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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
In Canada at least, the Kindle is $120 and the Paperwhite is $140. That still seems close enough in price to seem dumb. Who am I to tell Canadians their prices are screwy?
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I'm in Canada, and I think it's safe to say our prices, at least for tech stuff, tend to be screwy. For example, look at Lenovo (for ThinkPads, note that the sales of 40+% are the normal price you'd pay, 60+% means it's actually on sale), and compare the options and prices to the UK or US (remember to convert the currency). Look at Motorola and Xiaomi, and compare the value of the models available in Canada to other countries. Look at internet and phone plan prices from the primary providers (Bell, Rogers, etc) (and speeds) and compare it to other countries with similar density and progress.
For the record, I got my Clara for CA$101 incl tax/shipping, but that was by using coupons on top of a sale at Staples (who seems to just resell Kobos from the Kobo site, as they don't have their own affiliate). And, in my area, we pay CA$60 for 60/10 internet through a reseller (with the main one, it'd be $90 for that).