Petition Aastra, Polycom, and Linksys to sell it cheaper to Canadian resellers and then you can buy 55i from www.VoIPGizmos.ca for $177 and not $249 too :)
-- 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 Mon, May 5, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Bruce Nik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Reza, you have the right words there. My call is also about the > non-standardized prices that you mentioned in your email. Obviously the > channel partners in USA get it a lot cheaper from Aastra than those in > Canada. And of course this problem is part of a bigger delima which is true > about every product sold in Canada but overall there is a huge difference > with Aastra's products. ($249-$177)/$177 ==> 41% higher in Canada. I know > that I have taken it to the extreme and used Froogle but it is what it is. > Even with the low demands in Canada, prices for Aastra phones should be > lowered. They are great phones with good qualities; it would be nice to see > them with better price tags. > > Thanks for all the input. > Bruce> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 03:21:51 -0400> Subject: RE: [biz] Looking for > Aastra 55i and Aastra 53i> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [email protected]> > Hello Bruce:> > As with all the previous posters, I agree > with what they have outlined. > Similar to Nabeel & Alex, I too am a reseller > but we pass on OUR cost of> the phones to our clients ONLY if they have > rendered services from us and> have purchased a PBX platform or integration > services.> > If you contact me off list, I can introduce you to others who > has> purchased from the US, and it was more hassle than convenience. Yes, it> > is NO DOUBT cheaper purchasing from the US, and since this is for your> > client, let your client make the decision where to get it from.> > > Additionally, even if the prices appear $70 difference... you are looking> at > time, brokerage fees (starts at $7 CDN), you would end up paying> GST.. and > IF... this has happened way too many times... IF the package> gets flagged by > customs, you will find yourself driving to CCRA customs> clearance at the > airport to clear your products.> > The other problem with Aastra is that ANY > goods purchased from US, you> cannot RMA the product in Canada (even to > Aastra's head office).> > I've spoken with Aastra SEVERAL times about this > issue and I believe THEY> have control over the pricing. This is no longer a > CDN or AMERICAN> thing, but I believe prices need to be standardized because > of the global> market and the ease of placing orders over the net.> > IF... > we all start to pressure Aastra, then yes -- maybe they will reduce> pricing > to American levels -- but you DO have other choices such as> Linksys phones > and other products that do a damn good job. I doubt your> client will ever > want to program all 9 or 10 lines on a single phone with> different > providers.> > Nabeel and Alex are great people to deal with. Their cost > (directly from> Aastra) is more than the cost you would get when ordering > from another US> reseller. However the greatest benefit here is time and > hassle free RMA.> Most importantly, consumers have the power... and me being > an Aastra> reseller myself, I've started to look for alternatives.> > > Cheers!> Reza. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Enter today for your chance to win $1000 a day—today until May 12th. Learn > more at SignInAndWIN.ca > http://g.msn.ca/ca55/215 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
