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Places way north like Seattle don't usually have the paperwork on hand to fill out, or the cashiers don't know how. Cabellos and IKEA will both gladly take it off for you and the cashiers are well trained in how to do so. In fact the Cabellos cashiers are almost militant about it. I don't care about the tax on a five dollar item, but they still insist on taking it off.
Good point. These stores that go out of their way to follow the law, are rare.
However, I have never been challenged by this request for a tax exemption. I bought some Xmas gifts at the now closing (another thread), Barnes & Noble in U-Village in Seattle with a valid Oregon drivers license. There was a a few seconds of confusion, but they got it right quickly. Kudos to B&N for their quick resolution to this.
Speaking of Barnes & Noble, I understand this particular closing in a highly regarded retail center in the middle of an upper income area is really not due to the problems of the industry, but more an issue of the center attempting to become even more profitable with higher end stores. OK, understand this business decision, but now any bookstore fan will need to travel to Northgate. Not the worst scenerio, and I hope for the best for U-Village, if they can turn this into increased revenue. I guess I will always remember U-Village as a typical mall, with mid-priced stores, (Rhodes, for example, followed by Lamonts), but this obviously doesnt cut the mustard in 2011. Now, it is about taking advantage of being near the most affluent residential areas in the city, Laurelhurst, Windemere, Hawthorne Hills, and part of View Ridge. I get it. (Just remember you will pay more when you shop in U-Village, and while that is their goal, it isn't necessarily the best thing you can do).
Speaking of Barnes & Noble, I understand this particular closing in a highly regarded retail center in the middle of an upper income area is really not due to the problems of the industry, but more an issue of the center attempting to become even more profitable with higher end stores. OK, understand this business decision, but now any bookstore fan will need to travel to Northgate. Not the worst scenerio, and I hope for the best for U-Village, if they can turn this into increased revenue.
Uh.. how many independent book stores are there on University Street?
According to Goole there are seven bookstores within a mile of there.
I thought this was the Portland, Oregon Forum? At the very least, when you're talking about other cities, it'd be nice if that was indicated in your post ... I had to read back through all the posts just to find out that I had no interest in what you guys were talking about.
I thought this was the Portland, Oregon Forum? At the very least, when you're talking about other cities, it'd be nice if that was indicated in your post ... I had to read back through all the posts just to find out that I had no interest in what you guys were talking about.
Welcome to the Internet. Discussions often take twists and turns, and sometimes don't read like a well-written article. Sorry to cause such a disconcerting experience.
Yes, this thread is in the Portland forum, but the discusssion is WA vs OR applicable to tax issues. Seattle and Portland are the two principle cities, so one could probably make some assumptions here. I believe most posts have addressed the original topic, with the exception of the last post regarding the number of major book stores remaining in Seattle. Oh well, life goes on.
If you are looking for an organized, step by step discussion of any subject, I'm afraid you are in the wrong place.
I worked at a retail store in Seattle, and we consistently got OR and AK customers, so were well versed on how to log the transaction and take the tax off. I can't imagine you'll have much trouble, esp. if it's a place where you's spending over $50.
We didn't have any trouble at the outlets up I-5. They knew what to do.
Welcome to the Internet. Discussions often take twists and turns, and sometimes don't read like a well-written article. Sorry to cause such a disconcerting experience.
Yes, this thread is in the Portland forum, but the discusssion is WA vs OR applicable to tax issues. Seattle and Portland are the two principle cities, so one could probably make some assumptions here. I believe most posts have addressed the original topic, with the exception of the last post regarding the number of major book stores remaining in Seattle. Oh well, life goes on.
If you are looking for an organized, step by step discussion of any subject, I'm afraid you are in the wrong place.
This is the Portland Forum. When talking something of OR vs WA, it's Vancouver. Not Seattle. And it was three posts discussing bookstores in Seattle without making it clear that's what you were discussing. If you all want to discuss that ... take it to the Seattle Forum, or at very least be clear in what you're talking about. That's all I'm saying. Staying somewhere near to the topic would be appreciated.
Have you been to Seattle? People that have been there a few times should have at least heard of University Ave, the U district, or University Village?
Granted I lived in Seattle, but it really wasn't that difficult to know what/where they were talking about.
If you haven't been up there, you should go sometime.
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