∞ Tax-free weekend brings customers to the Apple Store

This weekend shoppers in Missouri can enjoy shopping without paying tax on a lot of items, including computers. Many customers took advantage of the savings by heading to their local Apple retail store to pick up computers and software. The pictures below are from Apple’s Country Club Plaza store in Kansas City.

Apple's Country Club Plaza store in Kansas City

Photo Credit: Brad Gibson

According to Missouri’s Department of Revenue, the tax-free status runs from 12:01 am on the first Friday in August and ends on the following Sunday.

Apple's Country Club Plaza store in Kansas City

Photo Credit: Brad Gibson

Consumers get several categories of products tax free like clothing under $100; school supplies under $50; computer software under $350; and computers/computer equipment under $3,500.

Photo Credit: Brad Gibson

Photo Credit: Brad Gibson

If you’re in Missouri, you still have a couple of days left. The sale runs from August 7-9, 2009.