uh, ever heard of NAFTA ? (in particular the "free trade" portion?) What about the elderly that sign-up for those cross-border drug runs? They go to a border-town doctor who is licensed in both countries and then take a short bus ride to Canada to buy the drugs cheaper and then come back. It's tricky: you cannot *mail* the drugs across the border but physically crossing the border and them coming back with them is totally legit.
As for Adalon, yes I think you have an issue if a friend buys a copy in Canada and then mails it to you (though obviously there are easy ways not to have to pay the duty), but if you take your laptop and go to Canada and buy the software and install it there on your laptop then it's a lot "fuzzier" what it means (and NAFTA just makes it that much fuzzier). Also don't forget that if YOU (the american) go to Canada to buy the software you'll pay approx 17.5% VAT tax, which you can recover when you come back to the States. You'll mail off a form to the appropriate Canadian authority along with proof of having returned to the USA and then get moeny back (or you can stop at one of the refund centers at a border crossing). But if your Canadian buys Adalon for you and sends it on to you, how are you going to show you were in Canada and returned with the product. Canada is just dirt cheap right now for Americans to visit. Take a trip to our very nice neighbor to the North and buy to your hearts content. Do consider flying to a near border town (examples: Seattle or Buffalo or Detroit) and then driving over the border. You'll be asked a lot fewer questions upon your return and pay a lot less duty than if you fly. Just don't come back with tens of thousands of dollars of obvious goods and you'll be fine. But Canada is a great place to go to buy a new laptop and other small hi-price items that can seem to have already been yours when you first entered the country :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Jonathan Kopanas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 4:31 PM Subject: Re: Adalon by Synthis > > That wouldn't make sense. If Adalon sells for $2500 in the US and $1500 > > in Canada, I would find a friend in Canada to buy it for me and mail it > > to me...saving $1000. > > Oh I agree with you but technically you would have to pay customs which > would make up for the difference. Aren't customs there to deter people from > doing the sort of things that you mention? I wonder if Windows is the same > price all over the world? I wonder if the retail price for nike shoes is > the same all over the world? They aren't if I am correct. > > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrFMa.bV0Kx9 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
