Just 2 things:
Much as I love supporting the local guys, I've realized that Amazon offers collected editions at upwards of 37% off cover price. And if they're in stock, you can get your stuff within 7 days. Fact is both DC and Marvel are guilty of price gouging because their Canadian cover prices are frequently a good 50% mark-up over the American price. That's ridiculous considering how strong the CAD has been in relation to the USD these past few years.
Second, anybody who's into it, grab some dual-layer Memorex DVD+R 25-packs at Futureshop this week. They're on sale for $25 a stack - making a dollar per disc the cheapest I've EVER seen dual-layer media. I'm spreading the word because I was one of the suckers who bought a 50-pack just last week for $60... But going to the trouble of bringing it back for a refund would be an even further waste of gas, time, and energy.
Friday, May 25, 2007
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Yeah, have you seen the exchange rate lately? 1CAD is at 0.926USD last time I checked (or 1USD = 1.08CAD). And yeah it sucks that Canadian stores do not adjust their prices accordingly - or not quickly, because I've seen prices go down on CD's on Amazon.ca, but never as much as the real drop in the exchange rate. The stores should put their prices down though, that way we would be less inclined to order stuff from the States!!!
And yes, I've see the FS special on DL DVD's. Very tempting...
Yes, but books are worst offenders because they have a fixed retail price printed on the cover for Canada and for USA... the locals do a bit to combat this by offering special sale prices, but it still doesn't beat mass-market retail like Amazon.
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