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These bots are getting dumber... or is it just me?
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All i paid was item cost and shipping and that's it. Plus they give me $9 gift cert every time. My 220V converter was $10 and i can plug many things in it before i reach 200W limit |
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Speaking of crossing the border... i heard that it will soon be $200 duty free instead of $50 per person for less then 24hrs in USA.
Does anybody know when this will be implemented ? Thx. |
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I.E. If I buy a $550 home theatre equipment and bring it back, as long as there was 3 people in the car, no taxes, no duty. Just a thank you, have a nice day. |
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As of June 1, travellers coming back after 24 hours away will be able to bring in $200 worth of goods free of duty or taxes, an increase from just $50.
People gone more than 48 hours will be allowed $800 in duty-free goods, double the present $400 allowance. There is no longer any specified seven-day limit on duty-free purchases. |
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That's good news, too bad shop owners will not benefit from this. |
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I can't find the original site I got that from but here is one.
http://www.crossbordershopping.ca/bl...s-set-increase |
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I think the underlying reason that reefers are so hell-bent on pricing is that this is a HOBBY.
Hobbies consume disposable income and draw the ire (and wrath) of significant others. The less we spend on this sort of 'non-necessary' thing, the less guilty (on some subconscious level) we feel about it. I've owned a hobby-related (non-reef) business in the past and I saw exactly the same thing. Of course there's more to the story. The US is a HUGE market (more than 10x ours) and the pricing the vendors receive in Canada is NOT the same the US vendors get. I bought a Honda generator for $900 out of the US and they could still afford to ship it (within the US) for free. The same generator here in Calgary was over $1300. The Calgary vendor is not pocketing an extra $400 over the US vendor; he's paying more for the goods. How much more ? Is it $400 more ? I don't know. So...add all this up and it's pretty easy to see the allure of shopping state-side. People need to be aware of the costs of getting product up here -which can be significant- and inform themselves on warranty issues. Caveat Emptor !
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For Peace Arch/Douglas and Pac Hwy/Truck the amount is usually around $200 per person. So even if you only hop across to pick up a package, you aren't legally entitled to any amount duty free (since you have to be away for a minimum of 24 hrs), but you'll still get through if you declare under $200. If there's a staffing shortage and a huge border wait, you may be able to get away with up to $300 or more of declared overage. Smaller crossings like Pt. Roberts generally have much lower declared overage amounts. Last edited by fkshiu; 04-25-2012 at 05:07 AM. |
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So suicide? Nah. Smart? Maybe. He makes a good point. |