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- From: ed.mccrudden@rose.com (ed mccrudden)
- Subject: Can vs. US prices
- Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:22:05 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.222208.708@rose.com>
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- Date Entered: 11-23-92 17:17
- Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry about the U.S. prices on
- Radio Shack scanners. I've taken the Canadian and American prices
- and created a comparison table as shown below.
-
- The price to the left of the backslash is the current catalogue price
- in the respective country. The price to the right of the backslash
- has had the applicable taxes added. In Ontario, Canada, this means
- 7% GST and 8% PST. I used New York as a model for the U.S. and added
- a 7% sales tax, which would be charged at point of sale to any Canadian
- buying at a Radio Shack store in that state.
-
- The third price on the far right in the American example has been corrected
- for the difference in currency. I used an arbitrary figure of 25% for
- conversion purposes; obviously this value fluctuates.
-
- I've omitted the PRO 39, as this model is not available in Canada.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Model | Canadian Catalogue | U.S. Catalogue
- -------|-------------------------------------|------------------------
- PRO 41 | $159.95/183.94 sale $139.95/160.94 | $119.95/128.35/160.44
- PRO 42 | $179.95/206.94 | $139.95/149.75/187.19
- PRO 36 | $259.95/298.94 sale $199.95/229.94 | $169.95/181.85/227.31
- PRO 35 | $299.95/344.94 | $199.95/213.95/267.44
- PRO 43 | $429.95/494.44 | $349.95/374.45/468.06
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Soooo..... here's the bottom line for Canadians contemplating a little
- cross-border shopping:
-
- PRO 41: About $23.50 cheaper in the U.S., but you'd only save fifty cents
- if you bought one this month since it's on sale in Canada.
-
- PRO 42: You'd save about twenty bucks on this one.
-
- PRO 36: It's about $72 cheaper stateside, but again the sale comes into
- play. You'd save $2.63 if you bought one this month.
-
- PRO 35: This model is $77.50 cheaper in the U.S.
-
- PRO 43: A measly $26 cheaper stateside.
-
- Considering the additional 7% GST which would be levied by Canadian
- customs upon re-entry to Canada (you WERE going to declare your purchase,
- weren't you?), it is apparent that there's little to be gained by shopping
- at a U.S. Radio Shack if you're a Canadian looking for a good deal on a
- scanner.
-
- A good number of people have suggested to me that substantial savings could
- be realized by visiting a Radio Shack store on my next trip to Florida (or
- wherever). Well, I'm afraid it just ain't so.......
-
- -Ed <ed.mccrudden@rose.com>
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