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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 7:13 pm
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taliesin
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Originally Posted by jaze
Yes, the Mark III. I'm kind of horrified that I'm actually doing it.

But, hey! 23,000+ MR points (if they include the tax).

They do include the tax, don't they? It's a $4700+ ding on my credit card, and I assume that would be the number used to calculate the MR points. Or would it be just the pre-tax $4300 that I paid Canon?
My recollection is that the tax is NOT included in the bonus. That's because the merchant has to pay Amex for the points. Naturally the merchant does not want to pay for the portion of the sale (ie the tax) that they don't get to keep!
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