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The dollar being at par helps but that's not the only issue. The big issue is duty, shipping and brokering. The JBJ products are made in China so we pay 7% duty on that right off the bat, then we have to ship them here and pay brokering fees. Any NON US product cost us Canadians 7% more sine US made are duty free. With that being said, the JBJ would have cost you about $110 at our store (free shipping over $175). Ok, some products maaaaay be cheaper in the US, but not by very much at all. Ray |
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Again... I paid $100 including shipping/brokerage/duty. Most things are cheaper at BRS.., and if I had cheaper Canadian options I would take it. Any day. Even at jl it's free shipping over $100... And it would have been $135. $35 back into other tank supplies. I buy livestock exclusively local. But dry goods, hard to compete anywhere in town.
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![]() My last purchase from the USA was a bulk order of media and RO filters but that was at least a year ago. I generally buy enough at a time to last a few years so I haven't needed to purchase anything from outside of the country since then. At the time BRS was still the lowest price for the best of those products even with shipping and brokerage factored in.
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![]() Here is an example
2.5L Bubble Magus Dosing Container $58.99+tax+$8.94 shipping= $67.93+tax=$76 http://www.reefsupplies.ca/canada/bu...ontainer-2-5l/ Exactly the same item for $20 (select size in drop down window) http://www.reefshops.com/liquid-storage-bucket.html $43 total shipped looks a lot less the $76 to me. Plus i could use a $9 discount from my previous purchase. Bubble magus NAC7 cone skimmer $248.99+tax =$278+free shipping http://www.reefsupplies.ca/canada/bu...-cone-skimmer/ Exactly the same item for $170+$38 shipping= total $208 shipped. http://www.reefshops.com/bubble-magu...n-skimmer.html |
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Got my 200W voltage transformer for $10 on CraigsList. CalcReactor and Skimmer together are less then 30W both plugged in the same transformer so i am OK. BTW this site is legit and support is OK too. |
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![]() if you can give me a canadian site that sells the same products at the same prices as brs even after duty and shipping I would shop at home. The only site i have seen is reselling the product at a mark up, higher then a us delivery.
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tank 1 260 mixed reef, 3 ai hydra , Bubble magus curve 9 tank 2 300 gallon mixed reef. 3 evergrow It5080, skimmer bubble king |
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This is a rough breakdown when using UPS ands shipping the NAC7...could be off a little. duty $10.20 gst $13.09 coversion $5.20 brokerage $43.98 Disbursmant $6.61 So you need to add about $78, so if my calculations are correct your $208 NAC 7 will cost you about $285. And you still have to buy a converter for the 220V. |