Summit racing charging tax in Texas Now
08-15-2016, 01:12 PM
#21
I agree. I've owned a business and have run others. I know how this works. If Summit wants to save and make more money in multiple ways by having a warehouse in Texas, they knew that this would hurt sales in Texas by customers buying elsewhere due to sales tax. Sorry, but we get taxed enough. Taxed when we make money, then taxed when we spend the money that we already got taxed on, then get taxed on our property (that was paid for with money that was already taxed), taxed if our money makes us any money, and then we have inflation to deal with. Sorry, but it's ridiculous. Our "government" has gotten way to comfortable doing whatever they want without asking and paying themselves whatever they want.
08-15-2016, 03:37 PM
#23
TECH Apprentice
I'm no liberal and I agree that we pay too much in taxes and I don't think I'm better than you or preaching to you. I've seen you respond to threads. When you give someone advice in a thread do you think you're better than they are, or are you preaching at them?
My point was that you shouldn't go off on the poor customer service people at Summit because the government requires them to comply with a stupid law.
My point was that you shouldn't go off on the poor customer service people at Summit because the government requires them to comply with a stupid law.
08-15-2016, 05:14 PM
#24
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A buddy of mine said that summit is setting up or already has a place in San antonio. I haven't heard anything else about it or seen it yet though. It would be cool though...its like a Golden Corral for car guys....felt like I was in a grown ups toys r us.
08-15-2016, 05:57 PM
#26
If they built a store in San Antonio, I would shop there no problem but I haven't heard anything about it either.
As for comments and how I personally feel about them. Sometimes its just the way something is said. This goes for all threads. Giving advise is fine and that's what all of this is about. But sometimes, its the way it comes across. And some of that is just the way its read by the reader and isn't really the way it was meant. So taking it out of context. Its all good.
As for comments and how I personally feel about them. Sometimes its just the way something is said. This goes for all threads. Giving advise is fine and that's what all of this is about. But sometimes, its the way it comes across. And some of that is just the way its read by the reader and isn't really the way it was meant. So taking it out of context. Its all good.
08-16-2016, 05:26 PM
#27
I just called Summit Racing Equipment. They're about to build a store front in TX. But the location hasn't determined yet. They're planning to announcement of all the details at the end of the month. The spokesperson also said all TX customers should receive an email covering all the details in the coming weeks. Only time will tell.
08-16-2016, 05:55 PM
#28
I would wager that summit ships more to the Houston area. Than all the other cities of Texas. DFW prolly second highest volume of shipments.
It would be cost effective to be centered in Texas. But Houston would prolly be the wisest place to open the shop. If its a store front. There will definitely be alot of walk in sales over any other place in TX.
If it was a ship out only place I guess a central location would make more sense. The extra tax doesn't really bother me. Summit ships fast AF even from wherever. It gets to my house within 3-4 days.
It would be cost effective to be centered in Texas. But Houston would prolly be the wisest place to open the shop. If its a store front. There will definitely be alot of walk in sales over any other place in TX.
If it was a ship out only place I guess a central location would make more sense. The extra tax doesn't really bother me. Summit ships fast AF even from wherever. It gets to my house within 3-4 days.
08-17-2016, 01:22 PM
#31
If it was a ship out only warehouse it would make more sense to put it in Louisiana just across the state line. Many times we buy from an out of state vendor and the simply have it drop shipped from a Texas store. Texas is one of, if not the richest state in the U.S. in great part because of sales tax. They are going to try to sew up every leak that comes about. Some may bitch about it but I would rather that than a state income tax.
That reeks of common sense.
08-25-2016, 08:57 AM
#37
Yep, I buy from Jegs, Summit Speedway, day Motorsports, Smileys and many others. A lot of the smaller companies have been charging tax for a long time, they're shipping is higher and typically the cost of the product is higher because they are smaller. So I shy away from those.
How about mentioning at least a freaking city? 