Gf Store Here In Mass

[Diosa]

I just came back from a great shop at Open Original Shared Link. The place is fantastic. A good selection, but also really awesome service. She lets you sample anything in the store and will actually come and chat with you. She seems to be low-carb oriented in diet, but also gluten-free as her daughter has celiac disease. The other owner also has celiac disease.

They do mail-order if you aren't local, so definitely check them out. The coolest thing she told me (I don't know if this works for all states but it does here) is that I need to save all my receipts as it's good for a tax deduction. Because the food is specialised and more expensive than if you bought at a regular shop, you can actually get tax breaks. How cool is that?

[Guest edatgluten]

Sounds like a great place.

As far as the tax deduction is concerned, you can deduct the difference between the price of the regular food and the more expensive food. You must itemize and it is subject to 7.5% of adjust gross income.

From the IRS: "You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay to lose weight if it is a treatment for a specific disease diagnosed by a physician (such as obesity, hypertension, or heart disease). This includes fees you pay for membership in a weight reduction group and attendance at periodic meetings. You cannot include membership dues in a gym, health club, or spa as medical expenses, but you can include separate fees charged there for weight loss activities.

You cannot include the cost of diet food or beverages in medical expenses because the diet food and beverages substitute for what is normally consumed to satisfy nutritional needs. You can include the cost of special food in medical expenses only if:

The food does not satisfy normal nutritional needs,

The food alleviates or treats an illness, and

The need for the food is substantiated by a physician.

The amount you can include in medical expenses is limited to the amount by which the cost of the special food exceeds the cost of a normal diet."

[KellyR]

where in Massachusetts is this store? I live in Mass and would love to visit it.

Kelly

[Guest edatgluten]

Their web site says 136 Andover Road in Danvers, Rte 114 across from Lowe's.

Ed

[DOCKLEARFAN]

WHAT A SMALL WORLD!!

I DISCOVERED THAT STORE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO...

THE STAFF IS GREAT AND VERY PERSONABLE!!

DID YOU TRY THE TINY CHEESCAKES? (NOT THE ONES IN THE FRIDGE)

THEY ARE AWESOME!