Milking won't stop until Canadian online shoppers speak up

[Grooveriding]

oh you can fuck right off.

when our dollar was at par everything was still ~30 percent more than us prices.

also still waiting for someone to list some benefits.

As someone who does a lot of online shopping this was not the case. For example, when the dollars were on par you could buy computer components at the same price as they were in the US. A $1000 USD hard drive on newegg.com was $1000 CDN on newegg.ca. But now with the current exchange rate that $1000 USD hard drive is $1300 CDN on newegg.ca.

Conversely there are goods you can buy here right now that do not cost 30% more in our dollar than they do in USD.

 

[master_shake_]

Changes nothing. Care to respond to the questions?

when it's a company like walmart who buys millions of things from manufactuers then it's a shitty retailer issue.

for example when the dollar was at par

A bottle of Bayer aspirin cost 132 per cent more at a Canadian Wal-Mart than a U.S. one, Marketplace found.

this the reason bayer gave

"These dynamics are influenced by a variety of factors such as local economic conditions, cost of goods, differences in product formulation and local regulatory packaging and distribution costs," it read in part. " A direct comparison of Canadian and U.S. prices is not appropriate."

the response

Brisebois says those issues should only cause slight price increases, but such high double- and triple-digit markups are indefensible.
"I don't care what the manufacturer says," she told Marketplace host Tom Harrington, "You cannot justify 30 per cent, 50 per cent, 100 per cent more in Canada than in the United States. It may cost a bit more to do business in one country versus another, but we're talking about five to 10 per cent.

still waiting for that list of benefits

 

[master_shake_]

As someone who does a lot of online shopping this was not the case. For example, when the dollars were on par you could buy computer components at the same price as they were in the US. A $1000 USD hard drive on newegg.com was $1000 CDN on newegg.ca. But now with the current exchange rate that $1000 USD hard drive is $1300 CDN on newegg.ca.

Conversely there are goods you can buy here right now that do not cost 30% more in our dollar than they do in USD.

electronics were the only thing not affected.

not sure of the reason behind that.

 

[sandorski]

when it's a company like walmart who buys millions of things from manufactuers then it's a shitty retailer issue.

for example when the dollar was at par

this the reason bayer gave

the response



still waiting for that list of benefits

You already used that example. You do realize that certain Products get marked up more than others for various reasons, right? Using the same 2 sample Walmarts you could possibly find the complete opposite situation.

Is Walmart making excessive Profits off the backs of Canadian Consumers?

 

[Sonikku]

That's the price you pay for higher wages. Australia is a perfect example of this. The minimum wage in Australia is something like $20/h, and that's why video games cost $110 instead of $60 even when the two currencies trade at parity.

You can have US prices if you really want, but you'll get all of the income inequality and crime that comes with it.

$20/h minimum with $110 video game
or
$7.25h minimum with $60 video game

:hmm:

 

[master_shake_]

You already used that example. You do realize that certain Products get marked up more than others for various reasons, right? Using the same 2 sample Walmarts you could possibly find the complete opposite situation.

Is Walmart making excessive Profits off the backs of Canadian Consumers?

and at the same time it's usually tariffs that cause that.

but not the 30-140 percent seen between retail stores in canada and us.

and yes i do believe walmart is making excessive profits off canadians.

let me ask you something.

is it fair to retailers for me to buy a game off steam that has no tax and is cheaper than buying a game from walmart?

 

[sandorski]

and at the same time it's usually tariffs that cause that.

but not the 30-140 percent seen between retail stores in canada and us.

and yes i do believe walmart is making excessive profits off canadians.

let me ask you something.

is it fair to retailers for me to buy a game off steam that has no tax and is cheaper than buying a game from walmart?

No, it's not Fair.

In what way are they making excessive Profit?

 

[desy]

I don't have a problem paying more. You can't compare economies any more than you can compare rent in Misurah to New York.

 

[master_shake_]

No, it's not Fair.

In what way are they making excessive Profit?

i figured i answered that with the 134 percent markup quote.

why isn't it fair to walmart if i buy a game off steam?

 

[sandorski]

i figured i answered that with the 134 percent markup quote.

why isn't it fair to walmart if i buy a game off steam?

The Markup of a Product(s) does not indicate Earned Profit, nevermind excessive Profit. There are many Cost variables that need accounted for.

If Steam doesn't charge Tax and Walmart has to, how is that Fair?

 

[master_shake_]

The Markup of a Product(s) does not indicate Earned Profit, nevermind excessive Profit. There are many Cost variables that need accounted for.

If Steam doesn't charge Tax and Walmart has to, how is that Fair?

steam doesn't have a physical presence in canada therefore does not have to collect sales tax.

it's a law.

and again with the walmart thing...

i thought i made it clear when i quoted the head of the retail council of canada.

 

[HeXen]

There's people in Canada? Like real people? I thought guys just occasionally went there to fish and outrun avalanches in snowmobiles then came back home...where it's not Canada

 

[Victorian Gray]

There's people in Canada? Like real people? I thought guys just occasionally went there to fish and outrun avalanches in snowmobiles then came back home...where it's not Canada

Now you've pissed off the locals

 

[master_shake_]

Now you've pissed off the locals

 

[Z15CAM]

Over 50% of Canadians want out of NAFTA over American gouging whom control our Railways, Mining, Forestry, Hydro and Oil.

The PC Candidate for Premier "John Turner" was against NAFTA back in the 50's. Although I'm not a PC supporter over Diefenbaker closing the Canadian Avro Arrow program and forcing Canadians to purchase useless Bomarc missiles from the US.

Eg: Canadians purchasing from Amazon.CA is useless as we have to use a VISA Card approved by Chase of Wall Street whom charge exorbitant interest.

Turner was right - NAFTA is Rip-Off for the average Canadian.

Online, I can buy cheaper from South Korea, Twain, China and Russia then from the USA with predictably free shipping using Pay-Pal.

PS: That Canadian Beaver will bit the legs off your dumb American pit bull. Canadian's are more into smart British Retrievers and Labs.

 

[Spungo]

Over 50% of Canadians want out of NAFTA over American gouging whom control our Railways, Mining, Forestry, Hydro and Oil.

The 2 largest railways in Canada are Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CP). I don't even think US railways like BNSF operate in Canada.
Does Canada have any US oil companies in it?

Eg: Canadians purchasing from Amazon.CA is useless as we have to use a VISA Card approved by Chase of Wall Street whom charge exorbitant interest.

My Canadian Amazon account still works, and it says the 3 accepted cards are Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Also, American credit cards have much lower interest rates than Canadian cards.

 

[Victorian Gray]

Eg: Canadians purchasing from Amazon.CA is useless as we have to use a VISA Card approved by Chase of Wall Street whom charge exorbitant interest.

No such requirement. I've used BMO MasterCard and pre-paid MasterCard and CIBC Visa.

 

[pcgeek11]

Is this a Canadian piss and moan thread?

 

[Z15CAM]

No such requirement. I've used BMO MasterCard and pre-paid MasterCard and CIBC Visa.

Agreed.

No American Chase Approved VISA - Hope you don't miss a payment.

Better of buying a prepaid VISA Card from your Canadian Bank when purchasing from Amazon.CA.

 

[Victorian Gray]

No such requirement. I've used BMO MasterCard and pre-paid MasterCard and CIBC Visa. ]/QUOTE]

That's American Chase Approved - Hope you don't miss a payment.

Better of buying a prepaid VISA Card from your Canadian Bank when purchasing from Amazon.CA.

Dude, I repeat, there is no such requirement to shop at Amazon Canada. I just gave you my own personal example. What part of this don't you understand?

 

[Z15CAM]

So how does NAFTA work in favor for the General Population of Canada?

 

[IronWing]

Does this mean that that one Canadian poster over in P&N can stop bitching about NAFTA now?

Nopers is the correct answer.

 

[KMFJD]

snip

 

[cbrunny]

Eg: Canadians purchasing from Amazon.CA is useless as we have to use a VISA Card approved by Chase of Wall Street whom charge exorbitant interest.

Uh, no. That's false. Categorically and completely false.

Also, what credit card company doesn't charge exorbitant interest?

 

[Spungo]

Also, what credit card company doesn't charge exorbitant interest?

Check with your bank to see if it's possible to get a line of credit linked to a card. The interest rate on a line of credit is much lower because they actually do some homework to see how much a person could reasonably pay back, and they take the value of your other assets into account.

As a general rule, things with lower costs or higher return require more leg work. A mortgage has a very low interest rate and it involves a lot of paperwork, appraisal of the property, getting a letter from your boss stating how much you get paid and how long you've work there, and sometimes insurance is required for the loan. Credit cards are given to any asshole who wants one. They probably don't even check if the person is alive.