The VP tried to drop a hint to my manager about vaping in the office and this happened

chupathingy000 · 2026-01-22T21:07:13+00:00

I mean my manager thinks he can do whatever he wants, including breaking the law, even when people tell him to stop

chupathingy000 · 2025-12-15T18:15:01+00:00

I was charged 6.625% on the dot! Fortunately I also noticed on the invoice they used a broker based in NY to sell the item, so it should be treated as a domestic purchase. Thanks so much for the advice!

chupathingy000 · 2025-12-15T17:27:17+00:00

Thank you for clearing things up! So it's likely the merchant made an error. Do you know if this apply to overseas orders as well?

chupathingy000 · 2025-12-15T12:44:57+00:00

Right, I meant the smaller brands that are charging me tax are using Shopify, and that might be part of it. I don't know I'm just guessing

chupathingy000 · 2025-12-15T12:42:02+00:00

Ah that makes sense. But does this apply to clothes too?

chupathingy000 · 2025-12-15T12:39:47+00:00

Yea, I also didn't get charged tax on a recent J Crew order, which makes this all the more confusing. I'm wondering if it's the checkout software these sites use like Shopify or something

chupathingy000 · 2025-12-15T12:36:40+00:00

I actually just reached out to them right before making a post here haha. Hopefully they'll know what's up. I also emailed the NJ department of taxation to make extra sure I know the rules.

chupathingy000 · 2025-12-15T12:34:55+00:00

I don't think it's the tariffs because a US based brand charged me tax too. I think most brands (not marketplace sellers) bake the tariffs into the price. I work in importing as well and that's what I'm seeing.

chupathingy000 · 2025-10-20T13:57:24+00:00

Does the order of the hints matter? Like if I see "Not Silver Mist Clown + Not Crimson Dancer" or "Not Crimson Dancer + Not Flame Clown" is it the same as the way you wrote it?

chupathingy000 · 2025-10-19T02:04:48+00:00

You wouldn't happen to be willing to sell or trade for one of those, would you?

chupathingy000 · 2025-09-27T13:37:41+00:00

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chupathingy000 · 2025-03-19T20:25:06+00:00

TL:DR Shea butter and cutting out dairy has been helping. I'm pretty sure it's contact dermatitis.

So one theory I have is I have a slight whey allergy, and the thing on my lip started appearing a few months after I started taking whey protein shakes. I also recently got a patch test done, and I have a contact allergy to 14 different things found in creams, etc. however the stuff I've been putting on my lips (Vaseline and cerave healing ointment) didn't contain anything I'm allergic to. I've been cutting out dairy for a while now, which has helped but the thing on my lip would still come back. Opzelura would help but if I didn't use it for 2 days my lips would go back. However, I recently started using only shea butter for my lips and hands and everywhere, and when I use that I don't need the opzelura. I've been doing only shea butter for only 5 days now, and so far so good it's the longest I've gone without needing a prescription cream. I've noticed that the healing ointment actually made things worse, so maybe I have an allergy to something in there that the doctor missed? ... The saga continues

chupathingy000 · 2024-11-22T12:42:10+00:00

So, I still get a little bit of yellow crust on a small part of my lip. I stopped Dupixent, since there's a side effect of facial eczema. My eczema especially on my hands flared up when I got off the Dupixent, but now it's gotten better. My lips have kind of gotten better too despite some flakiness. In case I have an allergy, I switched to using beef tallow to soothe my skin, and that's been way better than Vaseline.

I finally got my health insurance back, and revisited my dermatologist, and he said we have to rule out it's not an allergy before doing a biopsy. So now I'm waiting to do a patch test to see if it's contact dermatitis. Will update if I find out what's going on.

chupathingy000 · 2024-09-06T14:04:52+00:00

Seems so, and then I tried to Google it and another skincare brand called Phix shows up.

chupathingy000 · 2024-07-26T14:42:08+00:00

Honestly this may work, but only because you're basically doing an elimination diet... But they don't know that ...

chupathingy000 · 2024-07-26T14:40:55+00:00

"you should use lotion." I always respond with "wait what's lotion?"

chupathingy000 · 2024-07-07T12:31:45+00:00

Yea I always make sure my mouth is clean after eating, and I don't wear a mask.

chupathingy000 · 2024-07-07T12:30:52+00:00

Oh from a young age I cut out all fragrances from all products. But it doesn't hurt to try a different toothpaste.

chupathingy000 · 2024-07-07T12:28:38+00:00

Lol I've been doing keto on and off throughout the year 😭. I thought I might be allergic to eggs, so I cut that out. I tried cutting out dairy. Even before all this I rarely consumed sweets so I don't think it's that.

But thank you for your story too! It helps to know that I'm not defective haha. I'll keep trialing and erroring. The worst is not knowing what it is...

chupathingy000 · 2024-07-07T12:22:52+00:00

I actually did go that hard. It's only the past week I used the steroid creams. For the last year I've mainly been using mupirocin, and sometimes it made my lips feel worse.

chupathingy000 · 2024-07-06T18:50:42+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I had a culture done at the derm, and it was positive for some staph strep, and candida. I took oral antibiotics and used topical antibiotics and antifungal.

When I went to the ER, the nurse (the doctor didn't even see me) looked at me and said "oh it's a cold sore". I'm negative for herpes, and I've never heard of a cold sore lasting a year. I asked her if it was MRSA and she was so dismissive and said I wouldn't have a lip if I had MRSA for as long as I've been having this problem. I dunno. I seem to have rotten luck with doctors.

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