Way2slo

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Dont be a jerk. I clearly asked for local first, and I would gladly pay 10-20$ more to get it locally, otherwise I would not have made the thread. As I said I emailed Derand and ottawa and they wouldnt carry anything of the sort like that, only the models on the Clarion website now, and none of them had the features I needed at that price.

Im sorry but authorized retailer in the Canada or US, you have to be competitive. Your pretty much asking me to turn a blind eye and pay sometimes double to get something in Canada, for whatever reason.
A company isnt going to sell to one authorized retailer for half the price of another, that just doesnt make sense.

Also btw, I am a student and do not have alot of money, so I am definetly not going to take your advice, money doesnt grow on trees.

FrankB

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Dump people are needed they clean bathrooms and stuff .He is a dummy but thats what makes the world go round LOL

Way2slo

iTrader: (1)

Is this a joke? You can't even spell and your going to tell me im dumb? Do you even have Grade 12?

I understand a *little* about economics and the way the system works. We are in a capitalist society where companies are constantly going to be battling for our money, and trying to compete for business. When a company charges me considerably more, I expect more in return. For the same product your arguement is completely useless. The failure rate of all of the pieces of equipment I have owned is very low. This is the same reason extended warranties at your local Best Buy/Futureshop are a big con. Just like insurance is towards young drivers on the road, and healthcare to the American people. Canadian dealers charge more because people like you accept this and purchase from them, giving them no incentive to be competitive.

In the end, you are hurting the economy not me.

MR2NR

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^^^^ spoken like the person dedicated to saving as much money as possible while labelling the CDN retailers basically crooks all whilst having no understanding of how business is done in Canada. If you had the credentials to put forth a usefull arguement on pricing, that would be one thing but by then you would work in this industry, in Canada and then truly be able to understand it and disagree on the very words you just wrote.

"Canadian dealers charge more because people like you accept this and purchase from them, giving them no incentive to be competitive."

Now take what I said and apply it to your statement. Prove to us that you understand how business is done in Canada and then prove to us that your statement holds true.

Way2slo

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I am not trying to put anyone down or make anyone seem as dishonest businessmen/women.

Canada also doesnt ( besides Crutchfield and they are american ) have any good websites to compare pricing on a broad scale with. Everything is done on an item to item basis, usually with the big chain stores otherwise you have to email or phone these places because they do not advertise pricing. Please enlighten me then as to the reason pricing is higher for any reason OTHER THAN market fluctuations on the Canadian/American dollar. If you bring up the arguement of shipping from the US, large scale shipping adds negligible amounts to the inventory of a truly successful business.

What do you want me to prove? I have already shown you an example of where pricing is cheaper. Do you want me to continue?

Canadian retailer Kenwood X-993 ( im doing my best without calling 100 places at 10:30 at night )
Site Stéréo-Plus - English - Head Units

Full warranty with crutchfield:
Kenwood Excelon KDC-X993 CD receiver at Crutchfield.com
2 Year full warranty, $259.99!!!!!!
http://www.woofersetc.com/p7741/KDCX993--Kenwood-MP3-WMA-USB-CD-Receiver-with-Built-in-Bluetooth.htm
Etc.

By the way XE.com has told me 320$ US is 347$ cdn. Where is the $130 extra coming from? Scam.

BigRedGuy

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The $130 pays for several things.....the wages for the people who work for the company that distributes them in Canada, for the building they work in, the warranty service department they have to set up to get the Canadian distribution rights, the dealer network support services and the national marketing efforts to promote the products. Not to mention sponsoring cars and/or teams using the products.....shall I go on??

If you think it's a scam, go ahead, buy it thru the US online outlet and be happy with your savings.....the first time you have an issue with it that requires warranty support don't be surprised when the local dealer tells you to send it back to the States....pre-paid and leaving you without tunes until some guy in California decides to get around to fixing it......

The less you pay up-front the more it can cost you later.....but it's your money....

godzilla1978

You should have taken the time to read the small print, as far as the warrenty goes if it is purchased from the united states and then imported here the warrenty is VOID. Warrenties are only applicable to the countries that the product is purchased from(99.9% of the time, and this isn't the.1%)Do you actually think that if something goes wrong that crutchfield will be there for you? And if not, who do you complain to so that they can enforce the rules? You sir will be up the creek with out a paddle. Enjoy the ride!

Way2slo

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Every place pays wages, that is a moot point. I am saying pricing period, not warranty from the US to Canada, so also that is pointless. I have had a Kenwood deck I bought used once do a Track Error reading CD's. I sold it on Ebay and got half my money back, and a years use out of it for $130 and it was an x991.

The way I see it is, what are the chances my deck is going to break before the warranty is up anyways? Not to mention I can buy two of them.

You all have your head buried in the sand, this is just ridiculous. Its like you think Canada has these ridiculous embargo's placed on it that requires businesses to sell merchandise at a huge markup.