Ok some people are defending the canadian retailers here with out understanding what I am saying I guess.. the fact is that most stuff is actualy a similar price. what I am saying is that once and a while something comes along that is a blatant rip off in Canada. the JBJ tank is one of them. usaly it is on things that not many places carry so they can raise the price in that area with no fear of competition.
As for warranties, they are valid across borders as long as you can buy it in both countries.. I have done several online purchasing accross borders and use warranty on a few of them. you may have to use the 1800 number but you can get it done with a minimal cost as usually they just want the broken part returned.. A few car part places I have dealt with even sent return postage for the part to be sent back with the replacement. my aquarium parts they just said throw the broken part away it isn't worth shipping back to us. So there can be good places to deal with. In fact I have gotten better after sale service from a couple online US retailers than I have at local places.
As for shipping call the place and ask if they will ship USPS and explain why. 9 out of 10 times they will make exceptions to their Fedex or UPS only rules and ship USPS for you.
I still prefer to shop locally, but sometimes you just can't.
Steve
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Last edited by Aquattro; 09-19-2009 at 05:33 AM.
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