tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post7153412980541205215..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Sales Tax Loophole and a Local BusinessDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-17011936447441698902015-04-02T21:50:59.360-06:002015-04-02T21:50:59.360-06:00Susie: 50/50
I like what Susie has added. I kind ...Susie: 50/50<br /><br />I like what Susie has added. I kind of left that area wide open, and she filled it neatly.Dave Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877686358267438045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-78304158402949725942015-03-31T22:59:32.922-06:002015-03-31T22:59:32.922-06:00I agree with Pedro’s idea that your client could a...I agree with Pedro’s idea that your client could add a price match guarantee to his products in order to retain his customers. Another option would be to build brand loyalty using one or more of the techniques outlined by <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/yec/2011/10/25/7-tips-for-building-brand-loyalty-in-a-discount-obsessed-market/" rel="nofollow">Forbes</a>. Creating a sense that your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-38699589181034420392015-03-17T10:13:41.314-06:002015-03-17T10:13:41.314-06:00Pedro: 50/50
That seems like a good suggestion.
...Pedro: 50/50<br /><br />That seems like a good suggestion.<br /><br />I agree that getting the Feds involved might be a public relations problem, but I still think this is something they can usefully broker a deal on.Dave Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877686358267438045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-83791099191416119552015-03-15T20:21:51.648-06:002015-03-15T20:21:51.648-06:00What I would like to know is how many of these ema...What I would like to know is how many of these emails is your client receiving in a week? If is a significant amount it would make sense that he add an internet price match guarantee, or something similar. That would at least give him the opportunity so sell more items and possibly attract more customers. <br /><br />As for the federal government stepping in and helping to level the playing fieldPedrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338265909603759463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-20498209285356714422015-03-12T23:40:05.773-06:002015-03-12T23:40:05.773-06:00Cam: 94/100 (two capitalizations in the last sente...Cam: 94/100 (two capitalizations in the last sentence).<br /><br />I sympathize with your client.<br /><br />Having said that, let me tell you about a consulting job I did about 20 years ago. This was in Louisiana, where much of the sales tax is at the parish level (that's what the call counties). Sales people who are based in, say, St. Charles Parish are supposed to charge the correct sales Dave Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877686358267438045noreply@blogger.com