WOW!!!

So i was shopping in Shamburg Illinios this weekend for prom dresses... Kathy Erickson was purchasing her beautifully fabulous prom dress when she asked the cashier what the sales tax was there... she said it was 8.75%!!! thats way up from our 5% and way way up from minnesotas 0%!! She said it was raised because of a city tax! Is this price discrimination, or just a random higher tax? Woodfield Mall (which we were at) and Guarnee Mills are both 8.75%! Does anyone know the reason for this insane tax, cause i cant understand how it varies that much!

Maurices

I was shopping at Maurices at JC last weekend and with my purchase i was given a coupon. It was 20% my next purchase if i brought a gas receipt in with me. I thought it was kinda a wierd concept. The cashier (who was really nice and helpful thoughout the visit) told me that they were trying to give people a little bit of a break with the taxes and such. I thought i was nice.. but then again its rewarding people for the inevitable. People drive, why not give them a little perk at the pump. Thats a nice slogan, "a perk at the pump"... i like that.

FROSTIES

I was going through some old stuff from back in the day when i was done with my portfolio and i found a free cone certificate from frostie freeze. The coupon read "one free 45 cent cone" The cheapest cone you can get now days is a dollar!! I was thinking about that inflation... thats over a 100 percent rise in price!! Everyone complains that the prices have risen so much each year for frosties but yet we all still go there. It almost seems as if frosties is an inelastic good!!! No matter how high the prices go up... the demand is still higher!! Are we really that obsessed??