Apple screwing Canadians...

Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
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And so it continues!



iPod Nano at the Apple store in U.S. = $49.00 U.S. (which today is $49.70 Cdn)

iPod Nano at the Apple store in Canada = $55.00 Cdn



Apple TV at the Apple store U.S. = $229.00 (which today is $232.28)

Apple TV at the Apple store in Canada = $249 Cdn



Wake up Apple Canada!



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  • Reply 1 of 27
    you think that is bad?



    Using UK Apple Store price (EXCLUDING VAT)



    Apple TV (US) = $229

    Apple TV (UK) = $329 - (£169.36)



    Thats $100 difference!!!







    Quote:
    Originally Posted by The Real Batman View Post


    <start rant>

    And so it continues!



    iPod Nano at the Apple store in U.S. = $49.00 U.S. (which today is $49.70 Cdn)

    iPod Nano at the Apple store in Canada = $55.00 Cdn



    Apple TV at the Apple store U.S. = $229.00 (which today is $232.28)

    Apple TV at the Apple store in Canada = $249 Cdn



    Wake up Apple Canada!



    <end rant>



  • Reply 2 of 27
    e1618978e1618978 Posts: 6,075member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by The Real Batman View Post


    Wake up Apple Canada!



    Wake up Canadians! Move to the USA!



    (just kidding
  • Reply 3 of 27
    flounderflounder Posts: 2,674member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by e1618978 View Post


    Wake up Canadians! Move to the USA!



    (just kidding



    You dang well better be kidding. We don't need any filthy, shifty Canadians here
  • Reply 4 of 27
    jabohnjabohn Posts: 582member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Flounder View Post


    You dang well better be kidding. We don't need any filthy, shifty Canadians here



    Ya, the U.S. has enough of it's own filthy and shifty citizens to deal with already!
  • Reply 5 of 27
    Flounder, be careful.



    Some mods don't take kind to Canadian bashing. Just ask adda.
  • Reply 6 of 27
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Guybrush Threepwood View Post


    Flounder, be careful.



    Some mods don't take kind to Canadian bashing. Just ask adda.



    ... or even the Canadian admin.



    ahem.



    jk
  • Reply 7 of 27
    flounderflounder Posts: 2,674member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Guybrush Threepwood View Post


    Flounder, be careful.



    Some mods don't take kind to Canadian bashing. Just ask adda.





    I'm not scared of those smelly, floppy-jawed bastards
  • Reply 8 of 27
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Flounder View Post


    I'm not scared of those smelly, floppy-jawed bastards



    banned!
  • Reply 9 of 27
    e1618978e1618978 Posts: 6,075member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Flounder View Post


    I'm not scared of those smelly, floppy-jawed bastards



    That is the only part of south park that is just not damn funny, damnet! 8) Officially I am dual US/Canadian, but my heart lies in British Columbia - and BC is only part of Canada due to a fluke of railway building prowess. If US had gotten there first I would be a full blooded American.



    My only real Canadian patriotic feelings came when I saw a beautiful naked woman streak across the Ottawa Parliment lawn, draped in a flag on July 1st. It lasted the rest of the day.
  • Reply 10 of 27
    flounderflounder Posts: 2,674member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by e1618978 View Post


    My only real Canadian patriotic feelings came when I saw a beautiful naked woman streak across the Ottawa Parliment lawn, draped in a flag on July 1st. It lasted the rest of the day.



    Aren't you supposed to seek immediate medical attention if that lasts for more than four hours?
  • Reply 11 of 27
    Best...thread...EVER!
  • Reply 12 of 27
    Its what you get for giving us Celine Dion.
  • Reply 13 of 27
    Be careful.... or we'll give you Quebec too!
  • Reply 14 of 27
    dentondenton Posts: 725member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by The Real Batman View Post


    <start rant>

    And so it continues!



    iPod Nano at the Apple store in U.S. = $49.00 U.S. (which today is $49.70 Cdn)

    iPod Nano at the Apple store in Canada = $55.00 Cdn



    Apple TV at the Apple store U.S. = $229.00 (which today is $232.28)

    Apple TV at the Apple store in Canada = $249 Cdn



    Wake up Apple Canada!



    <end rant>



    You're complaining about ~10% price difference? Petty much? You don't pay sales tax in Alberta, so that's probably only a ~4% difference in practical terms. Geez!



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by The Real Batman View Post


    Be careful.... or we'll give you Quebec too!



    I'd rather see Alberta go. Seriously, why don't you all just move back to Texas where you belong!
  • Reply 15 of 27
    e1618978e1618978 Posts: 6,075member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Denton View Post


    I'd rather see Alberta go. Seriously, why don't you all just move back to Texas where you belong!



    Just based on the Athabaska tar sands, I would say you should seriously reconsider your position there.
  • Reply 16 of 27
    sdw2001sdw2001 Posts: 18,015member
    How DARE Apple charge more for its products in other countries and markets!
  • Reply 17 of 27
    Canadians are self-screwing!
  • Reply 18 of 27
    dentondenton Posts: 725member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by e1618978 View Post


    Just based on the Athabaska tar sands, I would say you should seriously reconsider your position there.



    Well, I did ask him to move back to Texas. I'm not sure that it's feasible to take the land with him.
  • Reply 19 of 27
    it shouldn't apply to canada - but aren't the import taxes in europe really high?
  • Reply 20 of 27
    e1618978e1618978 Posts: 6,075member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by freakboy View Post


    it shouldn't apply to canada - but aren't the import taxes in europe really high?



    And shipping to/from England is several times more expensive than shipping to/from Singapore (and this is from the east coast of the US). My theory is that the unions bump the prices of stuff up in Europe.
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