thaumasiotes on Thursday July 25, 2024 @12:06AM (#41064609)
A ~10% sales tax is normal, and that will bring $9.50 over the $10 limit.
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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by chowells on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @08:36PM (#41063677)
I'm American, actually. I've just managed not to have my brain poisoned by Libertarianism. (The capital L sort.)
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