As a Canadian reseller myself, I may be shooting myself in the foot by saying this, but I would have to say the opposite: yes, it is usually cheaper to purchase from the US, even AFTER taking into account the taxes (which you would have paid anyways), duties (which are usually non-existent on VoIP equipment) and brokerage/shipping (which can be had competitively if you know where to look).
However, there are a few things to be said in dealing with a Canadian reseller: - peace of mind - you don't need to hunt around to figure out which shipping method is the cheapest, which has the lowest or no brokerage fees, etc. - border issues - in addition to packages being held at the border on occasion, there have been many instances I have experienced where US vendors with no understanding of customs issues royally screw up customs documentation, resulting in incorrect charges and other problems. - RMA issues - you don't want to pay shipping to the US and brokerage fees back (since most return shipping would be by Ground which does not include brokerage fees). - quicker delivery - in addition to border issues, shipping is just generally quicker, especially when dealing with a vendor from your or neighbouring provinces. - buy Canadian! So, to sum it up, avoid the hassles, buy locally, unless you're talking about a 10-20% savings and the amount being saved is significant (a few hundred dollars) - in which case, contact me and I'll see what buttons I can push and what arms I can twist to get you a better deal. That's my 2 cents. -- Nabeel Jafferali www.voipdepot.ca -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex @ Kovasys Inc. Sent: May-04-08 3:36 PM To: Bruce Nik Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [biz] Looking for Aastra 55i and Aastra 53i Bruce, You are 100% right. It is like buying a car in the US. It seems that it is 30-40% cheaper but then when you start paying customs, duties, PST/GST, shipping, exchange rate fees, etc. - it ends up being the same if not more. As a reseller we usually never make more than 5-10% on the hardware sales due to manufacturers set prices - however since we are Canadian we always guarantee prompt delivery. -- Alex Kovalenko Director of Operations http://www.kovasys.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 888.568.2747 x701 "IT Consulting & Staffing" "Consultation et Recrutement en TI" On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Bruce Nik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for the offers. > > Unfortunately I haven't received a good price offer yet. With the small gap > in US/CDN $, it is funny how Aastra prices haven't dropped in the Canadian > markets. In some cases it's $70 difference just cross the border. With > shipping and taxes it would still be cheaper to get it from USA. I know that > it's a channel partner's call to lower the prices in Canada and not the > online stores who receive it at such a high price. > > Also as a side note, I am not looking to have these phones for myself. It's > for a client who looks up to me to get good prices for him. > > Thanks> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 > 17:16:50 -0400> Subject: [biz] Looking for Aastra 55i and Aastra 53i> > > > Hello,> > Who has the best deal for Aastra 55i and Aastra 53i in town? There > are some good prices listed froogle for 55i. I am looking for at least 5 > sets. Please e-mail me off the list.> > Thanks,> Bruce> > _________________________________________________________________> Turn every > day into $1000. Learn more at SignInAndWIN.ca> http://g.msn.ca/ca55/213 > > _________________________________________________________________ > If you like crossword puzzles, then you'll love Flexicon, a game which > combines four overlapping crossword puzzles into one! > http://g.msn.ca/ca55/208 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
