hawaiijim;535505 Wrote: > This doesn't seem right to me. I can go to Amazon.com (not Amazon.ca) > right now and see their 'shipping rates to Canada' > (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_navbox_596184_faq?nodeId=596192): > $7.99 per shipment plus $1.99 per item. These rates are different than > the 'rates listed on Amazon.ca' > (http://www.amazon.ca/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=915472), > even though, 'according to Economist.com' > (http://www.economist.com/markets/), the U.S. dollar is currently > roughly equal in value to the Canadian dollar. > > On the Amazon.com page, 'it says' > (http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_navbox_lnship_int?nodeId=596184): > > > On the Amazon.ca page, 'it says' > (http://www.amazon.ca/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_lnav_dyn?ie=UTF8&nodeId=915470): > > > Of course, I don't live in Canada so you probably know better than me, > but when the Squeezebox Touch becomes available from Amazon.com it may > be worth your while to at least attempt to buy it from Amazon.com > (unless you REALLY need instructions in French). > > I would not recommend Europeans try to buy from Amazon.com because of > the difference in voltage and electrical outlet shape, but in Canada > that shouldn't be an issue.
Well, that is surprising and welcome news about Amazon.com, if true. This was not always the case, but there have been some changes recently in Canada that allowed Amazon more scope to do business (eg, have a physical warehouse from which to distribute books--previously, to protect the culturally sensitive book industry, they were prevented from having a physical presence). So, perhaps these restrictions have been relaxed somewhat. I am not sanguine, however. I haven't gone through the Amazon.com checkout so I can't say for sure whether I will be allowed to make the purchase. Here is the Amazon international shipping policy from http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=596184: "Additionally, some consumer electronics, health and personal care, home and garden, jewelry, pet supplies, shoes, software, sporting goods, tools, video games, and watches can be shipped to the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom Visit our Amazon Global Program store to browse products that are available for shipping to these destinations." Note the phrase "some consumer electronics". If I follow the link to the Amazon Global Program store, I notice that the Touch is not available through this link. But, as I said, I have not tried to complete a checkout on Amazon.com for the Touch. -- dmg ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dmg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37076 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77371 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
