I needed to purchase a light for my swimming pool this summer. The brick and mortar stores around here wanted well over $300. I found it on Amazon for about $240, but at the checkout they added $20 TAX. I backed out at the last minute because I didn’t remember ever being charged tax when purchasing something from Amazon before.
Then I found http://www.sunplay.com located in Utah. They had the same item for $199, with free shipping and no sales tax. Done and done. And I’m done with Amazon. I will do my online shopping with businesses that don’t make deals with the devil.
Amazon.com might be good for somethings, but for large purchases, I find that with a thorough web search, you can find just as good and cheaper than Amazon. There are many sellers who simply are too small for the regulators to bother with at the present. I’d give them my business. I’ve always been pleased.