Are you still buying in the USA? Why?

[madkeenreefer]

Originally Posted by madkeenreefer

A good example is pritty much any online retailer in Quebec, they are always going to be more expensive due to the higher taxes.
This is why I always by outside Quebec

Originally Posted by Reef Supplies

That's not how it works. We cant charge other provinces Quebec taxes :-)

Thanks!

Acctualy its exactly how it works for me I live in Quebec city

I do know that if I use your code for -5% it does make a competitive difference.

Good luck with it all

[Megalodon]

Originally Posted by paddyob

No disrespect , but not certain if it's smart or suicide for a sponsor to start this type of thread.

I was just about to make a large purchase of various things from BRS, but after reading this thread, I'm going to buy my Hanna checkers from Reef Supplies instead. With the Canreef discount, they're $6 more per unit, but there's no customs and all that other hassle, and plus I'll feel better buying from Canada. I'm still buying my bulk chemicals through BRS, however. You can't beat those prices.

So suicide? Nah. Smart? Maybe. He makes a good point.

[mseepman]

I really try to buy local but as everyone else in the Okanagan knows, that's an expensive process. Using a local LFS keeps options open to me when I'm in a panic but paying $89-$99 for a bucket of IO salt is too painful so I end up stopping in a J&L a couple times per year.

Many of our LFS are under the same pressures that book stores have been under since the inception of amazon.com Bricks and Morter locations have different costs and I understand that the convenience of that has a cost to me. I hope that more of them look to move part of their business to the web so that they can off-set some of their fixed costs with a few more sales.

Sadly, the bigger problem with the LFS is that they have stayed in the traditional rut of carrying only the big suppliers like Hagen, Coralife or Marineland. Sadly, the quality of those companies goods are sad or worse.

The bright spot for me is that I've convinced my local LFS to join me at MACNA this year so he can see what advances there have been in the industry. Even though this is their profession, I think the store owner is in for a big surprise.

[Coleus]

no longer buy from US, now we have Concept Aquatics :-), price is very competitive (very close to J&L) and excellent service