wii in US 249.99$ wii in canada 289.99 wtf ???

i checked on the american bestbuy site and the wii is 249.99$ US, then checked on the canadian bestbuy site and the wii is 289.99$ CAN

thing is, 249.99$ US is not 289.99$ CAN but 265.54$ CAN

so im just asking, do they think canadians are suckers or something ?

No they raised prices in Canada recently. Or so I've heard. Sad really for us :(. But I already have one :D.Dark_Link142

ok you really dont know what youre talking about 'cause first they didnt raise the price recently its been at 289 for a while now. and second they didnt raise the price, it jumped from 275 to 289 because of the canadian dollar who dropped. but now that the canadian dollar is up at .94, im asking what the hell are they waiting to drop the prices. and by "they" i dont mean nintendo, i mean bestbuy and futureshop, etc

A comic that's 2.99 in America is 3.75 in Canada

They pay more because it's Canada, there's no exact science just breaking it down to what the dollar is worth at any given time.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

A comic that's 2.99 in America is 3.75 in Canada

They pay more because it's Canada, there's no exact science just breaking it down to what the dollar is worth at any given time.

jack00

sorry buddy but the comic shops charge the US price in canada because marvel/dc or whatever the publishers is dont bother looking at what its really worth in canadian $

we dont pay more because "its canada", its all about the currency rates, ppl if you are just gonna post stupid thing here just please, dont bother youre only making fools of yourselfs

It's more then currency rates, if it wasn't you wouldn't have made this post.

I love that you won this argument FOR me, thank you for letting me take it easy on a Sunday. Or did you make a post somewhere else complaining that it's not Sunday there either?

I mean you're the one saying that publishers don't care what they get for the books because they can't be bothered to look, heck go to your local Best Buy and ask if they want to do the same thing!

You think Nintendo's ripping people off?

The 360 is $399 or $499 in Canada

When it SHOULD be - $317 or $423 converted from the American pricing system.

That's a huge rip-off! :evil:

i just want to know when or if they gonna adjust the price, because looking as it is, the canadian $ will notdrop before a while

i just want to know when or if they gonna adjust the price, because looking as it is, the canadian $ will notdrop before a while

jack00

i doubt it will get changed. However, it is strange considering how high the canadian dollar is now. its like 94.4 or something, almost as much as 1 american dollar.

i live in canada and well currency for prices of goods isnt what its all about

i remember a report done my cbc 2 years ago

they asked many companies why the prices of goods was different in the US and Canada

most of the prices were higher in canada even with the currency changed

why ? all the companies had plenty of reasons but the one common theme was canadians were willing to pay that price.

the price they used was the mean price for companies seeing that they could make the most profit in canada, and it was higher than the US.

so its not all about yeah the CAN dollar went up let us adjust it to match the US.

its only 289 at some places. others still have the 279 price. same with the ps3. only some places upped the price when the dollar weakened..

of course, the same companies didnt drop the price when the dollar strenghtened.

In Canada, the PS3 is 700$ and thepremium 360 is 500$. I think the elite 360 is 550$. chris3116

at FS its like 800 with the tax added(PS3)

Because Nintendo hates Canada!! :twisted: Ahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!Duckman5

:lol:

You think that's a rip off? In Costa Rica the Wii costs C250 000 thats $500anolecrabcf

Wow, that's expensive for a Wii

No they raised prices in Canada recently. Or so I've heard. Sad really for us :(. But I already have one :D.Dark_Link142

No I got my wii on lauch day and it was around 300$

yeah they raised the price and our dollar acctualy went way up to 94 cents compaired to theusd

but hey i dont care because i bought mine a long time ago

[QUOTE="jack00"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

A comic that's 2.99 in America is 3.75 in Canada

They pay more because it's Canada, there's no exact science just breaking it down to what the dollar is worth at any given time.

Jaysonguy

sorry buddy but the comic shops charge the US price in canada because marvel/dc or whatever the publishers is dont bother looking at what its really worth in canadian $

we dont pay more because "its canada", its all about the currency rates, ppl if you are just gonna post stupid thing here just please, dont bother youre only making fools of yourselfs

It's more then currency rates, if it wasn't you wouldn't have made this post.

I love that you won this argument FOR me, thank you for letting me take it easy on a Sunday. Or did you make a post somewhere else complaining that it's not Sunday there either?

I mean you're the one saying that publishers don't care what they get for the books because they can't be bothered to look, heck go to your local Best Buy and ask if they want to do the same thing!

i just hope you realize that what you just said makes no sense at all and doesnt prove anything, why the **** i wouldnt have made this post if it was just about the currency rates ? nor did i ever say it was. and just for the record, the publishers gets the US price tag on thecomic book no matter whats the CAN $ is worth.thx for playing tho youre still young you have time to learn

[QUOTE="Dark_Link142"]No they raised prices in Canada recently. Or so I've heard. Sad really for us :(. But I already have one :D.jack00

but now that the canadian dollar is up at .94, im asking what the hell are they waiting to drop the prices. and by "they" i dont mean nintendo, i mean bestbuy and futureshop, etc

How would you feel if your boss started to pay you less because our dollar went up? We get the same pay check and the prices are the same, the only bearing that the worth of our dollar has on shopping right now is internationally.

I live in el salvador , our currency is the us dollar , the wii cost me $430.....but i sold my gamecube for $150 with no games ,1 control and no memory cards so that was cool !!! proud owner since december 16 2006

i just hope you realize that what you just said makes no sense at all and doesnt prove anything, why the **** i wouldnt have made this post if it was just about the currency rates ? nor did i ever say it was. and just for the record, the publishers gets the US price tag on thecomic book no matter whats the CAN $ is worth.thx for playing tho youre still young you have time to learn

hcreview

Uh huh sure

Oh what do we have here? It's the American and Canadian prices for a sub to Nintendo power

So as we see the price of a periodical is NOT the same nor does the company not bother to charge a different rate.

You think Nintendo's ripping people off?

The 360 is $399 or $499 in Canada

When it SHOULD be - $317 or $423 converted from the American pricing system.

That's a huge rip-off! :evil:

Schadenfreude

In Norway a Wii cost 2500 Norweigan Krones, that's about US$410.

Uhh, you do realize that the price of the dollar fluctuates and that at the time of the Wii's pricing announcement, the difference matched the difference of the value of the dollar, right?ZebethOrZebes

dont bother man, he will never get it even if god himself explains it to him

Yes us canadians are cheated on most goods. Although why do you complain that the wii went up $10 from launch, its $10! If your not willing to pay that much extra for a system your not a fan and just dont bother buying it.blackyoshi93

dude its not 10$ anymore, its 30, 40 with taxes, thats almost a game