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![]() owner of an AUTHORIZED retail location that I shop at.
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![]() Bahaha, okay.
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![]() Oh I'm sure. The answer is still odd.
Anyway, I'm going to remove myself from this thread. Didn't realize it was in a vendor's forum when I made the first post (thx Long Weekend... )
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![]() Hmm.. so there are a few points here I would love to address.
Slick Fork, not sure where you are going with your train of thoughts about "exclusive distributors" because there are several Candaian distributors for Ecotech in Canada. First off the features that may or may not be present when its release. We actually had to tone down our flyer and make it MUCH more generic than we would have prefered but for exactly the reasons that you pointed out. We didnt want the to make promises that would not be fullfilled by Ecotech. We do in fact have a huge long list of lots of REALLY cool features that SHOULD be available on this light but allas as the software is not fully ready yet we couldnt put them on the flyer. I have seen the light running on a tank though and I must say, its already really cool! We fully anticipate that the official CAD price should be launched shortly after MACNA this weekend. Now as for pricing differences between Canada and the US, its simple. Importation costs. For the end user the costs are higher, but on a distribution level it costs about 8% to import products into Canada from the US once you are all said and done. Last edited by PFoster; 09-07-2011 at 03:58 PM. |
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![]() I worked in retail all my career and was a senior exec for some time before I retired. I can tell you any arguments about why prices should be higher in Canada are all bogus, and just excuses to make more margin and higher profits. I remember well when it was the other way around, when our loonie was down. We really had to squeeze as retailers, and our prices then did not account for the full difference in the lower CAD. Now it is the opposite, and they are just taking profit. The reason more US retailers are moving into Canada, is that we don't adapt fast enough, and don't think far enough ahead. Can't keep putting short term profits ahead of growth.
Even our politicians are taking note. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...rticle2156276/
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![]() Yes it is.
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