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Originally Posted by blankall
On top of that you have:
1) Duty.
2) Distribution/licensing agreements. Canada is notorious for companies having oligopoly/monopoly style licensing agreements.
3) Added transportation overhead.
4) Less competition.
5) Added overhead in terms of real estate, fuel costs, labour costs, taxes, etc...
Canada is overall less conducive to business than the USA. The result is increased costs to the consumer.
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Items 1, 3, and 5 on your list are BS excuses. Like I said in my earlier post, there are many items I can purchases from retailers outside of Canada and I still have significant savings after paying duty and shipping. If I can come out ahead when ordering just a single item, a business should be able to do so when operating on a larger scale. Items 2 and 4 are the major reasons why Canadians pay signifcanlty higher prices on countless products.