Goodsounds;529898 Wrote: > Haven't you answered your own question? > > You say it is quite common for Canadian prices to be "significantly" > higher than US prices for the same items. I don't know specifically > why, but the possible reasons are numerous. Why would you expect the > Touch product would be different than all these other things you cite?
There are few valid reasons why many products are priced at a much higher rate in Canada than the US. The situation has become absurd in many instances. Take, for example, Bombardier snowmobiles. The last time the Canadian dollar was at par with the US dollar, US retailers were forbidden from selling snowmobiles to Canadisn citizens looking to pay the same lower prices as US consumers at the risk of losing their franchise. The snowmobiles are manufactured in Canada and shipped to the US. That's just one example--there are others where it is possible to demonstrate blatant discrimination. It is really a matter of corporate ethics and currency hedging. Currencies fluctuate against one another, and manufacturers have a legitimate reason to provide a bit of hedge against these fluctuations in their differential pricing. But, in today's manufacturing world, with its emphasis on short supply lines, just in time delivery, electronic funds transfer, etc., a 25% mark up on the price is discriminatory. The Canadian dollar has been relatively close to the US dollar for some time (much to my pain, since I am often paid in US dollars for the consulting I do), and nothing can really justify this mark up for Canadian consumers. I will not support local (Canadian) retailers if they cannot offer a comparable price, after I factor in risk and convenience to myself. Again, I do not mind paying a bit more to buy local, but 25% more is too much. I can buy the Touch in the US in US currency, so I do not even need to worry about exchange rates. Others are not so lucky. MG -- dmg ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dmg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37076 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76751 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
