Aqua-Soft ForumsWhy should i still be paying an extra 200$ for a mac? How come Apple hasn't adjusted their prices yet?
I dont care if the price change is or isnt permanent, i dont see why us canadians should be charged an extra amount because were canadians.
Whats up with the extra 200$ ?
Probably because Apple, like most other companies, thinks that the exchange rate is temporary.
I agree though, I want to pay about $950 for a refurb MacBook.
You still got better than we in Poland. We pay much more for almost everything (from the electronics) and it's not only $200, buf for example $500...
This looks like a job for Detective Scrotes...
But seriously, thats not cool.
My mom wants a MacBook, why should she pay +200$? Lame.
She'd drive to Plattsburgh to pick it up, but you have to be in the U.S. for more than a week to purchase something expensive or something like that...more adult chatter.
If you want to go to the trouble of re-doing all of your financial planning and analysis for the sake of a constantly-changing factor like currency conversion rates, go for it. Apple will appreciate your work.
Even now that the Canadian Dollar is worth more than the US Dollar, it's unknown if this is a temporary or permanent change, so it's not worth the effort to adjust prices. Besides, Apple is making more money this way.
yea i know, and us consumers being idiots will continue to buy it...unbelievable.
Look at it this way.....+200$ is cheaper than staying in Pittsburgh for a week.
Can't you exchange to U.S. at a bank and go to Pittsburgh and pay cash. I live in Indiana and I've paid cash for expensive stuff and no one has ever asked me if I'm from Canada and weather or not I've been here for a week.
Yea but when you go across the border don't they take down your license number or something?
I dunno - never been to the border. I'm lucky to get across the Indiana border.
Yea but when you go across the border don't they take down your license number or something?
It's not a crime to buy products from another country and bring them back with you, nor is your license number looked up by the Apple Store when they ring you up.
I hate to be a nit, but we put the dollar sign in front. $200. Hey, don't Canadians do this [C$200?] But companies can't afford to raise and lower prices on a whim because the currency value fluctuates.
I hate to be a nit, but we put the dollar sign in front. $200. Hey, don't Canadians do this [C$200?] But companies can't afford to raise and lower prices on a whim because the currency value fluctuates.
If I remember correctly, Quebec doesn't.
It's not a crime to buy products from another country and bring them back with you, nor is your license number looked up by the Apple Store when they ring you up.
No, but it is a crime to buy something in the US and then not declare it to Canadian customs when you drive it across the border.
The price difference has very little to do with the currency exchange rates.
It's all about duties and taxes.
When you buy something from Apple in Canada, Apple has already paid the import duties and taxes on it. They then pass that cost on to YOU the Canadian consumer.
So when you think you are smart and drive across the border to buy that Mac, remember that you MUST declare it when you return to Canada and you must pay the duties and taxes on it.
In then end, you save very little if anything at all.
Failure to declare your new Mac to customs officials would result in the seizure of your Mac and a nice fine.
And yes... they do check.
No, but it is a crime to buy something in the US and then not declare it to Canadian customs when you drive it across the border.The price difference has very little to do with the currency exchange rates.
It's all about duties and taxes.
When you buy something from Apple in Canada, Apple has already paid the import duties and taxes on it. They then pass that cost on to YOU the Canadian consumer.
So when you think you are smart and drive across the border to buy that Mac, remember that you MUST declare it when you return to Canada and you must pay the duties and taxes on it.
In then end, you save very little if anything at all.
Failure to declare your new Mac to customs officials would result in the seizure of your Mac and a nice fine.
And yes... they do check.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I always believed that you would just have to pay the 6% GST on it if you bring it back from the border. So the $1099 MacBook becomes $1164.94, as compared to $1323.94 (GST included) over here, about $159 in savings (assuming that its parity). I'm not if sure personal exemptions would also do anything also.
Personal exemptions only apply on low value items. Don't recall the exact $$ figure, but it is definitely less than the cost of a new laptop.
I have friends in Toronto that come across the border to buy guitars in the US, but they still get nailed when they cross the border.
Yes, not nearly as bad as if they bought them in Canada, but when you factor in fuel and your time, it can get expensive.