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Re: Canada shop.lego.com now in Canuck-bucks
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lugnet.loc.ca
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Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:42:35 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.ca, Jake McKee wrote:
> Plus, that doesn't even factor in any customs costs that might be included.
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> Anyway, hope this makes you Canadians happy! :)
Well, having the prices in US currency was great when the Canadian dollar was
strong. :) I think it's levelled off a bit now.
Another bonus from shopping at S@H is that we don't hafta pay a provincial sales
tax (7.5% here in BC).
But thanks for taking the surprise away when I receive the VISA bill. :)
-Bryan
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| (...) Uh yes you do. S@H applies the taxes right on your invoice (PST+GST or HST as appropriate). You can't escape that. If S@H didn't charge taxes at the origin then Canada Customs would charge it at the border, plus add a $5 service fee. The (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| (...) When I did a quick test at www.xe.com/ucc, the conversion of $39.99 USD comes out to be (today, at this moment) $54.99 CAD. As you can imagine, it would be nearly impossible for us to update the price of sets every day to match the current (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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