GW Scaming Canada!

[Vlad Von Carstein]

Well i just checked the diffrence in price's and now its the following

BLood Knights 110 in canada, 75 BUCKS IN THE US!
Wraiths\banchee's 12 in canada, 6 in the us!
Grave Guard 45 DOLLARS! HERE! 25 in the us.
And battle forces are freaking 90 dollars! THERE 130+ 14% TAX HERE!

what the hell is all i can say. Games workshop canada can Bite me im ordering from the us website from now on i save 50%!!!! its the same for 40k as well everything is like 20 bucks cheaper blisters are almost half the price in the us then they are here. I want to know what the hell gw is doing!

[experiment 626]

i wouldn't go ordering anything off of the US site for the following reasons;
a) you still have to convert to canadian dollars + pay proper canadian taxes & shipping fees...
b) US prices will change very, very soon to reflect their falling dollar

cheers!

[Githros]

I always thought stuff was more expensive in Canada as compared to US?

On the back of my BL books, US : $7.99 and CAN : $9.99.

[Vlad Von Carstein]

lol stitch its still a hell of alot cheaper to order from the us. 25 for a varghulf? yes please screw 45!

[Rhaalidor]

US prices will be going up very soon, as Stitch has said, due to our crappy dollar. GW seems to be basing their prices on an older conversion rate between the pound and the US dollar, while keeping a more current rate between the pound and the Canadian dollar. Canadian prices probably won't go down, but the US prices should increase by 10 to 30%, according to the trade rate between currencies. I hope this doesn't happen (as an American used to cheaper prices), but it will. I can remember paying $10 for a 10 man squad of Space Marines, and $20 for a pair of Rhinos. Ahh, those were the days.

[Vlad Von Carstein]

IT will sooner or later but it will still be cheaper then canada, gw is just out to grab every penny it would seem.

[Ikarus]

I will say this - I live right on the border - Washington to British Columbia.

For the 18 years I have been living.

Canada prices have ALWAYS been higher.

[experiment 626]

Originally Posted by Vlad Von Carstein

IT will sooner or later but it will still be cheaper then canada, gw is just out to grab every penny it would seem.

no we're not... as a matter of fact, our pricing has absolutely NOTHING! to do with the US dollar - all prices worldwide for GW product are dictated by the british pound. so while we've gained above parody with the US, we've gained what, maybe .15$ on the pound?!!
also, a basic fact of business; prices are typically agusted on a 6-month basis. (bi-anually) therefore, product is developed, marketed and priced 6 months ahead of it's slated release...

now, US prices will be rising slightly! (not too much!)
however, canadian prices will be going down to reflect the continued strength of our dollar.
as a matter of fact, the new starter set is slated to sell at $85 both here in canada and in the US!

so please, just be paitient!!! things will work out, it simply takes time becaue that's how capitalisim works sadly...

cheers!

[Vlad Von Carstein]

Originally Posted by Ikarus

I will say this - I live right on the border - Washington to British Columbia.

For the 18 years I have been living.

Canada prices have ALWAYS been higher.

Yup ikky is my new hook up hopefully i can cross over to his place in an hour! lol

[kenshin620]

Oh bloody hell! Should I start buying before the price rise? Good lord GW! I think I might switch back to fish keeping! Much more cheaper and more people can relate to it.

[Vlad Von Carstein]

Originally Posted by kenshin620

Oh bloody hell! Should I start buying before the price rise? Good lord GW! I think I might switch back to fish keeping! Much more cheaper and more people can relate to it.

Plus you have fresh fish for dinner.

[kenshin620]

Ehhhh, the only fish that would seem edible are probably the Silver Dollars (my mom love them) but they're big and need like at least 75 gallons for a small school. Besides, I was thinking of expensive fish like some discus (cost around $30-40 for a quality one). Then if I'm lucky, they'll breed! But then what do I do with a bunch of fish? Sell them back?

[Vlad Von Carstein]

Originally Posted by kenshin620

Ehhhh, the only fish that would seem edible are probably the Silver Dollars (my mom love them) but they're big and need like at least 75 gallons for a small school. Besides, I was thinking of expensive fish like some discus (cost around $30-40 for a quality one). Then if I'm lucky, they'll breed! But then what do I do with a bunch of fish? Sell them back?

Fish'n Chip's.

[experiment 626]

guys, i think we've veered a wee bit off topic here! let's leave the seafood jokes aside and get back to the original topic, eh?!

cheers!

[Rhaalidor]

I'm gonna move this to General Talk. Just so you'll know. Thanks.

[kenshin620]

Heh sorry, couldn't help myself (Wow, I just ate salmon for supper). How much would a tactical squad cost then when the prices rise?

[Vlad Von Carstein]

45.00 give or take.

[Ikarus]

Another lulz - australians have to pay 192$ USD gamers edition 5th edition. US - $95

[Vlad Von Carstein]

........why dose england like the us? and not canada! WHERE THE GOOD COUNTRY!!!

[kenshin620]

Yea! If it wasn't for us, they would have lost WW2! I think. How importent were the Canadian Shock Troopers? (I was born in canada)

[Vlad Von Carstein]

Originally Posted by kenshin620

Yea! If it wasn't for us, they would have lost WW2!

you know its true!

[themandalorian]

Even more expensive oh god

[experiment 626]

Originally Posted by Vlad Von Carstein

........why dose england like the us? and not canada! WHERE THE GOOD COUNTRY!!!

anything that's sold in the US, wether it's made in europe or aisa or wherever, is typically undercosted because the US is the #1 consumer of goods in the world...

therefore, if you say, even if you price a 20$ product in the US for say only $15, you'll still make a helluva profit because americans simply consume that much of your given product!

so no, GW isn't scaming us here in the north, they're simply doing what every other buisiness does which is make more money in the US because there's more profit to be had...

cheers!

[Rhaalidor]

Vlad, look at it like this: the U.S. has a current population of 304 million people. Canada has a current population of 33 million. The U.S. has almost ten times the population of Canada. So, that means that on average, GW sells ten times more product in the U.S. than it does in Canada. They can afford to take a smaller proift margin in the U.S., because even with a 20% price price break for Americans, GW still makes 70% more from the US than it makes from Canada. Even with the cost of shipping, you're still better off buying from the US.

[Brother Warchild]

Originally Posted by Vlad Von Carstein

........why dose england like the us? and not canada! WHERE THE GOOD COUNTRY!!!

Originally Posted by kenshin620

Yea! If it wasn't for us, they would have lost WW2! I think. How importent were the Canadian Shock Troopers? (I was born in canada)

Originally Posted by Vlad Von Carstein

you know its true!

And if we woulda lost the whole world would be pretty different and i dont think you would be that Happy then.

[Rhaalidor]

Originally Posted by kenshin620

Yea! If it wasn't for us, they would have lost WW2! I think. How importent were the Canadian Shock Troopers? (I was born in canada)

The US has helped to save the free world on more than one occasion (though we've had our butts kicked a couple of times in much smaller actions). At the moment, though, if you pay attention to the world and it's mood, everyone else is catching up to us, very, very quickly. We aren't the great superpower that we used to be. Some folks around the world just see us as the big bully.