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Me Mondays: HST Charges – with Regrets! (187)

Since July 1st those of you who live in Canada have heard the big debate about whether to charge the HST, GST and the combined tax with some of the Canadian provinces…

I’ve heard everything from “buy from HST free provinces” to “no Albertans don’t pay or charge HST” 

After many hours of research, and every time Pastimes Online ships to a HST province we get billed to ship to this province, I’m not doing business with the province I’m doing business with my local Post Office in Alberta a HST free province, am I not? The person living in Ontario who purchased from me doesn’t pay HST because I live in Alberta, and we aren’t a HST province, right?

Confused? I am!

So after much review of the tables, taxes and provinces, unfortunately Pastimes Online will now be charging HST (appropriate amount) to their customers from the applicable provinces – with much regret!

Valerie

Any advice or insight you can provide to me that’d be much appreciated!

Here’s the Tax Tips document I used to find out the appropriate rates…

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Me Mondays: A Kittens Tale (177)

Well ladies, I’ve done it, I’ve finally finished A Kittens Tale by Lynette Anderson…wonderful journey of learning to master half square triangles and pinwheels…applique needle turn & raw edge…playing with silks yet again…and completely being the guru of the smallest yo-yo’s available to make lol…let me see the border alone was 112 yo-yos – BLISS..

(well I did curse them a little towards the end lol)

But Look, what do you think? I’m in love, all over again…come here kitty, kitty, kitty 🙂

  

Until next time, stay happy and creative!

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Me Mondays: Secret Pal (151)

So in my Lakeside Quilters Group we’re doing this “new” thing this year called Secret Pal. So we get info about another member in our guild and we need to do nice things for them and they will be our Christmas exchange partner also.

So the person who’s received me is so clever…she opened up a new email address called valssecretpal@gmail.com – can you believe this!! How awesomely clever she is…hmmm who are you ol’ mysterious one 🙂 

I LOVE IT!!

Here’s her email and the funny thing is I can’t ask her permission to write this in my blog because I don’t know who she is 🙂

 

Hello Val!
 
I’m your secret pal, as stated in my e-mail address.
 
I wanted to quickly contact you and let you know that I was thinking about you and that I would like to wish you a happy belated anniversary.  I hope you and Jeff celebrated it in style.
 
I saw in the e-mail that you were going to a movie tomorrow and wanted to say “Enjoy!”  Let me know how you liked it.
 
Also that you leave for Mexico very soon.  I’ve been a few times myself and enjoyed it thouroughly!
 
Have a great day and we’ll ‘talk’ soon.  ;o)
 
Secret Pal
So a couple of things that make me think about her…she might be on facebook because she would have to have techy instincts to setup this new Fantabulous email addy…who could you be 😉 I LOVE it!!
I’ll keep all of you posted along the way!!