Price Differences - USA vs. Canada

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#77
I know this is a very old thread, but I didn't really see an answer to this anywhere else (forgive me if I missed it). I was looking at H online on both the Canada and USA websites, and the pricing scheme really confused me. For some things, e.g. scarves, the price is cheaper for Canada (after converting). For other things (towels or something, I forget), the price was more in Canada!
Can anyone explain these discrepancies to me?
 
#78
biorin said:
I know this is a very old thread, but I didn't really see an answer to this anywhere else (forgive me if I missed it). I was looking at H online on both the Canada and USA websites, and the pricing scheme really confused me. For some things, e.g. scarves, the price is cheaper for Canada (after converting). For other things (towels or something, I forget), the price was more in Canada!
Can anyone explain these discrepancies to me?
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Canada may have a higher duty on some items than the US.
Also it depends on the Euro-CAD/USD conversion rate not the USD-CAD exchange.
Canadian sales taxes are minimum 5% and are not included in the price.

I really have no idea why 90 cm scarves are still $420. Not complaining ;)
The mysteries of Hermes!:smile1:
 
#82
That's what I don't understand--if EVERYTHING was more expensive/cheaper, I would get it, but some items are more and some are less! Would it really just be varying duty? That seems strange to me.
 
#86
It's so strange. The 90 cm silks have been the same price for a few years now. I keep on expecting the price to go up and it doesn't. Not complaining though! I'll happily keep on paying the same price for scarves.
 
#87
pursecrzy said:
90 cm scarves are $420 in Canada and $435 in the US. Pretax.
So not everything is more expensive in Canada, just most things. :smile1:
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The shawls are $1370 CDN vs $1175 US yet Clic-Clacs are $745 CDN vs $720 US. While I understand there will be differences in pricing vis a vis duties, etc., I don't understand the $200 dollar differential on the shawls.
 
#89
Setherwood said:
The shawls are $1370 CDN vs $1175 US yet Clic-Clacs are $745 CDN vs $720 US. While I understand there will be differences in pricing vis a vis duties, etc., I don't understand the $200 dollar differential on the shawls.
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I was told by the SA in Vancouver that the cashmere shawl is more expensive cause of the duty on cashmere product to canada. so any cashmere made product will always be more expensive by a lot. compare to US. hope that clears things up.
 
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