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guyinnova OP t1_iy1140y wrote

Reply to comment by AtlEngr in LPT: Shop for kitchen supplies at restaurant supply stores by guyinnova

Out of curiosity, did you just do in and they asked or did you ask?

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AtlEngr t1_iy122he wrote

Asked me “which account are you on?” - also they don’t accept cash - B2B purchase orders only. I mean I could register and get a business license and then set up an account but it doesn’t seem worth the cost and effort.

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guyinnova OP t1_iy13n3g wrote

No, not worth any of that. But you notice a different one, try there. If I'm in a new city, even for the day, I'll look up stores for my hobbies. That's how I've found some of them.

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Brunoise6 t1_iy1e2ns wrote

Depends on the kind of supply store. A wholesale one that doesn’t charge sales tax on food will require an account, but a supply store that doesn’t actually sell wholesale (tax free) food might not require an account.

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stevensokulski t1_iy2dd4u wrote

> A wholesale one that doesn’t charge sales tax on food will require an account

Where do you live that you pay sales tax on food ingredients?

In most of the US you only pay sales tax in grocery stores on tools or prepared foods.

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the_cardfather t1_iy2k960 wrote

Louisiana charges sales tax on food. Freaked me out the first time because I didn't have enough money. I said you charge tax on food??!? The lady looked at me like I had three heads.

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noneedtoprogram t1_iy31ohh wrote

Still baffles me why Americans a) don't just include the tax on the sticker price so you know how much money your need, and b) for some reason some of them feel the need to defend this bizarre practice??

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yukon-flower t1_iy35trl wrote

Sales tax can can vary based on the consumer (e.g., purchasing on behalf of self vs. on behalf of a non-profit), and regions change sales tax seemingly at whim for stuff like paying for a new local stadium. There are more than 10,000 different little sales tax regions in the United States.

Easier to compute at the register than redo a zillion price stickers.

It’s also just the way it’s done. There’s inefficient things in every country in the world. It’s just how it is and it would take too much of an effort to change things for countless shops and stores.

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darklordbazz t1_iy13oeo wrote

Depending on where you are its not hard to register a sole proprietorship ($25 I think where I live for name registration) and sometimes it can be free if you use your name and just set up a business account with the store

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oakteaphone t1_iy2hprw wrote

>it can be free if you sue your name

Jeez, it always comes back to litigation, doesn't it?

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