I found this great email with good tips that one of our “veteran” parent sent out last year. I updated the dates and links for this year.
Look for free shipping offers on online orders:
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One suggestion is to purchase supplies online from Staples, Office Depot
or Office Max. I believe they all offer free shipping if purchase is over $50.
Staples is good for school supplies and other things like cleaning
supplies, coffee, bottled water and easy mac and cheese. If you are handy with a
screwdriver some of the bookcases they sell are inexpensive, we got a great
deal on one from their online clearance page.
Check out this website http://www.freeshipping.org for other sites with
free shipping offers.
Purchase during South Carolina tax free weekend:
———————————————————–
You may also be able to take advantage of the South Carolina break on
sales tax. This year it is Aug. 5-7, 2011 and also works for online purchases
during this period but they must be shipped to an address in South
Carolina.
It applies to:
a.. Clothing
a.. Accessories
a.. Footwear
a.. School supplies
a.. Computers
a.. Computer equipment
Full list at
http://www.sctax.org/NR/rdonlyres/45D2A22E-7E52-4153-9782-7EE4B262A844/0/RR107.pdf
More information at
http://www.sctax.org/Tax+Policy/Sales+Tax+Holiday+Information.htm
Other States Sales Tax Holidays
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You can see a list of all states and their sales tax holiday dates at http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/sales_holiday.html
Stephanie
Stephanie Auwaerter, M.Ed.
Director of Orientation
Office of New Student Programs
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
p: 843.953.2017
f: 843.953.5800
e: auwaerters@cofc.edu
Street Address
160A Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29402
Sales Tax Holidays and Shipping with Online Orders
I found this great email with good tips that one of our “veteran” parent sent out last year. I updated the dates and links for this year.
Look for free shipping offers on online orders:
——————————————————-
One suggestion is to purchase supplies online from Staples, Office Depot
or Office Max. I believe they all offer free shipping if purchase is over $50.
Staples is good for school supplies and other things like cleaning
supplies, coffee, bottled water and easy mac and cheese. If you are handy with a
screwdriver some of the bookcases they sell are inexpensive, we got a great
deal on one from their online clearance page.
Check out this website http://www.freeshipping.org for other sites with
free shipping offers.
Purchase during South Carolina tax free weekend:
———————————————————–
You may also be able to take advantage of the South Carolina break on
sales tax. This year it is Aug. 5-7, 2011 and also works for online purchases
during this period but they must be shipped to an address in South
Carolina.
It applies to:
a.. Clothing
a.. Accessories
a.. Footwear
a.. School supplies
a.. Computers
a.. Computer equipment
Full list at
http://www.sctax.org/NR/rdonlyres/45D2A22E-7E52-4153-9782-7EE4B262A844/0/RR107.pdf
More information at
http://www.sctax.org/Tax+Policy/Sales+Tax+Holiday+Information.htm
Other States Sales Tax Holidays
————————————————-
You can see a list of all states and their sales tax holiday dates at http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/rate/sales_holiday.html
Stephanie
Stephanie Auwaerter, M.Ed.
Director of Orientation
Office of New Student Programs
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
p: 843.953.2017
f: 843.953.5800
e: auwaerters@cofc.edu
Street Address
160A Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29402