Originally Posted by eastwest
I like Amazon because they don't charge me sales tax and because they carry some of everything. I am buying a lot more than books these days from them.
Good enough for me.

(Given that your info says "Living/Freezing in Anchorage, AK": ) AFAIK, Alaska doesn't impose a sales tax (don't know about localities). Why would any online retailer collect sales tax on goods shipped to you in Alaska, or are you having them shipped elsewhere?
Edited for unplanned smiley when I used parentheses