A Vat of Terrible Experiences

Taxes are a royal pain for everyone. Amazon has found a unique way to make them even worse, as Kris W. attests: I recently bought a €9.61 kitchen knife on Amazon Spain. My card was charged €7.94 instead. After some investigation, I discovered that Amazon had applied an old VAT registration number I'd added to my personal account years ago, and had classified my purchase as a VAT-exempt intra-EU bu