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03/21/2004 06:26:21 PM · #1 |
I live in the US. Im going to canada this winter, and was wondering, can I actually benefit from the exchange rate, when buying camera equipment?
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03/21/2004 07:09:11 PM · #2 |
No you can't. Your US dollar has gone down considerably (thank you Mr George Double Ya). A US$ can buy approximately $1.35 Canadian.
An example: a 550EX will cost you $700 Canadian. Converted that means $518US (as opposed to $300 at BHPhoto).
I buy most of my equipment on the US side, either through E-bay (80%) or BHPhoto or Andorama. On average I've paid 65% (taxes, shipping, brokerage fees included) of what I would have paid on the Canadian side. I like to support Canadian, but not at a 50% premium.
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03/21/2004 07:11:07 PM · #3 |
| American $ is worth less (Not worthless). |
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03/21/2004 08:01:15 PM · #4 |
US $1.00 = CDN $ 1.3363 (Time of Writing)
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03/21/2004 08:23:53 PM · #5 |
Oh yeah, and by Q4 the dollar is supposed to be $1.25. Great for Jacko the E-Bayer, bad for exporters.
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