hawaiijim;535455 Wrote: > Are you telling me that Canadians can't buy directly from U.S. internet > retailers? Amazon.com in Seattle, Washington doesn't ship to Vancouver? > (Not that Amazon.com has the Touch yet, but I'm sure they will soon.) I > think most credit cards can be used to buy stuff in foreign currencies > for a small fee. You do have the 'same electrical outlets as us' > (http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006051807490), right?
If you live in Canada, you must purchase from the Amazon.ca Web site, not Amazon.com. The Amazon.ca Web site does not have the same range of products (especially in electronics) that the Amazon.com site has. And, when it does the have same products, Amazon.ca pricing is related to the CDN not US MSRP. It is the same story with Crutchfield and TigerDirect. They both have the CDN Web sites that list products with the discriminatory pricing intact. At one time, you were able to buy directly from the US Web sites, but they must have realized that there was more money to be squeezed out of Canadians by setting up CDN versions of their online stores. Or it could simply be they are forced in too many occasions to get product from the CDN distributors who provide inventory at a higher price for CDN sales. However, it is still possible to find online US retailers who will ship internationally. Usually, the mark up on shipping is a bit out of line, but even considering this mark up, it is often cheaper to buy directly from the US retailer. And, of course, there is always eBay. When the initial demand subsides, the Touch units will start appearing on eBay. It is not unheard to see something like 20-30 dollars for shipping on a product of the approximate weight and dimensions of the Touch. (Strangely, it is ofent a lot cheaper for shipping from Hong Kong to Canada than from a US address). However, it is usually a no brainer to make the purchase from an eBayer (discounted price of, say, 225 + 20 = 250 vs 379 + shipping in Canada). There is more risk in the purchase and returns can be problematic. But, most people would find the risk acceptable if they could save over 100.00 on the purchase. -- 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 Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
