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We’re writing in regards to your recent Nexus One purchase. There was an issue with the way the sales tax was applied to your order. When your order was placed, you paid taxes on the full retail price of the phone. However, you should have only been charged taxes on the sales price of the phone. We apologize for this issue and wanted to let you know that Google will issue a partial refund for the difference in the amount of taxes you were charged.
The refund will be issued to the debit/credit card used to complete the original purchase. To verify which card will receive the refund, please sign in to your Google Checkout account at https://checkout.google.com and click ‘View order’. The payment information for the order will be listed at the bottom of the order receipt.
If the debit/credit card used to complete your purchase has been closed, your card-issuing bank should forward these funds to your new account or mail a check to you for the amount of the refund.
If you have any questions about the refund, or if you need further assistance, please reply to this email and we’ll be happy to help.
Sincerely,
The Nexus One Team
Google Inc.
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You've received this mandatory service announcement email to update you about important changes to your Nexus One order.
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sooo google charged extra for sales tax;; who else got this email?
I do, can't wait cause i'm broke!!!
Apple would never do something like this, thanks for being so honest Google
well i just calculated it
these are my numbers
8.875% = NYC Sales Tax
529.00 = RETAIL Price
-250.00 = Discount
8.875% of (529.00 - 250.00) = $24.76125
not much of a refund i guess but its good they are being honest...
I got the same email today too
Do you guys live in states with a sales tax?
I got mine forwarded to AUS via oregon, which i don't believe has sales tax. I did not pay any import tax, So i am assuming that at no point did i pay tax for the phone, would that be right? or do they put tax on at the time of purchase?
I paid full price...529 + 46 nys tax.
Im assuming i dont apply.
A friend of mine and I both got that email today as well.
i presume this is for US only? not UK?
thanks
so, this doesn't apply to the people that bought it at full price or does it? i didn't get an email yet...
Got that email yesterday as well. I guess we were too excited to actually check the sales tax we paid?
I looked at the sales tax I paid through google checkout, and then cross referenced that through my bank account, and I paid the correct ammount. Hmmmmm, maybe a global refund of the 20+ dollars?
t0mmy said:
so, this doesn't apply to the people that bought it at full price or does it? i didn't get an email yet...
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It wouldn't apply because you paid the correct sales tax. Google was taxing for the full price when people were buying at the subsidized price.
Not in California ???
YES! 14 dollar refund?!?!?! Thats fine by me
Hmm.. I wonder why I haven't received this email. I just checked my google checkout receipt and it looks like I paid full tax amount on subsidized price too lol. I wondered why tax was so much but I was too excited to think more of it haha.
I get my Google phones for free, so nope! *sticks out tongue*
EdwardUong said:
Not in California ???
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Nope, even buying subsidized from a retail store (in california) they still charge you sales tax on the full price of the phone.. So no refund..
swgbex said:
Nope, even buying subsidized from a retail store (in california) they still charge you sales tax on the full price of the phone.. So no refund..
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Aww dammit. That's not cool. I was juiced about a reimbursement too. Guess I can kiss that goodbye
They should refund me the price difference between the touchscreen they used and a legitimate touch screen.
someone said bestbuy charges on prerebate amount, does radioshack do this too? I'd rather just buy local if I can but tax adds up.
That is probably something that is governed by state law, not just store policy. Best thing to do is ask first, but I doubt that two different stores in the same state could treat the tax differently.
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That is probably something that is governed by state law, not just store policy. Best thing to do is ask first, but I doubt that two different stores in the same state could treat the tax differently.
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That's correct...varies from state to state
California charges on the full amount of the phone... lol I feel bad for those people, they pay $300 for a phone and $80 in taxes
No sales tax for Californians at Wirefly.com. I already put my order in.
Please can people put links with prices for us international customers?
So far i have seen the following:
Letstalk, 499.99, locked, available (update:backordered)
http://www.letstalk.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=38468
Walmart, 499.99, locked, available (through letstalk)
http://walmart.letstalk.com/product/product.htm?prId=38468&corpId=511
Amazon, 599.99, locked, available
http://wireless.amazon.com/dp/B004KZP4BQ
Cells4u, 599.99, locked, available
http://www.cells4u.com/Motorola-ATRIX-16GB--Wi-Fi-Android-OS-GSM-AT&T-Phone-p1884.html
549.99, unlocked, not available
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wir...ganic&utm_term=AtrixATTU&utm_campaign=froogle
499.99, locked, not available
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wir...m=organic&utm_term=ATRIX&utm_campaign=froogle
599.99, unlocked, not available
http://www.cellhut.com/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-Unlocked-Quadband-Touchscreen-GSM-Cell-Phone-30365.html
549.99, unlocked, european version, not available
http://www.cellhut.com/Motorola-ATRIX-European-Version-Unlocked-Quadband-GSM-Cell-Phone-30366.html
Note: letstalk.com will stop selling at&t phones starting march 8th.
686.50, unlocked, not available
http://negrielectronics.com/motorola-atrix-4g-black-unlocked.html
I preordered mine from AT&T, but that's awesome info. Thanks!
Walmart $129 contract $499 w/o
I live in Brazil, and i am thinking about pre-ordering the unlocked version from mobilecityonline.com, can i trust this shop?
leorexz said:
I live in Brazil, and i am thinking about pre-ordering the unlocked version from mobilecityonline.com, can i trust this shop?
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Yes, you can trust Mobilecityonline.com. I've purchased a few things from them and they're very reliable.
Thanks for the answer, unfortunately mobile city sends online to USA and Canada, Cellhut.com also has a unlocked version for pre-order, for $549, and they send to Brazil, are they reliable?
i would never trust any shipment to venezuela directly, so i use a courier in miami that actually sends the stuff down here. i am suru brazil must have lots of couriers as well
looks like walmart will be a good place to get it. looking forward to it.
BTW, some of the online stores will not sell the phone to you if you are not an AT&T customer. The off-contract price is only for AT&T customers who do not want to sign a new contract.
If you do not happen to be an AT&T customer, you will need to pay a full price ($599 @ Amazon or BB, $575 at the AT&T store). This is what I was told at one BB and two AT&T stores. If you happen to be lucky, some clueless sales person may sell you one at no-contract price even if you are not an AT&T customer.
from what i have searched all the links i have posted allow you to buy without being an att customer.
franciscojavierleon said:
from what i have searched all the links i have posted allow you to buy without being an att customer.
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The one that I tried (letstalk.com) does not allow you to do that. I even tried their CS department and was told I needed to have an AT&T account to get the off-contract pricing. Wal-mart was the same.
Additionally, both Cells4u and Amazon are now showing a back-ordered status. Mobilecityonline and cellhut do not have any stock as yet nor do they know when they will be getting any either. I've talked to Expansys and they have no idea when they will have them in stock either.
before posting the link i just chose existing att customer to get the off contract price and continued, it asked for my credit card and address and i stopped there. i guess i will have to wait for mobilecityonline
Actually, after you enter your CC details, it then asks you for your social security number and current ATT phone number
ouch... and on top of that they will be going the wirefly route and stop selling at&t phones starting march 8.
this sucks
Cellhut - no. Two more sources
I would not trust cellhut. Their ratings (if you google for that) are abysmal.
I preordered from negrielectronics [dot] com/motorola-atrix-4g-black-unlocked.html - they claim availability end of this month, and deliver internationally. They seem to have good reseller ratings. It is a bit pricey at $686.50, though. The upside is it should be unlocked. The downside was that the "free delivery" does not seem to apply, according to my Google Checkout. Though they do inform you that preorder prices may not be final, and the final total may be lower than what they initially pre-charged, so I guess it's wait and see for me.
One more option would be Expansys - for Singapore: www [dot] expansys [dot] com [dot] sg/motorola-atrix-207852/ (SG $819.99, about US$640), they have other country websites too (just choose country on the top, you have to search for the phone again in this case). It is listed now with a price, but not available for preorder (at least for Singapore). Projected availability is 25 July, quite far away.
I prefer to buy it unlocked in the first place, if I can.
There are a couple of listings on ebay as well, but don't expect anything below US$ 700. And expect a couple of not-so-trustworthy people there as well.
Sorry - new user, not able to post links yet.
i knew about those two sites (looked them through froogle) but didn't post them because they were so expensive. too bad amazon is so expensive and backordered too. it's basically the only way i can buy (long story, our country caps our online purchases in usd at 400$ per year so i need two credit cards and amazon is the only place that allows me to buy a gift certificate and apply to my account)
letstalk.com has a 5% off coupon (up to $25 savings): LTCART5 (expires on feb 28)
I ordered mine on letstalk.com with the coupon, here is the invoice details:
Product Description Price Discount Qty Subtotal
Motorola Atrix 4G (AT&T) $499.99 1 $499.99
Coupon: 5% off the shopping cart up to $25 (-$25.00) (-$25.00)
Shipping: Standard $0.00 $0.00
Tax: CA $39.19
Total to be charged: $514.18
I think this is the cheapest online price now ($475.99)...
They charge sales tax for CA and TX customers...not sure about other states...
I asked wirefly if they are going to sell the atrix...but they said no (most likely because they will drop AT&T sales in March...)
hope this helps
nice, too bad i have to be an actual att customer to buy through them.
yip1989 said:
letstalk.com has a 5% off coupon (up to $25 savings): LTCART5 (expires on feb 28)
I ordered mine on letstalk.com with the coupon, here is the invoice details:
Product Description Price Discount Qty Subtotal
Motorola Atrix 4G (AT&T) $499.99 1 $499.99
Coupon: 5% off the shopping cart up to $25 (-$25.00) (-$25.00)
Shipping: Standard $0.00 $0.00
Tax: CA $39.19
Total to be charged: $514.18
I think this is the cheapest online price now ($475.99)...
They charge sales tax for CA and TX customers...not sure about other states...
I asked wirefly if they are going to sell the atrix...but they said no (most likely because they will drop AT&T sales in March...)
hope this helps
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Also ordered mine through Let's Talk. Didn't know about the coupon code though. By the way, they don't charge NY taxes.
negrielectronics.com/motorola-atrix-4g-black-unlocked.html
any thoughts? worth it?
I'm not sure how sales tax works in the USA, but with Best Buy do you pay the same sales tax in store and online (for pickup at that store)? The store I am thinking of is EVERETT MA, 162 SANTILLI HWY.
Yes. It'll be the same tax either way
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Sales tax is the precise reason (or at least large part) why I decided to purchase my 32GB grey GT10.1 from Amazon and not Best Buy. Well, in full disclosure I decided to take my business to Amazon because I purchased a presale on the GT10.1 from Best Buy and the store GM guarenteed me I would have it on June 17. Low and behold come June 17 at around 7:00p I walked in to pick it up and they said "ooops, sorry but we do not have it yet and no, we have no way of telling when they will arrive." (Okay, I'm done ranting now).
Anyways I decided to go with Amazon because there was no sales tax and they guarenteed I would get it in 1 day with the 1 day shipping option. Sure enough my GT10.1 arrived 1 day later and the beauty of it is, the fastest shipping option from Amazon (1 day) was HALF the price of the sales tax I would have paid at Best Buy. Sales tax would have racked out at $45.43 and the 1 day shipping option from Amazon was $19.
Simple math, simple decision. That and I would MUCH rather give my business to a company that will actually follow through on their promise. Thank you Amazon.
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I would rather pay the sales tax which in this case is $37.50 as I have the option of returning it to the store if there is anything wrong with it. The tablet is being brought back to the UK for me next week so I need the quick turn around, rather than having to post it back to Amazon etc.
RnFstRuckHrd said:
Simple math, simple decision. That and I would MUCH rather give my business to a company that will actually follow through on their promise. Thank you Amazon.
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Yeah, tax is the reason I ordered mine online...of course, I'm sitting here without my Tab right now because I had to return it and get another one.
I just spoke to Best Buy in the USA, and apparently they have international warranty, so their UK branches will cover any devices that go wrong. I wonder if this is actually true...
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Yeah, tax is the reason I ordered mine online...of course, I'm sitting here without my Tab right now because I had to return it and get another one.
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Why?
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yes I use to think that way also. But if you have problems and need to return if for what ever reasons. Then it's a problem.
Hello everyone. I'm about to buy the galaxy tab and was also deciding to pay the Best Buy tax or not. I noticed everyone said they didn't pay tax on Amazon but I am being charged $44. Could this be because I live in NYC? I noticed Newegg doesn't charge tax. Has anyone purchased their tab from them? Thanks
Edit: Nevermind, I just googled Amazon's tax page and NY is subject to tax. Guess I'll buy it in Best Buy.
hshah said:
I just spoke to Best Buy in the USA, and apparently they have international warranty, so their UK branches will cover any devices that go wrong. I wonder if this is actually true...
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Err, better read the fine print on that "supposed" international warranty, as there's nowhere it stipulates that you can walk into a bestbuy say in the U.K or BestBuy Canada for example and they'll service it. Doesn't work that way.
The so called international warranty the sales person is salivating to sell you (also known as Geek Squad Black Tie Protection, GSBTP) is a REIMBURSEMENT PLAN, insured by an insurance company. YOU Re responsible for having it repaired at your cost and then contacting a 1-800-number to file a claim. Either mail or fax your paperwork over and you are then REIMBURSED for "qualified" repairs. Accidental or physical damages are not available for "international plans", so even if you're suckered into buying the plan, at least don't let them upsell you on the extra accidental damage protection.
How do I know all this? Used to work there at a store located in a high tourist area and used to weep inside at the foreigners suckered into "international warranties" that were all but useless, even on some products that CAME with worldwide warranties like some Asus laptops, Olympus and Casio cameras and so forth. I still know all the tricks and trade secrets.
Sad really.
lyun said:
Hello everyone. I'm about to buy the galaxy tab and was also deciding to pay the Best Buy tax or not. I noticed everyone said they didn't pay tax on Amazon but I am being charged $44. Could this be because I live in NYC? I noticed Newegg doesn't charge tax. Has anyone purchased their tab from them? Thanks
Edit: Nevermind, I just googled Amazon's tax page and NY is subject to tax. Guess I'll buy it in Best Buy.
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I think this should help you decide. This is from Amazon Q&A.
The amount of tax charged depends upon many factors, including the identity of the seller, the type of item purchased, and the destination of the shipment.
Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the states of Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington are subject to tax.
For sales tax purposes, electronically delivered products (e-books, e-documents, and electronically delivered software) are considered to be shipped to your credit card billing address.
No sales tax is charged when purchasing gift cards; however, purchases paid for with gift cards may be subject to tax.
Let me help you out a bit. If a store/retailer has a physical presence in a state it must charge sales tax so since best buy/ walmart etc have physical stores and shipping facilities in almost every state they have to charge sales tax online and at the store. With this rule online stores like newegg and amazon get away with not charging tax in states other then the ones they operate in. For example amazon has a large shipping and distribution center in Kentucky so it must charge taxes in that state.
Ordered Nexus 4 from Google Play Store. They charged me sales tax but I live in Texas. The order shows it as being purchased from California and delivered to Texas. Called Google but their customer service could not give me answer. Has anyone else from Texas been charged sales tax? Did you ask for a refund?
Isn't the state sales tax in TX 6.25%, I assume that was what you were charged and should have been charged.
Despite most peoples thinking, online orders are subject to local sales tax, most of the time the retailer wont collect tax for online orders since the state wont bother to try and collect it (not worth their time and effort to collect on small dollar amounts with no easy means of tracing them). Google will collect the sales tax regardless, the only way they wont is if you don't have a state sales tax (NH, DE, etc). A lot of times companies will also only collect the tax from out of state purchasers if they have a company presence in the state the item is being shipped to (it's easier for the state to collect if from them if they have an company office in said state).
Either way, buying goods out of state does not exempt you from paying you local state sales tax, if you have not had to in the past on online orders, consider yourself lucky, it wont always be that way, as online shopping becomes more popular with larger dollar amounts the states are taking notice and making the retailers collect the tax from the customers.
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Either way, buying goods out of state does not exempt you from paying you local state sales tax
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Tell that to google(among others) who ships their profits offshore to avoid paying local taxes.
peachpuff said:
Tell that to google(among others) who ships their profits offshore to avoid paying local taxes.
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If you Nexus 4 was to be shipped 'offshore' you could file for an exemption certificate with your local state, provide said certificate to Google and you wont be charged sales tax. If you are a resident of a state you are obligated to pay and abide by taxes and laws for said state, there are loop holes that you and businesses (Google) are free to exploit if you so wish.
I paid sales tax 8.25% and I'm from Texas. With that said you may not always get charged sales tax when you buy online. Because online merchants are only required to charge sales tax if they have a branch of business in your state. I found this out by talking to Amazon. If I buy from amazon and the item is sold by Amazon they charge me sales tax because they have a storage facility in Texas(but they are considering moving their storage facility). However, when I buy from another seller even if it is fullfilled by Amazon then I mostly only pay tax if the company selling the item has business connections in Texas.
I was charge sales tax plus shipping bringing my order up to 392.
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6% sales tax is nothing compare to 13.5% sales tax in Quebec
Try 20% sales tax, AKA VAT in the UK. Luckily all prices in the UK include the tax and it isn't added on at checkout, unless you're buying from a business wholesaler etc.
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donec said:
I paid sales tax 8.25% and I'm from Texas. With that said you may not always get charged sales tax when you buy online. Because online merchants are only required to charge sales tax if they have a branch of business in your state. I found this out by talking to Amazon. If I buy from amazon and the item is sold by Amazon they charge me sales tax because they have a storage facility in Texas(but they are considering moving their storage facility). However, when I buy from another seller even if it is fullfilled by Amazon then I mostly only pay tax if the company selling the item has business connections in Texas.
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Not entirely accurate re: Amazon in Texas. Amazon never used to charge, but they came to an agreement with the state government in May 2012 to begin taxation here, with the state receiving an agreement from Amazon to open a distribution hub employing a couple thousand people here in the state. Compared to a lot of states (where Amazon will begin charging sales tax if they don't already and WON'T be enjoying job creation), our elected officials actually did pretty well.
Cheers!
Correct, sales tax is meant to be charged regardless of if there is a business presence or not. It is just a lot harder for the states to enforce collection of it if the company has no ties to the state.
A lot of states are starting to realize the lost revenue and will be making the merchant collect tax regardless of business presence or not.
I expect the large merchants (I.e. amazon) to be the first to be hit by this