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Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan
This is a little bit naive. How long have you been living in Japan? I assume quite a while. If so then you will already know that Japanese customers get completely ripped off compared to our American friends. Ever compare the price of a Sony TV in Japan and the US? The US TV is so much cheaper that it's ridiculous!! And the bloody things are made in Japan!! Also US apps are 99 cents compared to Japan's 115 yen even though the yen is stronger than the dollar. When I got my iTouch I got my parents to bring it over with them from Canada. It was about $230 plus tax so maybe $270 for the 8GB. The same 8GB from Bic Camera was going for 28,700 yen and the dollar was probably only worth about 80 yen at the time! Anyways I just think that you may be in for a rude shock if you think you're going to get the iPad for the same price as what the US has it for.
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Exactly, Japanese consumers are not bargain seekers. On the contrary, a low price can backfire, since people presume the item to be of low quality. So one can expect to pay dearly for that iPad if one buys locally in Japan. And the Kindle is being shipped from the US, not even aimed at Japanese consumers but rather at expats, so Amazon is playing by different rules.