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Goodyear Eagle GT 225/55R17

Discount tire :  $146 + $ ...
satil 發表於 2012-12-4 13:54

Discount Tire price matches most stores (including TR and its own DiscountTireDirect)

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TR doesn't charge sale tax for out of state purchase.  And there is no warehouse in WA.  So it is true that you don't have to pay tax.  If the shipping cost is < WA sale tax, you save some money.

My last purchase at DiscountTire store was cheaper than TR after I price match DiscountTireDirect.

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Crossing border is always a test on your luck.  Once, my friend (on Nexus lane) get questioned on his few weeks old tires and got send into the office.  Lucky that her wife kept the receipt in the glove compartment.  Later on, when he walk out from the office back to his car, the same officer came over and started to question about his not-so-new-shoes.  The officer probably had a bad mood that day.

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We had the random search once (before we have Nexus).  We even asked the reason for the search and the officer just said the computer randomly selected us.

My friend case obviously wasn't a random search, since he pin pointed to his tires.

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A while back when we cross the Nexus lane, the office "refused" to take our form after asking how much we purchase (was like ~$150 for 2 persons).  When he asked me to go, I still had my declaration form in hand. I asked him whether he wants to take my declaration form and he said "NO".

Since then, we don't fill in the form anymore and just declare verbally when our purchase was ~$200 for daily trip.  If I bring in high price items, I will still fill in the form since that will prevent me from being sent inside.  So far so good.

My friend once came back with a pair of ski of ~$400.  With 4 people in the car, he still got taxed.  Since he didn't fill in the form, he had to go inside and pay the duty/tax there.

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well, like I said, crossing border is always a test on your luck in whether you got tax or not.

Having 4 people may not always help.  However, I found that when having a cute dog with us definitely helped.    I heard a baby will help crossing border too.

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For those who use the TDC, have you check your VISA bill?  I found they didn't charge me all the time (we used TDC all the times in the 1st year).  I ask my friend to check and he said the same as well.