big-will 7 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 WhyTF are the government wasting time on this silliness? It's not as if the rise in consumption tax is top secret. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Nothing else to do? Seems pretty ridiculous to me from what I gathered from the headline. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 They're allowed to call it a 'Spring lifestyle sale'. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 When does the rates go up? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I thought it was 1st April. I might be wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I just spent literally seconds researching this, and found the answer to be 2014年4月. So presumably beginning of April. Won't we all be the fools if we go into a shop on 1st April 2013 and expect the rate to still be 5%!!! Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 My financial year ends March 31 so I usually have a bit of a shop in Feb and March anyway. I hope someone can get more goodies on the market by then. A jetpack or something. Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Jetpacks have been delayed once more, I'm afraid. Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I'm going to buy a big telly before then. Not sure how big yet. Link to post Share on other sites
7-11 2 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 ファミリーマートやローソンは、午前0時前にレジで1品目を通せば、ほかの商品も5%の税率が適用される。同じ品物を買っても、数秒の差で支払額に差が出るケースも出そうだ。 Top tip. Don't leave your shopping until midnight on 31st March. Top tip. Don't do your main shopping at Family Mart or Lawson!! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Good tips them! Does that above mean that if the first item goes through just before 12am and then other items just after, they all go for 5% tax? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Yes. The way round it of course is to wait until 12am to buy them all to take advantage of the 8% rate. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 The home center in Hakuba is already charging 8%! Go get it, folks! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Brill! I might have to make a trip up there this weekend. I know, I know, I could wait but I'm impatient. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Ogino super market in Nagasaka have already put 8% tax on a lot of the things without telling people and then they announced in the shop this week that everything will go up to 8% from 1st April. So it means some stuff will most likely go up by 6%. Those cheaty bastards. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 do you like jot down the prices week by week? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 There is no consumption tax here and still the prices go up on a weekly if not daily basis. Price manipulation by supermarkets as they dominate and have unfair clout on suppliers. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 No, but certain items that I buy on a regular basis I remember the price, so I could see that suddenly the price has gone up. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Ogino super market in Nagasaka have already put 8% tax on a lot of the things without telling people and then they announced in the shop this week that everything will go up to 8% from 1st April.So it means some stuff will most likely go up by 6%. Those cheaty bastards. That's rather sneaky isn't it. Is it legal?! Presumably they have just put their prices up to as if the tax were 8%, and the tax actually up on 1st. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Ogino super market in Nagasaka have already put 8% tax on a lot of the things without telling people and then they announced in the shop this week that everything will go up to 8% from 1st April.So it means some stuff will most likely go up by 6%. Those cheaty bastards. That's rather sneaky isn't it. Is it legal?! Presumably they have just put their prices up to as if the tax were 8%, and the tax actually up on 1st. I would have thought it is illegal, but I don't know how they stand on this, maybe the shops have a loophole to be able to get away with it. I guess they don't think people will notice, but people do notice, especially when shopping regularly we end up remembering prices. I would in a lot of ways like to go and shop somewhere else, but as we only have one super market in Kobuchisawa, and then this Ogino in the neighbouring town Nagasaka, not much choice but to have to shop there. I guess this branch knows that too. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 The receipt from the home center was in my pocket and lo and behold, the 108 yen only includes 5% of tax! Given the extreme unlikelihood of the thing, the rubber tubes you use on mama chari tyre valves, being 103 yen, I guess they are bumping the prices up early in sympathy with Shinzo. For some reason, they sell them online for 98 yen and do free store delivery, so you can do it that way and save 10 yen. Its almost an invitation to be petty minded. As an aside, is it absolutely necessary to keep making bicycle tyres with three different types of valves? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 That's very sneaky. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 And about the tyres --- yes absolutely! Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Thats hardly a way to encourage loyalty is it. Interesting are people here 'loyal' to certain shops/supermarkets for food and daily stuff? I use two and have cards at both, but keep an eye on prices and buy accordingly. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Looks like there's going to be less of the 'we'll absorb the tax increase' and more of the 'slap it right on there' this time round. Link to post Share on other sites
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