View Full Version : Exchange Rate Make US Purchases Tempting?
Liquidd
06-20-2007, 12:37 PM
I'm wondering if anyone here from Canada is taking advantage of the good exchange rate between the Loonie/Green-Back, and if so, what they would recommend.
Princess Zelda
06-20-2007, 02:07 PM
I'll proabbly be getting the Resdent Evil 4 for the Wii from the US. I'm not paying $40 for a game that's $30 in the US.
amicus
06-20-2007, 02:23 PM
yeah, i'm about to go down for a week. i'm gonna wait on my purchases until then.
Lone_Prodigy
06-21-2007, 04:00 PM
Meh, for shipping/duty charges, unless you're actually travelling to the States, I'd still buy from Canada, especially for smaller items like video games. If it's a console, a TV, PC, etc., then I might be inclined to buy from the U.S. if the warranty's still valid and the savings offset the shipping/duty fees.
EDIT: support the Canadian economy! =)
maigoyume
06-21-2007, 06:14 PM
I'll proabbly be getting the Resdent Evil 4 for the Wii from the US. I'm not paying $40 for a game that's $30 in the US.use buy.com if you have a friend down there, google checkout it for $10 off so its 18.99 =D
bi-gE
07-13-2007, 03:32 PM
Yes but only if I'm in the US. Shipping charges negate the exchange benefits. What I'm more interested in is a repricing of games in Canada, titles should now only be $5 more then the US list price. The worse offender atm is the 360 which some 70$ US more expensive in Canada, I guess that is why Future Shop is giving people 4 games with the system.
Firestorm
07-13-2007, 03:40 PM
I'll proabbly be getting the Resdent Evil 4 for the Wii from the US. I'm not paying $40 for a game that's $30 in the US.
It's $35 Canadian at EB Games. Unless you mean after tax.
dave17
07-15-2007, 12:34 PM
What are some of the better US sites to get stuff from? It's a pain trying to find sites that ship to Canada and I'm worried about ending up having to pay duty which really sucks.
maigoyume
07-15-2007, 12:38 PM
for games in general there really isn't any that i know of, buy.com is great because you can use the $10 off $30 google checkout, but unfortunately they don't ship to Canada
mrduckbear
07-15-2007, 02:28 PM
what about barnes and nobles?
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
their games are from gamestop but it says they ship games for waay cheaper than the outrageous 14.99 shipping gamestop/eb charge for
ragnar14
07-15-2007, 07:21 PM
Wow! That's a great find, shipping is $3.99 per order + $1.99 per game. So if you get 1 game it'd be $6, 2 games would be $8 and so forth. They charge GST to Canadain customers, so we won't get hit at the border with a extra $8 COD charge. And they have access to all of GameStops bonus goodies!!! So if you want the Eternal Sonata pre-order faceplate and you don't want EB screwing you out of it like they always do...
Hehehe, I need to try them out :)
Edit: !? They still have the Castlevaina 20th Anniversary bonus?
http://videogames.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?z=y&EAN=2000003121038&Itm=26
Maybe their listings aren't quite so accurate
mrduckbear
07-15-2007, 07:47 PM
actually it says for international economy it's
Games, Software & Accessories: $5.00
but that's still way cheaper than that 14.99 charge
mkrowe
07-15-2007, 10:43 PM
Wait, every 360 game I look at on Barnes & Noble says shipping to US Addresses only? How are you preordering Eternal Sonata from there, if you are? So maybe only 360 games can't be shipped to Canada? Lame! I would pay the 14.99 shipping from EB for the Eternal Sonata preorder, but I sent them an email and they won't ship it to Canada...
ragnar14
07-16-2007, 12:40 AM
I never noticed that on Xbox games, that blows royally :bomb:
actually it says for international economy it's
Games, Software & Accessories: $5.00
but that's still way cheaper than that 14.99 charge
Ah yeah I think you're right, I was looking at this (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/help/po_shipping_options.asp?z=y&cds2Pid=8114#Canadian), I missed the fine print underneath. But however they work it they're doing way better Gamestop.
E*Master
07-16-2007, 08:23 PM
The exchange rate is awesome! I have been buying crap off ebay like mad. just remmeber if you buy stuff online to remember it may have duty on it too.
maigoyume
07-16-2007, 10:07 PM
customs tax is 50/50 according to my customs officer friend, also if you buy/trade anything off someone from the states get them to mark the value as 15 or under, anything valued $15 and under and labelled as a gift will NOT BE TAXED
EDIT: support the Canadian economy! =)
yeah, i'll support it when the prices are fair. i get making a profit, but the fucking exchange rate isn't 1.5 to 1 anymore. its all about buying things in the state, no tax and free shipping if you do it right.
ragnar14
08-28-2007, 05:36 AM
what about barnes and nobles?
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
their games are from gamestop but it says they ship games for waay cheaper than the outrageous 14.99 shipping gamestop/eb charge for
Wow, I finally had a reason try out B&N. Dragoneer's Aria just came out and local EBs don't seem to have gotten the artbook.
THEIR SHIPPING MAKES GAMESTOP LOOK CHEAP. $35 fricking dollars to ship 1 PSP game with a small book to Canada :bomb: Ridiculus...
I guess I'm just going to order it from NIS, they're not cheap but they'll be a bit better than Gamestop.
Lone_Prodigy
08-28-2007, 01:16 PM
I was in the States the other day, and we really are getting ripped off. $250 Wii, $350 360 Premium, most new releases $10 less than Canadian prices... geez.
method47
08-29-2007, 03:58 AM
according to this, barnes and noble charges 23$ per order, plus 5$ per order?
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/help/help_cds2.asp?PID=5635&z=y#6
or am I reading it wrong?
frozzted
08-29-2007, 04:32 AM
according to this, barnes and noble charges 23$ per order, plus 5$ per order?
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/help/help_cds2.asp?PID=5635&z=y#6
or am I reading it wrong?
Search the page for Canada: Delivery Time and Shipping Rates
method47
08-29-2007, 04:37 AM
Search the page for Canada: Delivery Time and Shipping Rates
Hmm.. but then under that it says to refer to the PC and Video Game chart?
frozzted
08-29-2007, 04:48 AM
Hmm.. but then under that it says to refer to the PC and Video Game chart?
I apologize for not fully reading. It looks like those charts are just for books/vhs/music/dvd orders.
It must be $29.99 plus $5 per item like you said. Which makes no sense.
snowsquirrel
08-29-2007, 10:51 AM
I have never found a US site that ships games for a reasonable price. eBay is really the only place you can sometimes find reasonable prices.
~S
Stuttering Billy
09-05-2007, 11:26 PM
I'm wondering if anyone here from Canada is taking advantage of the good exchange rate between the Loonie/Green-Back, and if so, what they would recommend. Being that I live close to the BC/Washington boarder I buy all my video games/tv/computer stuff in the states. I have a PO Box in Point Roberts, WA that I send all my goodies to. Even when the exchange rate was nothing to write home about if you live close to a US boarder video games where always cheaper cause the states dont have that retarded $10 to $100 markup on games/systems how Canada does.
If you are heading down to the states or half a PO box in the states I got a few tips for you -
If you are heading down to the states for under 24 hours you will not be taxed on anything up to $50
If you are in the states for over 24 hours that limit goes up to $200 no taxed person.
If you are buying a 360 game in the state add about $3 to 5 for teh exchange rate...still saving a good amount of cash. Bigger ticket items like TV/computers you save way more buying them in the states.