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Q: price of apple watch in Canada

I am surprise by the price of the Apple Watch in USA vs Canada!? The 42mm Milanese is 699US$ and the same model is 919CAD$. With today rate, 699US = 841.60 Canadian dollars. I don't understand the up-charge of more than 75.00 CAD$ for the same watch?

Posted on May 5, 2015 5:58 PM

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  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair May 5, 2015 6:06 PM in response to MacXL
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    May 5, 2015 6:06 PM in response to MacXL

    There was a point in time when sugar was less expensive in Canada than in the U.S. and it had nothing to do with the exchange rate. Canada was importing cheap sugar from Cuba. Cuban sugar was not an option in the U.S. for purely political reasons. That's a very peculiar example but it highlights the fact that some very non-obvious things can affect pricing. Comparing cost of goods in different countries is more than just doing a currency conversion. There are lots of other factors. Some of them involve the way taxes are charged. The U.S prices are without sales tax. I don't know if the Canadian prices include V.A.T. or not. There are also differences in the cost of doing business in different countries, different regulatory fees, different costs of shipping goods, paying employees.

     

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  • by MacXL,

    MacXL MacXL May 5, 2015 6:36 PM in response to Meg St._Clair
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    May 5, 2015 6:36 PM in response to Meg St._Clair

    For most Apple product the prices are similar when converted. No Tax. No shipment cost: the basic item comparison.

    12inch Macbook 256Gb - Space grey is 1299US$ and 1549CAD$ at the apple store Canada.

    Today, 1299US= 1564 CAD$

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair May 5, 2015 6:58 PM in response to MacXL
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    May 5, 2015 6:58 PM in response to MacXL

    We don't know what differences there may be in the cost shipping and selling the Apple Watch in Canada. Or, sure, maybe Apple thinks Canadians will pay more. In that case, it's called Capitalism.