Canadian Retailers WHINE! The Gouging Bassturds

[virgey]

I have never in the last two decades taken an extended vacation in Canuckistan...I love the USA and spread money around there staying at hotels for half the price, eating food much cheaper, and buying gasoline half the price.

Canuckistan can piss off, I buy piles of things every trip and will continue to do so.

A comparable hotel at Port Huron USA is half one across the border.

Much of this is the fault of the gubmit and high taxes.

I agree that taxes are higher in Canada, but the biggest price disparity is that the huge corporations fix prices at higher levels in Canada. Take for example a Chrysler minivan Town and Country, which is built in Windsor. Now that Chrysler minivan Town and Country sells for less anywhere in the U.S. as compared to Windsor from a Windsor auto dealer, and this is the before tax price. Granted the higher sales tax in Canada will make a relatively small difference, the bulk of the price difference is in the wholesale price charged to Canadian auto dealers. Remember these facts as well, corporate taxes in Canada are less then half of U.S. corporate taxes.

[virgey]

I think there is a dealer clearance importation problem. I know that Harley Davidson motorcyles, when I bought mine, were subject to the fees imposed by an import dealer so that may account for the huge difference here in Canada as opposed to USA when it comes to items imported from USA here.

What about the Chrysler Town and Country minivan, which is built in Windsor, and sells for less in the U.S.? In this case there is no importation fee. This importation charge you speak of by private a company is just another level of gouging by corporations.

[Charles J. White]

I had shopped around 3 years ago for a pair of Atomic Nomad Crimson's all over Canada, the best price I could find at that time was $1000 + Tax - I found the same pair of skiis in Maine for $350...

2 years ago, I bought a 100 watt inverter with one plug at Canadian Tire for $49.99, I bought some gasoline at the Irving Big Stop in Houlten Maine while on business and bought a 300 watt inverter with 2 plugs, and a USB port for $29.99 at the Irving Big Stop in Maine.

The reason it cost more in Canada, is because most Canadians are to polite to speak to the manager and tear a strip off of him/her

[RedDog]

Price of grandstand ticket for F1 Canadian GP at Montreal: CDN - $315., US - $275.

For comparison, grandstand ticket for German GP at Hockenheim: US - $195.

You go Canada!

[dave]

Land Rover LR4. Made in the UK and shipped to either Halifax or Baltimore.

USA - $49,750
http://www.landrover.com/us/en/lr/

CDN - $59,990
http://www.landrover.com/ca/en/lr/

Only difference I'm aware of is daytime running lights. Call that a $50. hit. Think of it. The unit sold in say San Francisco is ten grand cheaper than in Halifax and it's been shipped nearly twice as far from Southhampton, England with the currency around par.

l have a friend who will shop the States for the vehicle you're looking for, transport it north, pay all taxes due and still manages an average of 10% return on his money monthly while selling people the vehicle they are looking for 5-10 grand cheaper then the same ride here in Canada...

[feduptaxpayer]

I bought two pairs of jeans at a Washington Target for the same price that I would pay for one pair here in Canada. Gas is way cheaper too. What I save in gas, I can safely say, I almost got my jeans for free. Lucky for me that I live close to the border and have to drive approx. fifteen miles from the border to a shopping mall. It's worth the drive and the little extra gas I burn to take advantage of their low prices. Until tariffs and duties are lowered or eliminated, Canadians will be doing their shopping in the States for a longtime to come. Hey, why not.

[Fairwarning]

This past week I need an UV bulb for the water treatment system I have on my water line to the house.

Went to Home Hardware...$120. I was stunned!

Just a couple of hours later, a neighbor of mine told me his son was in Maine. His son could pick up a bulb in Maine and would be returning to NB in a few days. I happily said yes.

Same bulb in Maine...$45.