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Does the average american, when naming a price of any given item, takes into account taxes or disregards it? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 week ago by qyron@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Watching a documentary, there was aremark from the journalist on how, due to how wildly taxation on goods may vary, from area to area, in the US, most retailers do not put the full prices on the shelves and instead just tally it at checkout.

This made no sense to me, a european, as when I go to any regular shop, prices already include all taxes applicable to the product.

There are specialty stores where VAT and other taxes may not be applied on the price on the shelf but those are usually wholesellers, selling for professionals, that already know what additional taxes will be added and at which rates, at checkout.

Not having the full price you'll be paying, on display, seems very underhanded and a bad practice. The client should know how much they are going to pay from the moment they pick an item.

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago (13 children)

When you say "people" you're really talking about the stores, right? The stores just put the price they charge, not the taxes which they don't get. Yes, taxes vary from state to state, but it's not like we're all going to different states every day. I know what the tax rate is in my area, and so I know to add that when I see a price in a store.

If you really mean "people" as in customers, it depends. If I'm telling someone that a store has a good price, I'll just quote the store's price. But sometimes when I'm talking about what I paid, I'll include everything "Wow, I can't believe this cart of groceries was $150..."

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Only an American would assume that when someone says people they mean companies instead of, you know, people. 🤦‍♂️

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

I assumed that because of his wording. People I know don't really "name prices," businesses do. My guess was that it was the businesses that he meant, and since it was responses about businesses that he replied to, I think I was right. But, in case, I answered for regular people, too. Don't know why you have to be shitty about it.

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