I didn't get to watch the State of the Union when it happened. I watched first thing this morning before anyone could give me their take on it. Here is my take:
Nancy Pelosi and those democrats were the pettiest looking batch of hotmess that I have seen in a while. Pettier than Michelle Obama's "all this for a flag" question, pettier than Felonia Milhouse von Pantsuit's "basket of deplorables" and worse than Biden's bragging about his quid pro quo.
I understand that they have nothing left in their quiver to shoot at him. Their life insurance policy didn't pay off as they had hoped, and none of their blueprinted plans that worked against any of the other dastardly Republicans have worked. They are adrift, complaining about the success that we are all enjoying.
I am disgusted by their refusal to cheer the successes mentioned. They aren't just President Trump's successes. They are our successes. Those democrats refused to cheer for the successes of us. Can they get pettier? The answer came when Pelosi tore up the President's speech in a fit of pique. Shame on her and all of them that despise America.
Think about it, you'll thank me later.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Coup Attempt Should be Treason
Every liberal talking head was certain that Donald Trump would never win the nomination.
Remember that when you consider the text messages from the FBI lovebirds who dislike us so much.
In case you forgot, one texted that he had to be in a Wal-Mart and could smell the support for Trump.
Can you imagine the blowback if that had been said about Harlem and Faily McWorse than Carter?
Can you see Chris Matthews's head exploding at the thought? I can. He would have stroked out.
Is there any doubt that this is the "life insurance policy" in the unlikely event that you die before 40?
And why is there a blackout on the name of the nonwhistleblower whistleblower if we know him?
Right about now, a legitimate media would be doing their jobs instead of carrying water for the DNC.
Anyone doubt that this coup attempt would have never happened without Obama's approval?
Many people are censored, simply for asking relevant questions about his relationship to the DNC.
Everyone knows by now his close ties to Adam Schiff and the Obama Whitehouse staff.
Lists online even show his connection to Joe Biden and Biden's staff.
Laugh if you will, but a conspiracy theory isn't a theory if it turns out to be true.
Ask the people who have been censored or booted from platforms for pointing to the truth.
It's just amazing that the msm could not care less about this event if anything they are actively cheering it on. And Pelosi saying that the President "will be impeached forever" sounds like the bitter, sour grapes of someone who was measuring the Vice President's Office for drapes and then found out that it blew up in her solemn, prayerful face. Nice pens, though. But for 35k of taxpayers' money, they better be. Pay attention to the next few weeks, even if you don't usually care for politics.
You'll thank me later.
Remember that when you consider the text messages from the FBI lovebirds who dislike us so much.
In case you forgot, one texted that he had to be in a Wal-Mart and could smell the support for Trump.
Can you imagine the blowback if that had been said about Harlem and Faily McWorse than Carter?
Can you see Chris Matthews's head exploding at the thought? I can. He would have stroked out.
Is there any doubt that this is the "life insurance policy" in the unlikely event that you die before 40?
And why is there a blackout on the name of the nonwhistleblower whistleblower if we know him?
Right about now, a legitimate media would be doing their jobs instead of carrying water for the DNC.
Anyone doubt that this coup attempt would have never happened without Obama's approval?
Many people are censored, simply for asking relevant questions about his relationship to the DNC.
Everyone knows by now his close ties to Adam Schiff and the Obama Whitehouse staff.
Lists online even show his connection to Joe Biden and Biden's staff.
Laugh if you will, but a conspiracy theory isn't a theory if it turns out to be true.
Ask the people who have been censored or booted from platforms for pointing to the truth.
It's just amazing that the msm could not care less about this event if anything they are actively cheering it on. And Pelosi saying that the President "will be impeached forever" sounds like the bitter, sour grapes of someone who was measuring the Vice President's Office for drapes and then found out that it blew up in her solemn, prayerful face. Nice pens, though. But for 35k of taxpayers' money, they better be. Pay attention to the next few weeks, even if you don't usually care for politics.
You'll thank me later.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Auto Brush has Crappy Customer Service. Save Yourself
I was given one of those full mouth toothbrushes for Christmas. I bet it would be great if it had come with the charger base. When I told my friend that gave it to me about the problem, I wrongly assumed that I could simply get the missing part.
Foolish girl.
After finally tracking down the company, there is a phone number. Not a toll free one of course. Don't waste your time, it's a prerecorded message that tells you to go to their website. From there, you'll be directed to an eventual human being. I left a message, not expecting to hear anything from them.
Surprisingly they returned the call, for all of the good it did.
When she called, which to her credit was quick, she asked for a picture of the unit and the missing piece. Again, how do I send a picture? Where do I send the picture? No answers to any of that, but they do keep trying to sell me foaming toothpaste for a toothbrush that won't work without the missing part. You get the picture.
So then I get the speel that they have to have the pictures so I stop what I'm doing and get the toothbrush and send the picture. Hold on to your hats. The pictures weren't clear enough. Who thinks it was just a reach around to give themselves an excuse to ignore me? Yeah, me too.
So then, the stupid instant site keeps trying to sell me crap. Yep. Because nothing instills faith in your product like trying to upsell me when what I already have doesn't work. Too many excuses and zero accountability.
Run, don't walk from Auto Brush. It's a great idea, they just have horrendous execution.
Here's a tip: hire human beings to answer your phones and man your websites.
You'll thank me later.
Update#1 I just got a message asking me to send video-video!!- of it working so they can see what the problem is. 1) now I have to find a way to film this?? 2) how can I do that WHEN THEY DIDN'T SEND A CHARGER???
Update#2 I just got off the phone with the person who sold it. Now she is claiming that many people sell this crappy item so she is NOT going to send the charger because I called more than once. You can ask why calling more than once means it's bad, maybe she'll have a better answer than saying ma'am-"I'm not the only one that sells this." Her number is 209-553-8254 good luck
Foolish girl.
After finally tracking down the company, there is a phone number. Not a toll free one of course. Don't waste your time, it's a prerecorded message that tells you to go to their website. From there, you'll be directed to an eventual human being. I left a message, not expecting to hear anything from them.
Surprisingly they returned the call, for all of the good it did.
When she called, which to her credit was quick, she asked for a picture of the unit and the missing piece. Again, how do I send a picture? Where do I send the picture? No answers to any of that, but they do keep trying to sell me foaming toothpaste for a toothbrush that won't work without the missing part. You get the picture.
So then I get the speel that they have to have the pictures so I stop what I'm doing and get the toothbrush and send the picture. Hold on to your hats. The pictures weren't clear enough. Who thinks it was just a reach around to give themselves an excuse to ignore me? Yeah, me too.
So then, the stupid instant site keeps trying to sell me crap. Yep. Because nothing instills faith in your product like trying to upsell me when what I already have doesn't work. Too many excuses and zero accountability.
Run, don't walk from Auto Brush. It's a great idea, they just have horrendous execution.
Here's a tip: hire human beings to answer your phones and man your websites.
You'll thank me later.
Update#1 I just got a message asking me to send video-video!!- of it working so they can see what the problem is. 1) now I have to find a way to film this?? 2) how can I do that WHEN THEY DIDN'T SEND A CHARGER???
Update#2 I just got off the phone with the person who sold it. Now she is claiming that many people sell this crappy item so she is NOT going to send the charger because I called more than once. You can ask why calling more than once means it's bad, maybe she'll have a better answer than saying ma'am-"I'm not the only one that sells this." Her number is 209-553-8254 good luck
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
May the Lord Fill Your Hearts with Love and Peace
It's no secret that this year has been absolutely atrocious. I've lost Momma, Caliope, and the love of my life-Richard. There are not enough words to describe how awful this particular 12 month stretch has been, I won't even try. Instead, I will tell you the amazing part.
Every time one of these awful things have happened, especially the loss of my Sweet Baboo-people have said that they would pray for me. Now I know that to the likes of political scholars like Alyssa Milano the offering of prayers is offensive. How sad for her.
I have truly felt God's Grace in the times when these things have been happening. I have felt that warm, love that envelops you, removing all of the fear, the anxiousness, the welcome relief of not being afraid.
Merry Christmas. May you find this love and joy also.
Every time one of these awful things have happened, especially the loss of my Sweet Baboo-people have said that they would pray for me. Now I know that to the likes of political scholars like Alyssa Milano the offering of prayers is offensive. How sad for her.
I have truly felt God's Grace in the times when these things have been happening. I have felt that warm, love that envelops you, removing all of the fear, the anxiousness, the welcome relief of not being afraid.
Merry Christmas. May you find this love and joy also.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
President Trump is Being Charged for Being a Big Meany Head
The rabid left is driving the wheels, make no mistake. Pelosi is at best a figurehead, in reality, she is so desperate for power that she has conceded to the scary left that has been demanding impeachment from the first day they took office.
Consider the pig from Minnesota. Or the one in Michigan. Or the one from New York. They have zero idea the gift that they have handed the Republicans. Pelosi, since she has been in Congress since 1896, understands that the Independent voter simply isn't on board with removing a President that is still enjoying over 53% approval. Approval that high in spite of an endless barrage of false, inflammatory, and often libelous coverage.
We have wasted over 35 million dollars on an action that is only happening for one reason: in a short while it will be uncovered that the entire treason coup originated in the Oval Office. Faily McWorse than Carter told Joe that he didn't have to do this(run for office). The reason that he said that to him was that he knew that a renewed interest in Biden's malfeasance was going to lead up the food chain to the man who thought he got away with unlawfully wiretapping, surveilling, and falsely arresting people in the Trump campaign. All of that was in hopes of pushing the only woman to run twice (and lose) for President over the finish line.
She did what she always does, she started monetizing her position to increase her wealth. That's going to circle back around now, and take a big ol' bite out of someone's skinny butt. Guess whose?
There is going to be an opportunity (finally) for the President to actually have his Constitutional Rights now that this in the Senate.
Instead of Barney Google and Highpants McGhee controlling every aspect-the Senate-led by Mitch McConnell, new founder of a backbone, will be running the show. Bottom line: witnesses, real witnesses can be called. Those four ax grinders with zero evidence of anything other than orange man bad will not be much use to the dems now.
They can explain the favorable (to put it mildly) treatment of Joe Biden's kid Hunter. They can explain how someone gets an 80k a week gig in a field he knows nothing about-save the ability to access his father, who just happens to be able to stop and start military aid to a country.
They can explain why we didn't prosecute a woman with an unauthorized server that she used to do government business. They can explain what the life insurance policy was, and how Peter Strozk and his big gummed lover were planning with Andrew McCabe to thwart a lawfully elected President. Is that treason? You know, I think it is.
It can also delve into pallets of cash-billions of it-being flown to Iran in the dead of night, just as we decide to release five of the worst terrorists from Gitmo. That all ties in with Bergdahl's release rather well, doesn't it?
But now that Pelosi has given the rabid left of her party the keys to the bus-this can all come out, and most likely will. Be careful what you wish for, Libtards, or you will surely get it.
Tink about it, you'll thank me later.
Consider the pig from Minnesota. Or the one in Michigan. Or the one from New York. They have zero idea the gift that they have handed the Republicans. Pelosi, since she has been in Congress since 1896, understands that the Independent voter simply isn't on board with removing a President that is still enjoying over 53% approval. Approval that high in spite of an endless barrage of false, inflammatory, and often libelous coverage.
We have wasted over 35 million dollars on an action that is only happening for one reason: in a short while it will be uncovered that the entire treason coup originated in the Oval Office. Faily McWorse than Carter told Joe that he didn't have to do this(run for office). The reason that he said that to him was that he knew that a renewed interest in Biden's malfeasance was going to lead up the food chain to the man who thought he got away with unlawfully wiretapping, surveilling, and falsely arresting people in the Trump campaign. All of that was in hopes of pushing the only woman to run twice (and lose) for President over the finish line.
She did what she always does, she started monetizing her position to increase her wealth. That's going to circle back around now, and take a big ol' bite out of someone's skinny butt. Guess whose?
There is going to be an opportunity (finally) for the President to actually have his Constitutional Rights now that this in the Senate.
Instead of Barney Google and Highpants McGhee controlling every aspect-the Senate-led by Mitch McConnell, new founder of a backbone, will be running the show. Bottom line: witnesses, real witnesses can be called. Those four ax grinders with zero evidence of anything other than orange man bad will not be much use to the dems now.
They can explain the favorable (to put it mildly) treatment of Joe Biden's kid Hunter. They can explain how someone gets an 80k a week gig in a field he knows nothing about-save the ability to access his father, who just happens to be able to stop and start military aid to a country.
They can explain why we didn't prosecute a woman with an unauthorized server that she used to do government business. They can explain what the life insurance policy was, and how Peter Strozk and his big gummed lover were planning with Andrew McCabe to thwart a lawfully elected President. Is that treason? You know, I think it is.
It can also delve into pallets of cash-billions of it-being flown to Iran in the dead of night, just as we decide to release five of the worst terrorists from Gitmo. That all ties in with Bergdahl's release rather well, doesn't it?
But now that Pelosi has given the rabid left of her party the keys to the bus-this can all come out, and most likely will. Be careful what you wish for, Libtards, or you will surely get it.
Tink about it, you'll thank me later.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
It Looks Like it's Free-Do You Want it?
I use Facebook on a limited basis. I think that if it doesn't cost me anything, but that guy is a billionaire now, something's being sold and it's probably me. I like MeWe.com. They are much more sensible and as far as I know, my use of it isn't enriching some screaming libtard.
On FB I mostly use the buying sites to see if someone has something that a customer is looking for, you never know. But I am also a "member" of this 'Pay it Forward' group that allows people to ask for things or for people to donate things.
Most of the time, it's someone has had a house fire, has left an abusive situation, etc.etc. A couple of days ago someone had asked for anything that would furnish a home-there had been a house fire. I offered up a microwave cart, some dishes, pots and pans and a lamp from my store. I can write them off, if it helps someone who has lost everything right before Christmas then it's a win/win, right?
Wrong. The person that had asked for things didn't need them because many things had already been given (which is good) but two other people asked me if the things in question were still being offered. And if they were, could I send them a picture of the stuff. Yes. you read that correctly. I guess that they needed to make sure that this free stuff didn't clash with any other free stuff that they had been given.
I counted to ten. I had a cup of coffee. Then I wrote a response: " It looks like a free cart. It's the exact opposite color of the thing that you don't have, and I am offering to give you for free."
What is wrong with people?? Have they been raised so poorly that they think they need to get pictures of any free crap that they are begging for to make certain that it doesn't clash with the other free crap that they are begging for? If that's the case, we are so screwed.
I don't know the age of the person who was begging for it. And I suppose I shouldn't say 'begging' but the idea that you would go onto a site that purports to help people, and then start being picky about what is offered simply blows me away.
If it was trash, I would have thrown it away. At this rate, I will mark it down to what I paid for it and clearance it out of the store. I would have liked to have helped someone. When you do, it really does make you feel good. But this has only made me wonder what is raising these people?
Think about it, you'll thank me later.
On FB I mostly use the buying sites to see if someone has something that a customer is looking for, you never know. But I am also a "member" of this 'Pay it Forward' group that allows people to ask for things or for people to donate things.
Most of the time, it's someone has had a house fire, has left an abusive situation, etc.etc. A couple of days ago someone had asked for anything that would furnish a home-there had been a house fire. I offered up a microwave cart, some dishes, pots and pans and a lamp from my store. I can write them off, if it helps someone who has lost everything right before Christmas then it's a win/win, right?
Wrong. The person that had asked for things didn't need them because many things had already been given (which is good) but two other people asked me if the things in question were still being offered. And if they were, could I send them a picture of the stuff. Yes. you read that correctly. I guess that they needed to make sure that this free stuff didn't clash with any other free stuff that they had been given.
I counted to ten. I had a cup of coffee. Then I wrote a response: " It looks like a free cart. It's the exact opposite color of the thing that you don't have, and I am offering to give you for free."
What is wrong with people?? Have they been raised so poorly that they think they need to get pictures of any free crap that they are begging for to make certain that it doesn't clash with the other free crap that they are begging for? If that's the case, we are so screwed.
I don't know the age of the person who was begging for it. And I suppose I shouldn't say 'begging' but the idea that you would go onto a site that purports to help people, and then start being picky about what is offered simply blows me away.
If it was trash, I would have thrown it away. At this rate, I will mark it down to what I paid for it and clearance it out of the store. I would have liked to have helped someone. When you do, it really does make you feel good. But this has only made me wonder what is raising these people?
Think about it, you'll thank me later.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Chick-Fil-A Doesn't Want My Business
I read with disbelief that the knuckleheads running Chick-Fil-A have decided that the 4.6% of the population that isn't heterosexual are their main focus. In other words, they have caved to the homosexual pressure groups that have spent the last some odd years boycotting the chain and ignoring the faithful Christians, Jews, and others who have supported the chain, not just with good thoughts, but with their money.
I have stood in line patiently for at least three buy-ins when leftist groups encouraged others to avoid the restaurant. I've eaten their dozens of time just because it's a tasty sandwich.
Then today, I waited for one hour and fifty three minutes while someone got around to taking my call on their customer "care" line. I asked why they were stopping their donations to Christian organization- I was read-read!-the following word salad " Chik-Fil-A is continuing it's dedication to serving the community and has recently restructured the way that it will be donating beginning in 2020. We will still be supporting children's groups, reading literacy, and homelessness. We just won't be doing it with a continued partnership with The Salvation Army. Our donations will go to more broad based areas that focus less on Christianity and more on helping people."
I'm paraphrasing what was said- but the bottom line is this- you can eat there if you want. But for me? They don't care about retaining my business-why would I care about helping theirs? Think about it, you'll thank me later.
I have stood in line patiently for at least three buy-ins when leftist groups encouraged others to avoid the restaurant. I've eaten their dozens of time just because it's a tasty sandwich.
Then today, I waited for one hour and fifty three minutes while someone got around to taking my call on their customer "care" line. I asked why they were stopping their donations to Christian organization- I was read-read!-the following word salad " Chik-Fil-A is continuing it's dedication to serving the community and has recently restructured the way that it will be donating beginning in 2020. We will still be supporting children's groups, reading literacy, and homelessness. We just won't be doing it with a continued partnership with The Salvation Army. Our donations will go to more broad based areas that focus less on Christianity and more on helping people."
I'm paraphrasing what was said- but the bottom line is this- you can eat there if you want. But for me? They don't care about retaining my business-why would I care about helping theirs? Think about it, you'll thank me later.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Bye, Babe
Anyone that has read any of my posts from the beginning would know that I married a stealing, cheating piece of compost and we divorced when I caught him with another man. (If that's female, I'll need to see the doctor confirmation)
And while that last little bit would read as though I am still bitter, that's not it by far. I dislike him, and I mock what I dislike. Read some more of my posts, you'll see.
But after God graciously made him someone else's problem, I met the love of my life.
It started when I came back to this crappy town and needed a place to live. I had never ever lived alone, I was a little nervous. But I called a sign that I has seen hundreds of times, and Richard answered. He hustled right over and showed me a place that I didn't like. Ever the salesman, he hopped in his black truck and lead me to another. That one I fell in love with, the moment I saw the deck.
I signed, I worked crazy hours and once a month I would stop by and pay him. We started with small chitchat. He asked me how old I was. Pro tip: if a man asks how old you are, he's seeing if he's looking at jail time. I glibly told him what I still tell people- I'm 23. Bless his heart, he believed me.
I kept waiting for him to ask me out, and then got tired of waiting. I asked, he said no. I asked why, he told me I was too young for him.
He really did think I was 23 and I fell in love with him on the spot. Well maybe not on the spot, but it was about twenty minutes later. We went on a cruise. It was fun. I started helping him after work with some of his apartments. It was just to spend time with him, I'm not proud.
Later, he asked me if I wanted to see his new lake place. It was cute. I went on one of the first of many great boat rides. We ate dinner at Joe's Place and he took me home. I stood outside his truck after he opened my door and he kissed me so quickly, it was like a hit and run. I thought about him all night, the next time I saw him I kissed him back. With enthusiasm.
He asked me, "Why didn't you kiss me like that last night?"
Fast forward, and I moved my store into a spot in his building. We saw more of each other, but that's not always a good thing. We argued. We agreed, it was all over the place. We took trips to Bermuda, the Bahamas, Aruba, Alaska, Curacao, the Caymans (his personal favorite, while I always preferred Aruba) and Jamaica, Haiti, and more that I can't remember.
Holidays were marvelous. He would help me decorate my giant tree, he pet my cats. He pet my dog, Caliope. He bought them Christmas presents.
Every Christmas and Thanksgiving, we visited his Aunt. Once, we went up to see a lighthouse for the weekend, and on the way back he met my Aunt. While we were there, he insisted and raked her leaves.
We would go to the casino for all you can eat crab legs, once I hit a straight flush playing poker. I didn't realize it until I saw the look on his face. He loved strawberry daiquiris. He had a beautiful voice, and once he sang Happy Birthday to my Mom's voicemail. When she died, we found it was still on her phone.
When I found out he wasn't baptized, I took him to church every chance I could and the Lord worked His magic. He found God.
Another time, one of my brothers stopped through on the way to visiting Momma. He invited me to go along, we hadn't all four been with her in over ten years, but I couldn't be gone for two weeks. When my brother left, that wonderful man told me that we were going to close the stores, get tickets and fly out for the weekend. We did, he even showed me the Grand Canyon.
When I got a new phone number, I was putting it in his phone for him and couldn't find my name-he had me listed under Little PooPoo-a nickname that has managed to annoy me and melt my heart at the same time.
Last Monday, when he didn't answer his phone, then he didn't pick me up, we found him dead on the bedroom floor. For over ten years, rarely a day or a night went by that we didn't spend together.
He was patient, cranky, sweet, generous, loving and a jackass. I never expected that I would ever find the love of my life-now I can't believe I'll never argue with him again about watching Friends.
He was my Sweet Ba-boo.
Hold the person that you love, stop bickering about whose turn it is to cook. Love them every minute, cherish them. You'll thank me later.
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Jamie Zywicki the Roofing Guy @ 260-234-7256 now 260-706-3728
I hired this person back in November, and paid him a partial amount for the roof he has never put on my house. Don't make the mistake that I made. Save yourselves.
First, he needed the deposit to buy the material for the roof. Now we're into December.
NEXT, he's buying a house but it's been repossessed and he cannot access the garage where all of the supplies he claims to have purchased for the roof.
NOW- sends the same text- ETA 20 Minutes. Trust me, that is a lie.
Once I get him into small claims, I hope that he is also arrested for fraud, because that's what this is. Save yourself! You'll thank me later!
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Good luck !
Saturday, July 6, 2019
South Dakota v Wayfair Just Killed Online Retailers
The SCOTUS made a recent decision that vendors on Ebay must now collect and pay sales tax on the items that they sell through Ebay and other online retailers, thus ensuring a downturn. There are many people who purchase things on Ebay and then turn around and resell them. I used to be one of those people.
That all stopped on July 1, 2019, when the powers that be decided that a store doesn't need a physical presence in a state to be responsible for collecting and remitting sales tax. What. a. nightmare. Imagine a piece of cloth that costs $1.00. To sell it on Ebay (if you can find someone to buy it, that is) you used to be able to sell to people in true free capitalism without the states sticking their greedy, fat fingers in the mix. No more.
Now, your $1 fabric gets broken down like this: Ebay takes 10%. You now have 90 cents. Paypal takes 2.9% plus 30 cents. You've just lost another 33 cents. Presuming that you've paid 20 cents for the fabric, you have only profited 3 cents.
Now, because the greedy pig states are getting their fat fingers involved, you must keep track of every customer and either manually add their sales tax, or you must notify them what they owe. If you sell more than a few hundred dollars worth of merchandise, you must now mail them a notice and or notify the state that they live in about the owed taxes.
Back to the example: 1$- 10 cents plus 2.9% and another 30 cents gives you a net of 57 cents minus the cost of the fabric or 37 whopping cents. You still haven't shipped it, and when the US Post Office steps in, it's always a debacle. So your 37 cents is now 19 cents. With a 7 cent sales tax, you did all of that work for 12 cents.
The customer used to have a trade-off, lower price for waiting. Now there is no lower price, you're going to be forced to factor in the higher costs or go under. Why in the world would a customer pay the same price and still have to wait on their order? In a word: they won't.
Greedy pigs came up with this idea, and idiots legislating it into being. Stupidity kills, but it seems that greed will also. Think about it, you'll thank me later.
That all stopped on July 1, 2019, when the powers that be decided that a store doesn't need a physical presence in a state to be responsible for collecting and remitting sales tax. What. a. nightmare. Imagine a piece of cloth that costs $1.00. To sell it on Ebay (if you can find someone to buy it, that is) you used to be able to sell to people in true free capitalism without the states sticking their greedy, fat fingers in the mix. No more.
Now, your $1 fabric gets broken down like this: Ebay takes 10%. You now have 90 cents. Paypal takes 2.9% plus 30 cents. You've just lost another 33 cents. Presuming that you've paid 20 cents for the fabric, you have only profited 3 cents.
Now, because the greedy pig states are getting their fat fingers involved, you must keep track of every customer and either manually add their sales tax, or you must notify them what they owe. If you sell more than a few hundred dollars worth of merchandise, you must now mail them a notice and or notify the state that they live in about the owed taxes.
Back to the example: 1$- 10 cents plus 2.9% and another 30 cents gives you a net of 57 cents minus the cost of the fabric or 37 whopping cents. You still haven't shipped it, and when the US Post Office steps in, it's always a debacle. So your 37 cents is now 19 cents. With a 7 cent sales tax, you did all of that work for 12 cents.
The customer used to have a trade-off, lower price for waiting. Now there is no lower price, you're going to be forced to factor in the higher costs or go under. Why in the world would a customer pay the same price and still have to wait on their order? In a word: they won't.
Greedy pigs came up with this idea, and idiots legislating it into being. Stupidity kills, but it seems that greed will also. Think about it, you'll thank me later.
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