Home Depot Canada Are They Treating Canadian's Fairly?

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From: Jim Walker
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:10

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Checked out the price of a dremel 225-01 flex shaft at Home Depot and
found the price in the U.S. is $29.97 and my Canadian price is $44.99,
that's a $15.02 (50%) difference.   After spending over 20 minutes on
the phone with Home Depot customer service I was told they did not
want to comment on the cross boarder price difference.

I don't expect prices in Canada to be on a par with our American
neibours because as a general rule our employers have to pay better
wages and benefits and someone has to pay for our so called free
healthcare EH.

In my opinion Home depot and other companies are making windfall
profits in Canada because our dollar has been almost at par for months
and our economy has really never let up while the U.S. economy is on a
steady downward decline.

Some would argue it all about sales volume in the U.S. compared to
North of the border but I contend that's bunk.  Anyone who takes the
time to check it out will find out that the Ontario economy and
population density is equal to all but a few major American cities and
that mean a large sales volume.

Have a great day

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