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Re: Canada shop.lego.com now in Canuck-bucks
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Fri, 18 Jun 2004 03:03:46 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.ca, Kyle D. Jackson wrote:
In lugnet.loc.ca, Jake McKee wrote:
Plus, that doesn't even factor in any customs costs that might be included.

Not to nitpick, but that's a red herring.  S@H already charges Canadian
customers for all applicable Canadian taxes, which are the only fees that
would be assessed at the border by Canada Customs.  This was already in
place before the change to Cdn$ prices.  So there are no "customs costs"
to account for that weren't already being paid for by your customers, so
"customs costs" are not valid justification for different prices.

Actually, there is a small savings to be had.

You are correct in saying that they charge all applicable taxes. However....
remember that on imported goods valued at more than $20 you are charged a $5 fee
in order to collect the taxes, on those items, for Revenue Canada.  When you
order from Shop At Home they take care of this (through some type of broker I
believe) so you don't have to pay it.  Think of that as a customs cost if you
like.

Not to mention that when you order from Shop at Home you never have to worry
that they will accidentally put the wrong information on the customs declaration
form and cause you to end up paying unnecessary taxes... and collection fees.
:)

Best regards,
Allan B.



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  Re: Canada shop.lego.com now in Canuck-bucks
 
(...) Amen. I got burned like this recently. Keith (20 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
  Re: Canada shop.lego.com now in Canuck-bucks
 
(...) Yes, but that fee was already baked into the Shipping & Handling you were paying when the prices were in US$. That's what I'm trying to point out. All fees (taxes and brokerage) were already being paid when the prices were in US$. None of that (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)

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  Re: Canada shop.lego.com now in Canuck-bucks
 
(...) Not to nitpick, but that's a red herring. S@H already charges Canadian customers for all applicable Canadian taxes, which are the only fees that would be assessed at the border by Canada Customs. This was already in place before the change to (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)

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