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Antnee83 t1_issq63d wrote

The reason they do this is to avoid taxes. See, when you ship something from Maine to Massachusetts back to Maine, there's a legal loophole that makes it so you don't have to pay taxes. It's the same loophole that allows you to not have to listen to the cops, because they're flying a maritime flag and we're obviously not at sea. One time I pooped in a plastic easter egg and hid it for a few years and forgot about it and then I found it and it was like a rockhard black chunk. So the taxes don't get applied and that saves you and LL Bean money.

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New_Sun6390 t1_isswig7 wrote

Um, no. If a customer orders from L.L. Bean and the item is shipped to Maine, customer pays sales tax on it. Period. There was a time that L. L. Bean did not put stores in sales tax states to avoid sales tax issues (I worked there during that time), but I am pretty sure that policy was abandoned .

As others have said, once L. L. Bean gives the package to UPS, it is subject to the shipper's logistics. It can be amusing to watch the shipping updates.

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Antnee83 t1_issxa4y wrote

> Um, no. If a customer orders from L.L. Bean and the item is shipped to Maine, customer pays sales tax on it.

Um actually I just ordered from LL Bean and I paid no tax on it. Also Sharks are smooth both ways, I'm petting one right now and it's smooth.

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New_Sun6390 t1_istkvxj wrote

What state are you in?

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Antnee83 t1_istqcfg wrote

Maine, which used to be Massachusetts. See that's the trick, Maine was never officially made a state, because during the swearing in, Maine had it's fingers crossed. Cant have state tax if there's no state!

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MisterMan-Maine t1_isu8k1z wrote

What crack dealer are you using? I want to know so I can avoid the whole region.

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Antnee83 t1_isuk93h wrote

I don't use a crack dealer. It's a two-way street that both of us are happy to drive.

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