Recommend me some cheap online store in Canada

[Thrasher]

Could you give me suggestions for some good and cheap online electronics and computer store in Canada? I mean something like Compuplus or Bestbuy or Amazon in the US. I don't want to order from US to avoid customs costs. Thanks.

 

[eyeteeth]

Futureshop
Amazon Canada
Radioshack

Why http://www.bestbuycanada.ca/, which is a competitor, isn't offering online shopping is a mystery.

I order stuff from the US all the time and it's not too much as long as I don't ask for overnight or something. Orders from The End Records costs me a little over $2 shipping.

 

[Thrasher]

Have you ever ordered something costing more than $100 from US? How much is the customs for expensive items like that?

BTW: Compuplus or Amazon US don't ship to Canada, do they?

 

[mbriant]

You'll likely have to pay 7% GST plus brokerage fees. Brokerage fees vary. Post Office is cheapest at $5.00. Fed-Ex is around $25 and UPS can charge as much as $37 .... even if there are no duties involved. Most items now days come in duty free depending on where they are manufactured. U.S. and Mexican manufactured products are definately duty-free because of free trade, and many other countries are non-duty as well, but it is charged on items from some countries. The amount varies with the cost of the item and what exactly the item is. Usually 2-5%.

Most likely you'll only be charged GST + brokerage. Again, post office is by far the most reasonable.

 

[SumB]

UPS can and will gouge up to at least 60% of the value of the item for their "brokerage fee", and they don't honour insurance on items brought into the country.

Avoid UPS like the plague, and Fed Ex is only worth it for high value items.

Computer and electronics stores:

www.ncix.com
www.tigerdirect.ca

Computer stores:

www.bigfootcomputers.com
www.compusmart.com
www.pccanada.com
www.atic.ca
www.frontierpc.com

For a ton more try the listings at:

http://www.canada.com/shopping/index.html
http://www.pricenetwork.ca/

 

[HiWire]

Best Buy is owned by Future Shop, I think.

 

[Xeno7651]

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiWire Best Buy is owned by Future Shop, I think.

It's the other way around

 

[eyeteeth]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xeno7651 It's the other way around

They are competitors.

 

[mbriant]

Quote:

They are competitors.

Sort of, but Best Buy does now own Future Shop.

 

[JiPi]

For the record, I bought an iPod from a guy in the US a while ago and the dude put a 250$ value on the box (even though I paid 160$ for it). He shipped it with UPS (DOH!) and it ended up making me pay 103$ more just for the brokerage/duty/etc. fees. I was pretty darn mad, and made the guy pay half of it.

So avoid UPS, yes.

And BTW, BestBuy *does* own Future Shop

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[eyeteeth]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbriant Sort of, but Best Buy does now own Future Shop.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JiPi And BTW, BestBuy *does* own Future Shop

Puny Canadians rolled over again.

 

[ampgalore]

I thought some corporation in Mexico (or is it Columbia) owns Best Buy.

Puny U.S. rolled over on this one.

 

[ampgalore]

Never mind, it's CompUSA.

 

[minya]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ampgalore (or is it Columbia)

There's no such country as "Columbia." Unless you mean the district of, of course.

- Chris