The retail price for a box of cones and cups was $12.99, so for the five boxes I purchased, the total should have been $64.95. After tax and credit card fees, I was charged $71.99.
In Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, the sales tax rate is 8.375%, which includes: • New York State sales tax: 4% • Westchester County sales tax: 4% • Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD) tax: 0.375%
Applying this to my purchase of $64.95, the sales tax should have been approximately $5.44, bringing the total to $70.39. However, I was charged $71.99, meaning an additional fee of about $1.60 was applied—likely for credit card processing or another unexplained charge.
I understand that living expenses are soaring, but excessive hidden fees like this feel unreasonable. As a professional accountant for a local CPA firm, Transparency in pricing of the receipts would be much...
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