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Re: Canada shop.lego.com now in Canuck-bucks
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lugnet.loc.ca
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Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:10:23 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.ca, Bryan Wong wrote:
> In lugnet.loc.ca, Kyle D. Jackson wrote:
> > 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 reason why you can order anything you want from
> > S@H and not have to pay anything crossing the border is because S@H has
> > already charged it in advance.
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> Are you sure about that? I just looked at an invoice from May and I only got
> charged 7% GST. Apart from shipping, there was no other amount added to my
> invoice...
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> -Bryan
Are you in Ontario or the Atlantic provinces? People outside those provinces
only get charged 7% GST.
Anyone willing to take Lego shipments and re-ship them to Ontario for a small
premium? Or is there any places eg. Mailboxes etc. that will do that for me?
Keith
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 | | Re: Canada shop.lego.com now in Canuck-bucks
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| (...) Ahh, I'm in BC so that's probably why I only have the 7% GST. (...) Honestly, I don't think it's worth the effort because the cost of shipping from BC (for example) to Ontario might be equal to or more than the price you get charged for PST. (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | Re: Canada shop.lego.com now in Canuck-bucks
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| (...) If that is true, then there is something seriously messed up. Since LEGO is not made in Canada, all provinces should have to pay full taxes as if it were bought in their home province. I can't think of any reason why some provinces would have (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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