First off, I saw this ad for a “FREE BEAUTY SAMPLE BUNDLE WITH $150 BEAUTY PURCHASE” and I’m like, totally unrelated, but hey, maybe you wanna smell good while rockin’ your (allegedly) tax-free Balenciaga belt. Priorities, people!
Then Google Translate is throwing shade, talking about Saks and free shipping. Okay, cool, free shipping is *always* a win, but where’s the tax-free part? Are we just assuming everything on Saks is magically tax-free? I wish!
And then, BAM! Balenciaga’s own website is like, “Shop Belts at the Balenciaga US official online boutique.” So, you *can* buy a belt directly from them. But again, no mention of this unicorn of a “tax-free” deal. Maybe they’re just being coy? Like, “shhh, don’t tell the IRS!”
Oh, and there’s some stuff in Japanese. “ゴールド の ウィメンズ Monaco チェーンベルト” which, roughly translated, is something about a gold women’s Monaco chain belt. Fancy! But still not tax-free. Maybe gold *is* tax-free? I’m grasping at straws here, folks.
SSENSE is chiming in with a “Balenciaga Black BB Extra Large Belt” and free shipping *and* returns. Okay, SSENSE always comes through. But let’s be real, you’re still gonna pay tax on that thing, right? Unless… unless you live in a state with no sales tax! Then, technically… it’s *kind of* tax-free. See, I’m getting somewhere!
And then, the kicker. Freaking TAX SOFTWARE. “100% free federal tax filing.” WHAT?! Why are we talking about tax software when we’re trying to figure out this elusive tax-free belt situation? This is where my brain starts to leak out my ears. Maybe the tax software is telling me that *because* I’m filing my taxes, the belt is somehow… deductible? Okay, I’m officially lost.
Honestly, I think the term “Tax-Free Balenciaga Belt” is a complete and utter myth, a beautiful lie, a marketing ploy designed to make you click and spend your hard-earned cash. Unless you live in a tax-free state *and* find a screaming deal, you’re gonna pay taxes. Sorry to burst your bubble.
