carrigman wrote:
> A brilliant city and a great place to visit but....
>
> 1. Why can't the marked prices on things include the NYC sales tax? It's
> annoying when you
> see something for sale for, say, 9.99 only to find you have to pay an
> additional 8% or whatever
> extra. In Europe the marked price is inclusive of all taxes. NYC should
> catch up.
>
It is so that people know how much they are paying for the product or service.
That way, people are aware that when they want government services, somebody
has to pay. The do not want it to be hidden in the total cost. Besides, it
allows the merchants to post lower prices. We have those magic prices numbers
like $9.95 instead of $10, or $99.95 instead of $100 to make things appear to
be cheaper.
I have to say that when travelling in Europe I did like to see the total cost
displayed on price tags and menus. If an item on the menu cost $20 it was $20,
including the tax and service, not $20 plus one or two taxes and being expected
to leave a 15% tip.
>
> 2. How come there are so few internet cafes? I eventually happened on one,
> by sheer chance, in
> West 33rd Street. In European cities they are plentiful. One would have
> thought that with the
> amount of visitors to NYC there would be a ready market for many more of
> them in the city.
>
> 3. What's with all the honking? If traffic is held up for an instant there
> is a cacophany of car horns
> being sounded. Again, not something one hears in most European cities.
>
> John,
> Ireland
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