140 in Canada, 130 in US. WHY??? - Page 5

cutterjohn42 · 07-03-2011, 01:57 PM

...through the 7th or 10th(don't recall which exactly ATM) Borders/Kobo is kicking in a $10 gift card here too now... might have something to do with the Nook show an old reader, buy a Nook and get a 2GB uSD card w/30 books deal though...

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also I know that in Canada some things have an additional gov't. mandated addditional cost added to them, e.g. blank CD-ROM/DVD-ROMs to "compensate" "artists" for "loss" due to "copying"... and IIRC there was talk about extending it to solid-state storage devices and ISP surcharge as well, plus knowing Canada I'm sure that there are MANY more of these little gotchas littered through their legal system...
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Joe563 · 07-03-2011, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fred_yu_job

Can anyone explain why $140 in Canada, $130 in US ?

There was a study done recently where some academics studied Canadian and US price differences for the same products. After accounting for all identifiable differences in cost such as exchange and freight, the Canadian prices were still higher. Their conclusion was that Canadian merchants charged higher prices because they could. i.e. lack of price competition

jackastor · 07-04-2011, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe563

There was a study done recently where some academics studied Canadian and US price differences for the same products. After accounting for all identifiable differences in cost such as exchange and freight, the Canadian prices were still higher. Their conclusion was that Canadian merchants charged higher prices because they could. i.e. lack of price competition

Almost like when Walmart raises their prices then rolls it back down to a slightly higher price then it was the day before. And where they ban and assault customers who try to get their lowest price match guarantee.

regards

jack

TBBle · 07-04-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cutterjohn42

From what I know of pricing in most other countries though, the list price already has their VAT baked in, usually 20+%. Not sure if Australlia does the VAT thing or sales tax like Canada/USA.

Australia has a value-added tax ("GST") of 10% which is part of the advertised price, but on personal imports of less than AUS$1000 value they don't assess GST. So I paid AU$130.15 for my US$138.97 Kobo Touch, including with shipping.

I expect it'll retail here for over AU$200, if it ever arrives... The two Australian stores which retailed the Kobo Wifi are in financial difficulty, apparently people are buying books from overseas for cover price, rather than paying 250% of the cover price for the privilege of queueing at a cash register. ^_^

know-one · 07-05-2011, 06:23 PM

About the price.
About the original thread title.
I'd sure like the Kobo to be even 110$ (I'm in Canada).
But 10$ is not so much for me. I know that Kobo will make a lot of money with ALL the 10$, but like I say, individually, it's not so bad. We're not talking about a 100$ price difference.
Honestly though - that thing is worth a million bucks!

msoulier · 07-08-2011, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by pokerface

Everything is more expensive in Canada

Indeed. The Canadian dollar is stronger than the US Dollar right now, and yet we're screwed on book prices, electronics, cars, gas...the list goes on.

I order a lot from the U.S.

know-one · 07-08-2011, 08:42 AM

Well, devil advocate's speaking - if Kobos come from the state - it just might've to do with gas price. They are shipped further = charged extra for shipping. However - if the dollar is stronger in Canada I wonder too.
Like I said though - it's better to pay the dang 10$ and get a Kobo.

07-03-2011, 01:57 PM	#61
cutterjohn42 Addict Posts: 274 Karma: 1029955 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Palm IIIx, EBM-911, REB-1100(dead), PRS-505	...through the 7th or 10th(don't recall which exactly ATM) Borders/Kobo is kicking in a $10 gift card here too now... might have something to do with the Nook show an old reader, buy a Nook and get a 2GB uSD card w/30 books deal though... [EDIT] also I know that in Canada some things have an additional gov't. mandated addditional cost added to them, e.g. blank CD-ROM/DVD-ROMs to "compensate" "artists" for "loss" due to "copying"... and IIRC there was talk about extending it to solid-state storage devices and ISP surcharge as well, plus knowing Canada I'm sure that there are MANY more of these little gotchas littered through their legal system... [/EDIT] Last edited by cutterjohn42; 07-03-2011 at 02:00 PM.

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07-05-2011, 06:23 PM	#65
know-one Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 240112 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: kOBO	About the price. About the original thread title. I'd sure like the Kobo to be even 110$ (I'm in Canada). But 10$ is not so much for me. I know that Kobo will make a lot of money with ALL the 10$, but like I say, individually, it's not so bad. We're not talking about a 100$ price difference. Honestly though - that thing is worth a million bucks!

07-08-2011, 08:42 AM	#67
know-one Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 240112 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: kOBO	Well, devil advocate's speaking - if Kobos come from the state - it just might've to do with gas price. They are shipped further = charged extra for shipping. However - if the dollar is stronger in Canada I wonder too. Like I said though - it's better to pay the dang 10$ and get a Kobo.

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