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Clive Apps - 510-0020 (clive@problem.tantech.com) wrote:
: In article <4jm70c$rdd@apollo.isisnet.com> ab291@ccn.cs.dal.ca (George Johnston) writes:
: >Andrew or Patti Webber (gbm@ottawa.net) wrote:
: >: George Johnston <ab291@ccn.cs.dal.ca> wrote:
: >
: >: >On Sat, 23 Mar 1996 trump@magmacom.com wrote:
: >
: >: >> I was going to ask him the same thing. I refuse to purchase from people 
: >: >> who do not support Canada. I will keep is E-Mail on file and will never 
: >: >> shop from him myself.
: >: >Ditto on that one, damned ripoff!
: >: >> > : and then you will have to choose what brand you would like. The prices
: >: >> > : are in US$ however I will sell in Canada at an exchange rate of 1.25.
: >
: >: He's offering Canadians at least a 10% discount off the price he
: >: charges Americans.  Why is that a ripoff?
: >
: >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.

Naw, it's just you.

The idea is real simple to follow. He lives in Canada and is selling to 
Canadians and demanding US dollars.  Now unless we became Americans, it 
seems to me he should be charging in Cdn. dollars.  How the hell can it 
be a discount if we have to pay (or convert to) a dollar that has more 
buying power.

: 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.

Then maybe you had better sit down and read up on it! :-)