dmg;529880 Wrote: > According to the Logitech Web site, the MSRP for the touch is 379.00 > CAD. With the Canadian dollar almost at par with the US dollar, this is > nothing less than a price gouge. The MSRP in the US is 299.00--almost an > $80.00 difference. Under the North America Free Trade Act (NAFTA), there > should be no duty imposed on the device when it crosses the border. I > don't mind paying a bit extra for currency exchange,, shipping, etc, > but there is no way a price differential of almost $80.00 is justified. > > > Now that the Touch is finally close to being released, I am trying to > find a retailer where I can get a fair price. Unfortunately, it looks > like I will have to jump through some hoops and try to find a US > retailer. I would like to support a retailer based or located in > Canada, but it looks like this will not be possible. (It is quite a > common occurence that Canadians will pay significantly more for books, > cars, and electronics than US citizens, even when the Canadian and US > currencies are close.) > > I hope Logitech will adjust its Canadian pricing to more accurately > reflect actual, rather than imagined or hedged currency rates, before > the release of the Touch. > > Is the situation similar in other countries? > > MG
Hello and Welcome to the Forum. I think that you are attempting to put the blame in the wrong place. It is not Logitech, they are going to sell the unit first at what the market will bear (which is called Capitalism IE good business) and the second dynamic is that countries outside the States have requirements that force an artificial price increase above and beyond the US MSRP that is outside the issue of currency value differences. So it is up to the citizens of each country to get the laws changed as to taxes, duties, VAT, and other stupid requirements that make the cost of business higher in those countries through over regulation. As an example, if a business is forced to warranty a product that they don't even make only sale, above and beyond the manufactures warranty that is going to cause the price to be above the US MSRP. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76751 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
