Computers and tablets were the top tax-free sellers at the Best Buy in Myrtle Beach Sunday.
/ Lindsey Theis
"The parking lot looks like it did on Black Friday," said Stan Kilp, general manager at Best Buy.
On Sunday, Kilp said the store was still being swamped with crowds of customers looking to save money on computers, one of the many eligible tax free items the weekend of August 5th-7th.
"We're seeing people buy the better quality. The better processor, the better unit. They are buying the high end of the Apple products, the higher end of the Sony products, and the High end of the Hewlett Packard computers. So they're not just buying the entry point product," he said.
South Carolina is one of 11 states across the country offering sales tax exemptions on in-store purchases on items like clothing, computers, shoes, and school supplies.
In South Carolina, that is a six percent discount.
The sales tax holiday does not apply to sales of jewelry, cosmetics, eyewear, wallets, watches, rental of clothing or shoes, furniture, items for use in a business or items placed on layaway.
Other businesses that don't have anything to do with school supplies offered their own tax-free deals.
Several small boutiques across the area also offered sales in combination with the tax-free weekend. Bijuju boutique at the Market Common sells footwear and purses, which are some of the eligible items.
"I'm having a buy 2 you get the third item free sale. So you take that sale and combine it with the tax free, people were buying up stuff like crazy," Manager Rob Safa said.
"The parents have done their back to school shopping and now they're shopping with us," says White House Black Market manager Surekha Patel. "And on a 200 to 300 dollar purchase, that tax free makes a big difference."
