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Next gear sales? 4-Oct-2005 At 4:23:08 PM jiminy cricket

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On 1/10/2005 Dom wrote:
>If you know anyone in Canada that would be willing to forward on packages
>for you then www.mec.ca/index
>
>Our gear prices are hyper inflated compared to them. Even given the an
>exchange rate of about 1 - 0.94

Don't forget that listed Canadian prices don't include state and federal taxes, which can total up to 15%, so while they are still unquestionably cheaper, the difference is less than it looks.

Jim

EDIT: my comments are in relation to Dom's suggestion of having someone in Canada forward the goods to you. You would presumably have to pay CANADIAN taxes on your items (their VAT/GST or whatever). Not sure if you could get this refunded if you carried the goods with you through customs, but I doubt you'd get it back if someone posted the goods to you.