In article <[email protected]>, John
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I read here a while back that because Lee Valley prints their catalogs in
> advance they couldn't give Canadians a break on the prices when the dollar
> rose.
> I have to laugh at that.
> Lee Valley has no problem RAISING prices between catalogs.
Hey, John/Robert/whatever?
FOAD.
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "f/256" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> > "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I read here a while back that because Lee Valley prints their catalogs
> in
> > > advance they couldn't give Canadians a break on the prices when the
> dollar
> > > rose.
> > > I have to laugh at that.
> > > Lee Valley has no problem RAISING prices between catalogs.
<snip>
'zat you again "Robert"???
We have not changed any prices (other than introductory specials (2?) )
since the main catalogue was printed.
Prices change Sept for Wood, Oct/Nov for Hardware, and January for
Gardening....that's it.
Cheers -
Rob
"f/256" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I read here a while back that because Lee Valley prints their catalogs
in
> > advance they couldn't give Canadians a break on the prices when the
dollar
> > rose.
> > I have to laugh at that.
> > Lee Valley has no problem RAISING prices between catalogs.
>
> This is what they answered when I asked them:
>
> ************
> Thank you for your e-mail. We have received similar comments recently as
> the US dollar continues to lose value. We price our catalog in the summer
> months. We completed our pricing with an exchange rate of 1.38 CAD/USD at
> that time. Today's spot rate is 1.18 - a decline of some 15%.
>
> What many consumers do not recognize is the numerous additional factors
> involved in pricing, beyond exchange rates. With many of our products
> (purchased up to 14 months in advance) our costs are fixed at that time.
> For other products, we may have to purchase through a distributor in
Canada,
> where there can be a significant built-in disadvantage in costs between
> markets - essentially, we may have different costs in different markets,
and
> have to price that way as well. We have actually stopped selling our
Leigh
> Jig to American customers recently because it costs us more to purchase
the
> product than we are recouping with the published US prices.
>
So Lee Valley has NO PROBLEM raising the price to Canadian customers on a
wide range of items but won't raise prices to Americans.
Makes sense, Americans would be screaming like stuck pigs.
Lee Valley knows the Canadian customer won't behave in the same manner.
> We can certainly understand how one could perceive the differences you've
> cited as a "premium" for Canadians - but in reality, it's the American
> prices that are now out of whack - and are lower than is healthy for us in
> the long term. Our prices in Canada accurately reflect the costs of doing
> business.
>
> We appreciate the time you have taken to share your concerns with us and
we
> look forward to hearing from you again.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Wanda Gibson
> Internet Customer Service Representative
> ***********
>
>
"Rob Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> > "f/256" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > >
> > > "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > I read here a while back that because Lee Valley prints their
catalogs
> > in
> > > > advance they couldn't give Canadians a break on the prices when the
> > dollar
> > > > rose.
> > > > I have to laugh at that.
> > > > Lee Valley has no problem RAISING prices between catalogs.
> <snip>
>
>
> 'zat you again "Robert"???
>
> We have not changed any prices (other than introductory specials (2?) )
> since the main catalogue was printed.
>
> Prices change Sept for Wood, Oct/Nov for Hardware, and January for
> Gardening....that's it.
>
I have a price increase sheet I received with my last order.
As soon as I set up my snazzy new scanner later today I will scan it and
post to the binary group.
"BeerBoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi Rob,
> I thought I posted this a couple days ago but it seems to have
dissapearred.
> My apologies if this shows up twice.
>
> First, I'd like to say that I'm a very satisfied LV customer. I just
> finished spending my LV gift certificates on some K-Body sets at your
> Coquitlam store. Lee Valley's customer service is second to none.
>
> I also have a question regarding this US/CAN pricing thing.
>
> Would a customer shopping at a Canadian LV store be able to purchase goods
> at the US catalog price if paying in US funds?
> Just curious.
>
Are you nuts?
Of course not, or every Canadian would be doing it.
Hi Rob,
I thought I posted this a couple days ago but it seems to have dissapearred.
My apologies if this shows up twice.
First, I'd like to say that I'm a very satisfied LV customer. I just
finished spending my LV gift certificates on some K-Body sets at your
Coquitlam store. Lee Valley's customer service is second to none.
I also have a question regarding this US/CAN pricing thing.
Would a customer shopping at a Canadian LV store be able to purchase goods
at the US catalog price if paying in US funds?
Just curious.
Thanks.
Rob Lee wrote:
> 'zat you again "Robert"???
> We have not changed any prices (other than introductory specials (2?) )
> since the main catalogue was printed.
> Prices change Sept for Wood, Oct/Nov for Hardware, and January for
> Gardening....that's it.
> Cheers -
> Rob
Sure sounds like him doesn't it. You ever notice how the gutless
wonders don't have a valid addy or any ID info? Just another
pitch in the dust, Robin, let it go by.
Dave in Fairfax
--
Dave Leader
reply-to doesn't work
use:
daveldr at att dot net
American Association of Woodturners
http://www.woodturner.org
Capital Area Woodturners
http://www.capwoodturners.org/
PATINA
http://www.Patinatools.org/
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "BeerBoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:3NADd.1376$6l.335@pd7tw2no...
>> Hi Rob,
>> I thought I posted this a couple days ago but it seems to have
> dissapearred.
>> My apologies if this shows up twice.
>>
>> First, I'd like to say that I'm a very satisfied LV customer. I just
>> finished spending my LV gift certificates on some K-Body sets at your
>> Coquitlam store. Lee Valley's customer service is second to none.
>>
>> I also have a question regarding this US/CAN pricing thing.
>>
>> Would a customer shopping at a Canadian LV store be able to purchase
>> goods
>> at the US catalog price if paying in US funds?
>> Just curious.
>>
> Are you nuts?
> Of course not, or every Canadian would be doing it.
>
Go away Robert, you give Canada a bad name.
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Rob Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > >
> > > "f/256" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > >
> > > > "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > > news:[email protected]...
> > > > > I read here a while back that because Lee Valley prints their
> catalogs
> > > in
> > > > > advance they couldn't give Canadians a break on the prices when
the
> > > dollar
> > > > > rose.
> > > > > I have to laugh at that.
> > > > > Lee Valley has no problem RAISING prices between catalogs.
> > <snip>
> >
> >
> > 'zat you again "Robert"???
> >
> > We have not changed any prices (other than introductory specials (2?) )
> > since the main catalogue was printed.
> >
> > Prices change Sept for Wood, Oct/Nov for Hardware, and January for
> > Gardening....that's it.
> >
> I have a price increase sheet I received with my last order.
> As soon as I set up my snazzy new scanner later today I will scan it and
> post to the binary group.
That would be woodworking products, also in the gardening catalogue, (or
hardware, or gift Items, also added to the gardening catalogue).... what we
call "cross-over" products...
Every item has a "primary" catalogue - and is priced once per year, with its
associated main catalogue...
Cheers -
Rob
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
> "f/256" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > I read here a while back that because Lee Valley prints their
>> > catalogs
> in
>> > advance they couldn't give Canadians a break on the prices when the
> dollar
>> > rose.
>> > I have to laugh at that.
>> > Lee Valley has no problem RAISING prices between catalogs.
>>
>> This is what they answered when I asked them:
>>
>> ************
>> Thank you for your e-mail. We have received similar comments
>> recently as the US dollar continues to lose value. We price our
>> catalog in the summer months. We completed our pricing with an
>> exchange rate of 1.38 CAD/USD at that time. Today's spot rate is
>> 1.18 - a decline of some 15%.
>>
>> What many consumers do not recognize is the numerous additional
>> factors involved in pricing, beyond exchange rates. With many of our
>> products (purchased up to 14 months in advance) our costs are fixed
>> at that time. For other products, we may have to purchase through a
>> distributor in
> Canada,
>> where there can be a significant built-in disadvantage in costs
>> between markets - essentially, we may have different costs in
>> different markets,
> and
>> have to price that way as well. We have actually stopped selling our
> Leigh
>> Jig to American customers recently because it costs us more to
>> purchase
> the
>> product than we are recouping with the published US prices.
>>
> So Lee Valley has NO PROBLEM raising the price to Canadian customers
> on a wide range of items but won't raise prices to Americans.
> Makes sense, Americans would be screaming like stuck pigs.
> Lee Valley knows the Canadian customer won't behave in the same
> manner.
>
>> We can certainly understand how one could perceive the differences
>> you've cited as a "premium" for Canadians - but in reality, it's the
>> American prices that are now out of whack - and are lower than is
>> healthy for us in the long term. Our prices in Canada accurately
>> reflect the costs of doing business.
>>
>> We appreciate the time you have taken to share your concerns with us
>> and
> we
>> look forward to hearing from you again.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Wanda Gibson
>> Internet Customer Service Representative
>> ***********
>>
>>
>
>
>
*plonk* goes the idiot....
John wrote:
>
> So Lee Valley has NO PROBLEM raising the price to Canadian customers on a
> wide range of items but won't raise prices to Americans.
> Makes sense, Americans would be screaming like stuck pigs.
> Lee Valley knows the Canadian customer won't behave in the same manner.
GD Trolls continue to get me. Anyway, so you are saying that the LV is
charging more then the current catalogue prices to Canadians? Odd, I was
there just a couple of days ago and this wasn't the case. You are full
of shit.
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 09:52:50 -0800, "John" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I read here a while back that because Lee Valley prints their catalogs in
>advance they couldn't give Canadians a break on the prices when the dollar
>rose.
>I have to laugh at that.
>Lee Valley has no problem RAISING prices between catalogs.
Hello John, meet Robert in my kill-filter.
Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I read here a while back that because Lee Valley prints their catalogs in
> advance they couldn't give Canadians a break on the prices when the dollar
> rose.
> I have to laugh at that.
> Lee Valley has no problem RAISING prices between catalogs.
This is what they answered when I asked them:
************
Thank you for your e-mail. We have received similar comments recently as
the US dollar continues to lose value. We price our catalog in the summer
months. We completed our pricing with an exchange rate of 1.38 CAD/USD at
that time. Today's spot rate is 1.18 - a decline of some 15%.
What many consumers do not recognize is the numerous additional factors
involved in pricing, beyond exchange rates. With many of our products
(purchased up to 14 months in advance) our costs are fixed at that time.
For other products, we may have to purchase through a distributor in Canada,
where there can be a significant built-in disadvantage in costs between
markets - essentially, we may have different costs in different markets, and
have to price that way as well. We have actually stopped selling our Leigh
Jig to American customers recently because it costs us more to purchase the
product than we are recouping with the published US prices.
We can certainly understand how one could perceive the differences you've
cited as a "premium" for Canadians - but in reality, it's the American
prices that are now out of whack - and are lower than is healthy for us in
the long term. Our prices in Canada accurately reflect the costs of doing
business.
We appreciate the time you have taken to share your concerns with us and we
look forward to hearing from you again.
Sincerely,
Wanda Gibson
Internet Customer Service Representative
***********
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I read here a while back that because Lee Valley prints their catalogs in
> advance they couldn't give Canadians a break on the prices when the dollar
> rose.
> I have to laugh at that.
> Lee Valley has no problem RAISING prices between catalogs.
Name one company with a better reputation that does not raise their prices
and then go away.
"BeerBoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:3NADd.1376$6l.335@pd7tw2no...
> Hi Rob,
> I thought I posted this a couple days ago but it seems to have
dissapearred.
> My apologies if this shows up twice.
>
> First, I'd like to say that I'm a very satisfied LV customer. I just
> finished spending my LV gift certificates on some K-Body sets at your
> Coquitlam store. Lee Valley's customer service is second to none.
>
> I also have a question regarding this US/CAN pricing thing.
>
> Would a customer shopping at a Canadian LV store be able to purchase goods
> at the US catalog price if paying in US funds?
> Just curious.
>
> Thanks.
>
Hi -
No - the USD priced catalog is for delivery only outside Canada...
Cheers -
Rob