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From: NedKelly@usenetexchange.com
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:43:36 GMT, Ned Kelly
wrote:
>On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:13:59 GMT, Ned Kelly
>wrote:
>>On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:05:11 -0600, John Fleming wrote:
>>>On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:18:38 GMT, while chained to a desk in
>>>the scriptorium "Canuck57"
>>>wrote:
>>>> $"John Fleming" wrote in message
>>>> $news:dqh7i3tpasn3o6gfqk766le9oa4pios9c5@4ax.com...
>>>> $> Let's face it. If the gas is costing you $100 for the round
>>>> $> trip, it doesn't make sense to travel to the US to save $50
>>>> $> on a $200 DVD player.
>>>> $Fill up while in the US. Their gasoline isn't taxed as much.
>
>>>Sure. That cuts your "shipping costs" a bit.
>>>> $> Now if you are buying an entire surround sound home
>>>> $> entertainment system, that's another matter. Anyway, with a
>>>> $> lot of electronics being produced in Japan, don't expect low
>>>> $> prices in the US to stay low if they are importing the stuff
>>>> $> with forex involving a more expensive Yen.
>>>> $Quite true. If not North American made, or at least assembled their may
>>>> $also be duty. But say duty was 6%, you will likely still save. Might
want
>>>> $to take advantage of the short term dip that has expanded this margin.
Plus
>>>> $I can never remember electronics costing more in the US, even with
current
>>>> $currency variations at play.
>>>> $I also don't know, but do states like Michigan, NY, Ohio etc. refund or
>>>> $exempt foreign shoppers from local sales taxes. In Montana I don't worry
>>>> $about it.
>>>Sales tax exemptions/redemptions might make things a bit
>>>more attractive to someone living close to the border. But
>>>for a one day trip you only get something like, IIRC a duty
>>>exemption on the first $50 in purchases when you make a one
>>>day shopping trip to the US.
>>>So if you are going to slip across the border on a shopping
>>>trip, you have to factor all these additional costs into the
>>>price paid for goods.
>>Careful shoppers will arrange for at least 2 days in the USA, which gives
$400
>>per person duty free.
>>For a week, one gets $750 per person duty free, with food items duty free as
>>well.
>For car buyers interested in deals in Great Falls Montana, the following will
>help:
>If anyone is interested in a listing and more information you can point them
>to DexKnows.com and search "Auto" in Great Falls, MT.
>There are just too many to list.
>Hope this helps,
>Tyler Spangelo
>Convention & Visitors Bureau / Communications Director
>Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
>100 1st Ave N
>Great Falls, MT 59401
>(406)-761-4434, ext 103
>Facsimile (406)-761-6129
>tspangelo@greatfallschamber.org
As for the organized shopping tours you may want to contact the two people
listed below and see if it would be an option. I know it would have to
probably be a contract deal, however if a group was interested in splitting a
fee it may work in their benefit.
The first contact would be Carol Place and she runs a Historic Trolley and
provides tours of the Great Falls area. Again I don’t know if she would
contract out a shopping tour or not. Her contact number is 406-771-1100. The
second one I can point you to would be Carol Lindseth with Odyssey Travel and
she may have some connections within her industry to assist with a shopping
tour. Her contact number is 406-761-1343.
Anything else you need, you know where to find me.
Thank you,
Tyler Spangelo
Convention & Visitors Bureau / Communications Director
Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
100 1st Ave N
Great Falls, MT 59401
(406)-761-4434, ext 103
Facsimile (406)-761-6129
tspangelo@greatfallschamber.org
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