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In article <4jm70c$rdd@apollo.isisnet.com> ab291@ccn.cs.dal.ca (George Johnston) writes:
>Andrew or Patti Webber (gbm@ottawa.net) wrote:
>: George Johnston <ab291@ccn.cs.dal.ca> wrote:
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>: >On Sat, 23 Mar 1996 trump@magmacom.com wrote:
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>: >> I was going to ask him the same thing. I refuse to purchase from people 
>: >> who do not support Canada. I will keep is E-Mail on file and will never 
>: >> shop from him myself.
>: >Ditto on that one, damned ripoff!
>: >> > : and then you will have to choose what brand you would like. The prices
>: >> > : are in US$ however I will sell in Canada at an exchange rate of 1.25.
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>: He's offering Canadians at least a 10% discount off the price he
>: charges Americans.  Why is that a ripoff?
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>He's charging $1.25 as compared to the American dollar!  Don't forget 
>he's SELLING in Canada.  Where the hell are you getting the 10% 
>discount from?
>Another thing, why are you posting this twice in a row?  
>
>Wake up and smell the coffee!

Is it my imagination or does no-one understand what they are reading anymore?
he is advertising prices in $US and giving Canadians 1.25 exchange instead the 
almost 1.40 charge at the bank to exchange cash to US funds
that looks like a better than 10 % discount to me.
If he wants to advertise in $US so what. Anyone can multiply by 1.25 to see if
the price is anywhere near reasonable market value.

People go flying off the handle before they understand what is happening.
I guess this only goes to show that just because someone can use the net, that
it doesn't neccessarily mean that they understand what they are doing.

cu
Clive 

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