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Apr 14, 2014 | 10:00 pm

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Originally Posted by whitey4545

FAR is great if you have use for the crap, but the biggest problem is that FAR actually costs you sales taxes which pretty much takes away you margins. If you use 5%CB from being a staples reward member plus the 5% from CC minus the 6-9% sales taxes depending on the state still only gives an average margin.

I prefer using a portal to do my Staples inkings.

+1, I think people forget to think about the sales tax...its 7.5% here, which kills any profit margin. I do them occassionally, if I actualy need something they have as a FAR, like paper or batterires.

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