harveyfnjYou are correct, and this is an error on our part. Please go to your transaction page to report this issue and it should be refunded. Thank you Harvey.
harveyfnjThe default is that tax will be added when you join the drop. After you've joined, then go to the transaction page, go to the transaction for the Merino Crew socks, and click on "Contact Support" to request your tax refund. That should do it! I know it's a bit convoluted, so thank you for working around this.