If you went anywhere near the stores today, you know what I'm talking about. This year's tax holiday weekend had shops packed, providing a badly-needed economic boost here in the Bay State.
In one shop, a clerk told me that customers had been staking out potential purchases days in advance, returning today to buy them. A nearby Circuit City was mobbed with shoppers, who then spilled over into nearby restaurants.
But leave it to Massachusetts to create bureaucracy where it isn't needed: anyone purchasing items above $1000 were compelled to fill out a state tax form at the register stating that it would not be used for business purposes.
