I should probably just go cut and past the post from last year about Tax-Free Weekend; I am sure I summed it up perfectly. This year the sales tax “holiday” starts Friday, August 5, and ends Sunday, August 7. 

If you don’t know about Tax-Free Weekend in Virginia, it happens the first Friday through the first Sunday in August. It is to help families get ready for back to school by alleviating the burden of paying sales tax on items like school supplies and clothing for one weekend. I know you’re asking why can’t we be like Delaware and never have sales tax? But I digress. If you want to know exactly what is covered, click here to learn more.

So what does this have to do with The Hive, The Shoe Hive, and Yellow Jacket? Well, any of our clothing and shoes marked under $100 are sales tax-free that weekend. That’s the law. But we don’t stop there. We are picking up the tab on all sales tax on all items all weekend. 

I wish I could take credit for this idea, but Kelly from Bishop is the mastermind behind it. She started it years ago when she opened, and many stores have joined in over the years to make it a really fun weekend to shop in Old Town. 

You basically can look at it like a 6 percent discount for the weekend. If you have been eyeing some of our new arrivals, this is the perfect time to shop. Had your eyes on those new Golden Goose? Buy them tax-free weekend, and you save $34.50. Same with the great new Lou Lou coat. Grab it now; it will save you $51.90. 

It really is a great time to shop. Check out Alexandria Stylebook later this week to find out other stores picking up the tab on all sales tax this weekend.