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crazyfingers · 03-17-2003, 10:08 AM

Walgreen's pharmacy has sent me a sales tax refund. It's for an overcharge on a prescription for my cat. The problem is, the check is made out to my cat.

Has anyone had such a problem? Can cats legally sign over a check to the owner? Can the owner sign for the cat?

Godless Dave · 03-17-2003, 10:19 AM

Whatever you do, don't let your cat get hold of it, or you can expect overnight deliveries of various exotic cat toys, live goldfish, bulk quantities of brown paper bags, etc.

NialScorva · 03-17-2003, 10:25 AM

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Originally posted by crazyfingers
Walgreen's pharmacy has sent me a sales tax refund. It's for an overcharge on a prescription for my cat. The problem is, the check is made out to my cat.

Has anyone had such a problem? Can cats legally sign over a check to the owner? Can the owner sign for the cat?

Unless it's more than a couple bucks, I say frame it and put it over the cat's litter box.

Godless Dave · 03-17-2003, 10:27 AM

In all seriousness, the thing to do is call Walgreen's and say "Hey, you sent me a check made out to my cat." If you send your check back I'll bet they'll cut a new one made out to Crazyfingers.

On the other hand, maybe the only reason you got a sales tax refund is they thought the medication was for a human and should have been tax-exempt. I don't know if drugs for animals are tax-exempt in your state, but I'm guessing not.

Talon · 03-17-2003, 12:06 PM

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Originally posted by crazyfingers
What do to with a tax refund?

Stupid question, easy answer.

SEND IT TO ME!

TALON

ju'iblex · 03-17-2003, 12:09 PM

.... can i ask what your cat's name is? Because, im imagining a check made out to "snugglebunny" or something equally absurd. How could someone not have noticed?!

Me? I'd take it to the bank as it is and try get them to accept it for thrills

crazyfingers · 03-17-2003, 12:17 PM

His name is Dude. The check is made out to "Dude xxxxx" where xxxxx is my last name.

The reason for the refund is long but Massachusetts passed a law reguiring a $1.30 tax on all prescription drug transactions. Pharmacies had interpreted the law as meaning it was a tax on consumers. But the state told them that Pharmacies are supposed to pay the tax without collecting it from consumers. So they had to send this refund to all of their customers who had a prescription filled in the first 2 months of the year.

So, while it's only $1.30, I wish to milk it for the fun of it.

Loren Pechtel · 03-17-2003, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by crazyfingers
His name is Dude. The check is made out to "Dude xxxxx" where xxxxx is my last name.

The reason for the refund is long but Massachusetts passed a law reguiring a $1.30 tax on all prescription drug transactions. Pharmacies had interpreted the law as meaning it was a tax on consumers. But the state told them that Pharmacies are supposed to pay the tax without collecting it from consumers. So they had to send this refund to all of their customers who had a prescription filled in the first 2 months of the year.

So, while it's only $1.30, I wish to milk it for the fun of it.

1) Shoot the politicians that passed such a law. Whether it's officially passed on or the price just rises $1.30 doesn't matter.

2) How about the newspaper?

3) Alternately, take the check to the bank of issue along with the cat and the prescription information so they can see what's going on and sign it with a pawprint. (This is assuming the cat is docile enough to let you do this.)

Lycurgus · 03-18-2003, 01:43 AM

You should be able to sign the cat's name in the endorsement section, then your own.

That's usually what I do when someone writes out a check to me and incorrectly spell my relatively simple name.

Of course, that kilss the comedic value of a check made out to your cat.

Shake · 03-18-2003, 04:36 AM

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03-17-2003, 10:08 AM	#1
crazyfingers Contributor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 13,699	What do to with a tax refund? Walgreen's pharmacy has sent me a sales tax refund. It's for an overcharge on a prescription for my cat. The problem is, the check is made out to my cat. Has anyone had such a problem? Can cats legally sign over a check to the owner? Can the owner sign for the cat?

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03-17-2003, 10:19 AM	#2
Godless Dave Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: With 10,000 lakes who needs a coast? Posts: 10,762	Whatever you do, don't let your cat get hold of it, or you can expect overnight deliveries of various exotic cat toys, live goldfish, bulk quantities of brown paper bags, etc.

03-17-2003, 10:27 AM	#4
Godless Dave Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: With 10,000 lakes who needs a coast? Posts: 10,762	In all seriousness, the thing to do is call Walgreen's and say "Hey, you sent me a check made out to my cat." If you send your check back I'll bet they'll cut a new one made out to Crazyfingers. On the other hand, maybe the only reason you got a sales tax refund is they thought the medication was for a human and should have been tax-exempt. I don't know if drugs for animals are tax-exempt in your state, but I'm guessing not.

03-17-2003, 12:09 PM	#6
ju'iblex Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney Australia and beyond the realms of Gehenna Posts: 6,035	.... can i ask what your cat's name is? Because, im imagining a check made out to "snugglebunny" or something equally absurd. How could someone not have noticed?! Me? I'd take it to the bank as it is and try get them to accept it for thrills

03-17-2003, 12:17 PM	#7
crazyfingers Contributor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 13,699	His name is Dude. The check is made out to "Dude xxxxx" where xxxxx is my last name. The reason for the refund is long but Massachusetts passed a law reguiring a $1.30 tax on all prescription drug transactions. Pharmacies had interpreted the law as meaning it was a tax on consumers. But the state told them that Pharmacies are supposed to pay the tax without collecting it from consumers. So they had to send this refund to all of their customers who had a prescription filled in the first 2 months of the year. So, while it's only $1.30, I wish to milk it for the fun of it.

03-18-2003, 01:43 AM	#9
Lycurgus Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sparta Posts: 40	You should be able to sign the cat's name in the endorsement section, then your own. That's usually what I do when someone writes out a check to me and incorrectly spell my relatively simple name. Of course, that kilss the comedic value of a check made out to your cat.

03-18-2003, 04:36 AM	#10
Shake Contributor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Folding@Home in upstate NY Posts: 14,394	Shake's Debt Relief Fund is currently accepting donations of any size, cash or personal check.

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