On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 8:45 PM, Daniel Bolgheroni <m...@dbolgheroni.eng.br> wrote: >> Thanks to those that contribute money and buy CDs. > > I would like to buy CDs, but in Brazil these kind of products have a > high tax fee applied when they hit the harbour. For a $50 CD, I'll > probably pay almost $almost $70 to someone I don't want to "contribute". > This doesn't include the shipment cost (~$30 I suspect).
Far be it from me to tell other people how to spend their money (usually), but someone who wanted the giving effectiveness of a CD purchase without paying hideous taxes or shipping could locate a non-profit where low taxes and shipping would apply, and buy it for them. This assumes that the purchaser could spare the actual physical product. -- Ed Ahlsen-Girard Ft. Walton Beach FL
