Comments on: Are Canadian consumers being fleeced? http://www.giftedtypist.com/2007/09/27/are-canadian-consumers-being-fleeced/ this is not blogging; this is typing Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:02:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gifted Typist http://www.giftedtypist.com/2007/09/27/are-canadian-consumers-being-fleeced/comment-page-1/#comment-1967 Gifted Typist Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:51:29 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/2007/09/27/are-canadian-consumers-being-fleeced/#comment-1967 It's not you Chelene, it's Canadian publishers who charge the big price and don't make the adjustment. It’s not you Chelene, it’s Canadian publishers who charge the big price and don’t make the adjustment.

]]> By: chelene http://www.giftedtypist.com/2007/09/27/are-canadian-consumers-being-fleeced/comment-page-1/#comment-1958 chelene Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:16:32 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/2007/09/27/are-canadian-consumers-being-fleeced/#comment-1958 Yeah, I read a story about this. Sorry we're screwing you guys over. Yeah, I read a story about this. Sorry we’re screwing you guys over.

]]> By: tonardo http://www.giftedtypist.com/2007/09/27/are-canadian-consumers-being-fleeced/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 tonardo Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:06:36 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/2007/09/27/are-canadian-consumers-being-fleeced/#comment-1951 Bloody right we are being fleeced! It's the old 'when prices go up they are adjusted instantly, but they hold on by their fingertips when the bottom falls out' syndrome. Last week I saw a book that was $48 Canadian and $29.95 US!!!!! Almost 40% higher .....! Bloody right we are being fleeced! It’s the old ‘when prices go up they are adjusted instantly, but they hold on by their fingertips when the bottom falls out’ syndrome.

Last week I saw a book that was $48 Canadian and $29.95 US!!!!! Almost 40% higher …..!

]]> By: Dick http://www.giftedtypist.com/2007/09/27/are-canadian-consumers-being-fleeced/comment-page-1/#comment-1950 Dick Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:20:51 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/2007/09/27/are-canadian-consumers-being-fleeced/#comment-1950 This has always been an issue, albeit more apparent given the strong Canadian $. It would be easy enough, one would think, to have a base price on the shelf and a price adjustment at the till. Almost all purchases are electronic nowadays anyway. There was a snippit on CTV last night regarding vehicle purchase prices, but I didn't really follow it. Stay tuned I guess. This has always been an issue, albeit more apparent given the strong Canadian $.
It would be easy enough, one would think, to have a base price on the shelf and a price adjustment at the till.
Almost all purchases are electronic nowadays anyway.
There was a snippit on CTV last night regarding vehicle purchase prices, but I didn’t really follow it.
Stay tuned I guess.

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