fees when purchases iPhone from Apple?

[howard]

I bought an iphone a week and a half ago, the total was a bit more than I expected but i figured between tax and the activation fee thats just what it works out to be... but then I got my first bill from ATT who charged the activation fee so I checked out my iPhone receipt and noticed the tax they charged me equaled about 22% !!!! I'm in California with about 9.5% already but this is ridiculous. There are no fees or anything else on the reciept, just 299 for the iphone and about $66 under taxes.

I bought 2 iphones that day and the price was exactly the same, which also made me think it wasn't a problem.

Anyone know whats up with this? May have to make a trip back to the Apple store this week...

 

[The Californian]

I bought an iphone a week and a half ago, the total was a bit more than I expected but i figured between tax and the activation fee thats just what it works out to be... but then I got my first bill from ATT who charged the activation fee so I checked out my iPhone receipt and noticed the tax they charged me equaled about 22% !!!! I'm in California with about 9.5% already but this is ridiculous. There are no fees or anything else on the reciept, just 299 for the iphone and about $66 under taxes.

I bought 2 iphones that day and the price was exactly the same, which also made me think it wasn't a problem.

Anyone know whats up with this? May have to make a trip back to the Apple store this week...

Thank Arnie*, he's screwing us all.

*(Not arn, Arnold Schwarzenegger)​

 

[stevenD]

I bought the 8gb and it was $199 + $52 in taxes, when I quizzed the guy, he said they tax you on the full retail price...

atturds

 

[howard]

ah, cause of the whole subsidy thing with the ATT plan?... a bit sketchy but i guess that explains it.

 

[samcraig]

that's not an AT&T issue - that's a california tax issue. CA tax is based on total retail price, not discounted. Would be the same if you got any discount phone, or other retail item.

 

[OneMike]

Wow that definitely sucks for you CA people. First I've ever heard of anything like that.

 

[outphase]

MA and RI are taxed similarly.