Solo-Wing, did you not hear anything in the last 2 years about the price gap between the US and Canada. Just because the exchange rate (lets say as an example. That the Loonie and Greenback are at parity. Both = 1$). The exchange rate is not the hand of god. A 1$ Candy bar in Detroit isn't gona mean that that exact same candy bar is gona be a 1$ in Windsor, Ontario. Many other factors play into the equation.
This CBC article gives abit of insight to what I'm saying. But I agree that some thing should be (if continuing to use our parity example) the same price. So we have NAFTA so most everything is duty free trade wise. So that helps, but were still paying more.
Now the kicker.
So why is it cheaper to buy a car in the States than in Canada, even if that car was manufactured in Canada. ( I must note that this was back when the Loonie was much higher than the US dollar) This is what really bungled my mind back than. I've yet as to find a reason for this other than capitalist market being capitalist market. The US economy is much bigger than Canada so they can sell 10 cars to our 4 lets say, which allows them so sell them cheaper. Again this isn't always the case, but I say again Capitalist market.
I'm no economists or business man. This is what I can figure out for myself, and I may be wrong on some accounts. So any professional or someone from that background, so correct me so I can learn.
Heres that article.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/11/02/pol-carney-us-price-differences.html
Now I should also say this doesn't or shouldn't effect digital sales by market. Taxes and other things may apply to digital content. But this is in a perfect world, where evil corporations and such don't have a gouging spoon hidden just up their arm (Ahh good ol' greed eh). We only pay x for y because were willing to pay x for y. If we could get a global play of hand not buying x we could force the y price down, but because people want their bread, and are willing to keep going with the set price of y, we will see everything new costing the same.
MetalDooley said:
It's not just Canadians that are being ripped off.The prices for Games on Demand vary massively between Britain and Ireland
For example Black Ops is 44.99GBP on the British Xbox website.44.99GBP is roughly 55Euro under current exchange rates.Yet to buy Black Ops on the Irish site will set you back 69.99Euro
Good example for price gouging, unless Ireland has some giant tax on games or digital content (which I doubt).
Now it's about 3:30 am where I am. I'm very tired, this is getting confusing, and my laptops charge is running low. I'll have to end this here. Good night.
