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<strong>Title: </strong> <a href="/link.php?id=27386" target="_blank">Retailers blame U.S. for higher prices here</a> (click to view)

<strong>Category:</strong> <a href="/news/topic/17-business" target="_blank">Business</a>
<strong>Posted By: </strong> <a href="/modules.php?name=Your_Account&op=userinfo&username=-Mario-" target="_blank">-Mario-</a>
<strong>Date: </strong> 2007-11-22 05:09:41
<strong>Canadian</strong>

[RUEZ]

They've made up a whole bunch of excuses that just don't fly. Maybe it's true taxes and duties are more up here, but when the U.S. can buy a certain product from japan and our dollar is more than theirs it stands to reason we should be able to get that product for a cheaper price than when we bought it a year or two ago.

[tritium]

Just buy online from U.S. retailers. LLBean, Amazon, etc..

If the Canadian retailers want to compete, either they will lower prices or go out of business.

[sasquatch2]

One overlooked aspect is the likelyhood that americans by virtue of their larger volume/market enjoy a better price right off the hop.

[RUEZ]

sasquatch2 sasquatch2:

One overlooked aspect is the likelyhood that americans by virtue of their larger volume/market enjoy a better price right off the hop.

I haven't overlooked that, I also don't expect our prices to be the same. However until we started complaining they never really came down at all. The biggest beef I have with this is with the auto manufacturers. I price out a small pickup with 4x4 and it was 10k cheaper in the U.S. for the exact same model. I'm not willing to pay 10k more for anything and I don't like to be given lame excuses for why I should.