SWharton

We just got a little off topic. One thing that drove me crazy in TX was the sales tax. Each county/town had a different tax instead of one tax for the entire state.This came into play whenever we ordered online. Had to call and tell the vendor we were in the county and not the city, 2% difference in tax. Returns were another challenge also. If you didn't return in the same taxing area they wouldn 't credit you the correct tax. Sure hope they have sorted that out at least.

Someplace I read that essentially the taxes are about the same in all states, just which bucket it is taken from. We move from TX to VA. Real estate taxes a lot less, even with pp tax thrown in, low sales tax, have income tax. $$ works out about the same, quality of life much better from our viewpoint. Weather definitely better.

Wow, TX has high registration fees..............We live in VA and just paid $133 for 3 years on our MH.

x3 Flojet is/was actually a pump mfg. company so they know their business.

After 3 failures of the Shurflow in 1 year we went to Flojet and never had a problem again. Shurflow are pieces of junk.

Yes, we use it all the time and accumulate it for a year and then spend it. When it first came out if you put it on the AMEX/Walmart Bluebird card they doubled the amount you saved. Lots of $$$ there. The amount we save has slowed down but it is still something. Just like we have a Sams Club card and charge all our gas on that, get 5% back no matter which station we use. Sams sends a check once a year with the accumulated funds, only problem is it is only usable at Sams, no big deal. Penfed also has a deal with a credit card for 5% back at the pump, we use that one also. Dealing with Walmart.com there is no paper receipt with a code on it so you need to contact them for the price match. From what I have seen with the Savings Catcher prices are only compared to local stores so Amazon is not on the list. It seems to be mostly for comparing food prices.

I ordered my new sewing machine(Brother PC420PRW, for those interested) from Walmart since if I was going to return it Walmart is up the street vs. Amazon(less $$). Got the sewing machine, am keeping it, emailed Walmart to get my price match W-$389 A-$331, $57 difference. Refund came through with only $42.50, why? I emailed back yesterday and received the rest of my refund today...........Walmart came through!!!!!!!