No Tax Day
By DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
United States
August 22, 2019 6:59pm CST
We lucked out on Saturday in Boston on our anniversary getaway weekend. It was no tax day on purchases. I had planned to shop anyway, but what a huge savings it turned out to be!
I bought some gorgeous clothes, including an Escada baseball jacket and a Valentino blouse, shoes, three tops, a pair of pants, cosmetics, and a variety of products for my home. What a thrill not to have to pay any taxes on those items!
Can you guess how much I saved?
~Photo is of the Charles River taken from our room~
~Photo is of the Charles River taken from our room~35 people like this
33 responses
@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Aug 19
Maybe in the neighborhood of $100 dollars?
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
23 Aug 19
@Deepizzaguy I did! The more I spent, the more I saved. lol
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Aug 19
@DianneN You saved a lot of money.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
23 Aug 19
I"m happy for you but no tax day? Are you saying that Boston had a no tax day and anything you bought was tax free?
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
23 Aug 19
@DianneN Wow! That was nice of Boston! Was it only Boston or the whole state or all of the USA?
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
23 Aug 19
@1hopefulman I don't know, to be honest. I know many cities in the US do it for back to school shopping. I never took advantage of it. I found out about it once we got to Boston.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54739)
• United States
23 Aug 19
You were up pretty high. What a nice view.
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
23 Aug 19
We have two different tax free holiday each lasting several days. The first is eofre the start of the hurricane season to encourage people to prepare with hurricane supplies being free of tax and then around the first few days of August we have tax free on school supplies, computers and clothing(up to a certain price)
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@toniganzon (77320)
• Philippines
23 Aug 19
@DianneN Heels is something that I'm never comfortable with. I have excessive lordosis and being on heels is not advisable for me.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
23 Aug 19
@toniganzon I understand. Now days, I only wear them if I'm dropped off in front of a restaurant and picked up right after, then go home.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
25 Aug 19
Whoa! That's wonderful it was no tax day! I am sure you saved several hundred! 
Wish there was no tax day here!
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
27 Aug 19
@DianneN Woohoo! The taxed you saved covered for a pair of Valentinos :)
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
23 Aug 19
@LadyDuck Wow! That's a huge difference in taxes. When I shop in Europe, I always take advantage of the VAT. Otherwise, I'd go without.
New York City is outrageous, too. We have to pay city and state taxes there. Judy Story told me that her state of Oregon has no sales taxes. I wonder if a yearly trip is worth going there?. I
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@LindaOHio (222811)
• United States
23 Aug 19
Great photo. Based on what you spent, you probably saved a zillion dollars in sales tax. 
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@LindaOHio (222811)
• United States
23 Aug 19
@DianneN Take a picture. Post it here. Send me an email...whatever!!!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Aug 19
You probably saved over $300!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
23 Aug 19
@kobesbuddy I can't wait to wear it! It's a pink and white floral with blue to match my new bag. lol
Thank you!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Aug 19
@DianneN I'm glad you had such a great time shopping, I'd love to see your new jacket:)
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
23 Aug 19
How much? Maybe $200.
How its nice that no tax day be adapted here too.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
23 Aug 19
My guess is 29 bucks!
But then of course, from the husband side of the equation, I would say you probably spent more than you saved!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
23 Aug 19
@DianneN I had a brilliant plant one year, I told my wife 10% less on the overall clothes budget. She nailed the actual budget right on (110% of the first budget spent).
The next year she spent 120, I said why so much over. She said I knew you didn't tell me the actual budget.
Husband math doesn't always work!
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