Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!ria!uwovax!4223_5105
From: 4223_5105@uwovax.uwo.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Educational Discounts
Message-ID: <5031.25df6b11@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Date: 19 Feb 90 08:42:08 GMT
References: <90021610511130@masnet.uucp> <1990Feb18.205132.2921@aucs.uucp> <21061@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
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In article <21061@watdragon.waterloo.edu>, ypcazabon@rose.waterloo.edu (Yvan Cazabon) writes:
> I agree that not having the educational discounts here in Canada is more
> than just disappointing, but there are other factors, namely, Canada Customs.
> The amiga is not, and correct me if I'm wrong, manufactured here in Canada,
> so Commodore Canada would have to absorb excise tax, duties and al. in
> order to offer a similar educational discount.  Remember, the free trade
> clause on computer hardware and such won't come into effect for a few years
> yet.
>  
> Having said that, I do hope Commodore Canada will be able to offer something
> to its Canadian following in the near future.  Can anybody suggest some way
> for Commodore to offset its extra overhead?  Maybe some new variation on the
> trade-in program?
> 
> Regards,
> Yvan Cazabon
> 
-- 
There has not been any duty on AMERICAN made computer equipment for more
than a year now.  Unfortuately Commodore equipment is not made in the states.
 
Only some MacIntosh stuff and some IBM clones are made in the states.
There is only 3.9% duty on computer equipment anyways, but we still have to
pay 13.5% federal sales tax on top of everyting else.  Once the GST goes in
it will be down to 7% or whatever it will be by then.

even with all the taxes and duty if you could get a 2500/30 with the educational
discount it would work out to under 5000 dollars canadian as compared with the
suggested list of over 10000 dollars from the last LIST i have.

probably the biggest overhead that commodore canada has is it's warranty that it
offers.  Yes here in canada we pay twice as much as you americans just so that we
get a ONE WHOLE YEAR WARRANTY on all CBM equipment that we buy. 
I'm getting my 2500/30 in the states!

john

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