Every chance I get.
Given the choice I always support local - evn if it means paying more.

Never.

 

and i agree totally with this.I would expect to get better treatment if i bought something from a shop and had them do the install to, buy don't frown on the guys who buy acroos the border, sometimes you really want something and you can only afford it if you get it over the net.Does that make them a bad person, no.We really need to keep this in perspective, this is a fun hobby and if some can't afford to support local dealers then oh well, just enjoy the hobby s it may.Whether you shop at wal-mart or best buy how many items that we buy have a canadian tag on the inside? Some of you guys are hippocrites(sp) i mean its like a vegetarian who wears leather shoes.Like i mentioned stop worrying about what others are doing and worry about what you yourselves are doing. Some of you guys just don't get it

 

I can boil this whole thing down to 2 words.. "Instant Gratification" I want it now, so I don't want to save up until I can support someone legit, who can support me. I just want it now, and I don't want to pay what it's worth.

I could have bought all of my gear across the border if I wanted, but I'd rather support someone local. I'd rather put money in a local dealer's pocket, and patronize his store, build up a friendship, which leads to getting better prices, because the shop owner knows that when I have money to spend, I'll spend it there, so he can give me a better price today, because what he didn't make today, he'll make tomorrow. Add to that the fact that I throw as much business his way from friends, acquaintances, and people I meet at shows, and he's happy to give me a good deal.

Shortsightedness cause people to make decisions that seem great at the time, but in about a year, or probobly less, it all of a sudden becomes a bad idea because something better came along, that maybe yourn local dealer would have given you the heads up on, and saved you some money in the long run.

Have I ever bought from the US? yes, once, could I get the product locally? not at the time, but now I can, so I wouldn't buy from the US. Have I bought from wal-mart? occasionally, but I prefer to support local specialty shops.

 

For some people this is worthwhile. For others like me it is throwing $ down the drain and would be poor fiscal management on my part. Even if something new came out a year down the drain and I wanted it more I could easily sell what I had boughten for a small loss and buy the new item the same way in which I had bought the first.

I don't value customer service and I already pay too much tax to subsidize other Canadians for my liking. Stop putting people down for what they value more and realize that there isn't just one target market in the car audio world.

 

fine, but please don't use the hospitals that my taxes pay for, and don't drive on the roade that my taxes pay for either. you don't pay for them, so don't use them.

 

Thats absurd. My point is on big ticket items(over $300), which I buy fairly often. Everything else is bought locally. Can anyone tell me how much a Orion 2500D sells for at a dealer? I bought one for $550us including shipping/taxes. I was told by a friend that this would cost about $3k here.

 

Ive never bought a thing from the states, never even went across for cheap smokes or booze.
I always go to the same shop and get treated well for doing so.
The thing is we are taxed to death,i realize it is to pay for stuff we have but jeez,they take like 200 bucks a week right off my check then every time i go buy something i get reamed again.
It cost a fortune to support the local shop,however thats what i do and i always will.

 

I guess taxes on big ticket items don't matter MY point is this, if you don't want to pay for items in canada, and pay the taxes that our government takes when you purchase items, and you're doing it JUST because you don't want to pay the taxes, then don't use the things that MY taxes pay for. I hate freeloaders who think that because everyone else pays for the services that they enjoy, they are entitled to not pay for any of them.

 

The healthcare system is in shambles. It is so grossly inefficinet. Not saying medicare should be dropped, but some changes (of which I will not go into since this is a car audio forum)should be made. The point is I am already subsidizing the salaries and services for other Canadians through my income tax and the last thing I'm going to do is pay double for an item just to subsidize a business I have no association with whatsoever when I do not value the customer service they provide.

I pay income tax just like anybody else and I really have no other choice. Furthermore, I pay tax on the items when they cross the border , so your point is irrelevant.

 

umm just a small point, Duties and taxes are paid when the item crosses the boarder. So really this has nothing to do with taxes. If anything your point should be about sending money out of the canadian economy not taxes