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2. My parents did that when they lived in Tennessee

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Mon Jan 18, 2016, 08:23 PM

Jan 2016

IIRC there was a 6% tax on food. They were both on fixed incomes due to disabilities and age so it was a no brainer for them. They would go visit one of my sisters that lived there and on the way home get groceries.

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Kansas residents buy groceries out of state due to food tax [View all] n2doc Jan 2016 OP

Very common thing with border states Wellstone ruled Jan 2016 #1

My parents did that when they lived in Tennessee Kalidurga Jan 2016 #2

My folks did that when we lived next to Idaho border dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #3