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Re: Excessive exchange rate between US and Canada
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 8 Jul 2005 17:54:36 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> Hey Andre,
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> You folks over in Canada (I live only 5 miles from the USA/Canada border, so I
> don't say "up in Canada") never seem to get a break! Even in the very first USA
> and Canada Samsonite Lego catalogs of 1961-62 there is a price difference:
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> Set USA Price Canada Price
> ----------------------------------------------
> #702 Basic Set $1.95 $2.50
> #703 Basic Set $2.95 $3.50
> #705 Basic Set $4.95 $5.95
> #708 Basic Set $7.95 $8.95
> #711 Basic Set $10.95 $11.95
> #717 Junior Constructor $16.95 $19.95
> #725 Town Plan $25.00 $27.50
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> What made those prices even harder to take was the fact that in the early 60's
> most Lego for the USA was produced at a Samsonite plant in Stratford Ontario!
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> And back then the USA and Canada dollar were nearly at par. (In the mid-60's the
> Canadian dollar was worth more.... $1.08 USA!!!!!)
Hi Gary,
It was a good time. But in these years, almost all companies where using
diferenciation in pricing between countries. No internet, no free trade, etc.
But now in 2005, with the global market, this old pricing method is
questionable.
Good day
Andre Potvin
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| (...) Hey Andre, You folks over in Canada (I live only 5 miles from the USA/Canada border, so I don't say "up in Canada") never seem to get a break! Even in the very first USA and Canada Samsonite Lego catalogs of 1961-62 there is a price (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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