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(...) Princess Storm is available in set 4816, which you can order from Shop at Home, for $5. eric (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) Home, (...) I did the math before, and $5 S@H is about $16 of actual Canadian money. Would that still be a good buy? (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) Huh? US $5.00 / 0.65 => about Cdn $7.70 . Add GST => 8.24 . Where does the rest come from? (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) Would (...) Two places-- Shipping- $4.50 US Taxes are added before conversion rate. And Ontario taxes are bad enough as they are- with S@H, it's about 21 cents per dollar. (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) Shipping is $6.xx for shipping. Don't forget to add an extra $2 for duty or whatever it was... That's $9 bucks CDN for shipping. I figure that when S@H moved to the US our prices for S@H stuff jumped about 26%. I used to order MANY things from (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) I guess it depends how much you value extra Princess Storm minifigs, doesn't it? Sixteen Canadian (snicker) dollars is still much less than whatever 6091 costs (which, given it's $90 US price tag and your formula, should be around $288 (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) 6091 costs $129.99. It will probably go on clearance for about $90-100 next year. Or, it might go on sale right before Christmas somewhere. And hopefully if there's a 30% off sale... I just think it would be a better buy, because it has lots (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) Sorry for including the entire history above, but I thought it was needed. I made my first big train order to S@H not long ago. I don't quite see how it all worked out, but here are the numbers: Total for goods, in US funds: 303.88 (4565 + (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) If you were to pay by cheque you'd only pay .43x % in exchange... (...) You do pay GST and the $2.00 charge for brokerage/duty (That's what they call it). Check your bill. (...) You purchased almost $500 CAN. I doubt you would be doing that (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) Example, the large Pod Racer set is $99 USD. (That's ~$150 CAN before shipping etc.) It's $89 CAN in the stores... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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