Re: REF:iris books in Canada?
- To: "'i*@onelist.com'" <i*@onelist.com>
- Subject: Re: REF:iris books in Canada?
- From: "* M* <M*@tc.gc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:25:44 -0400
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
Amy,
Notwithstanding the exchange rate and shipping costs, the discounts offered
by Barnes & Noble and Amazon often make it cheaper than buying locally.
Maureen Mark
m*@ottawa.com
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
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> From: Amy Moseley Rupp[SMTP:amy@ece.utexas.edu]
> Reply To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Sent: Friday, October 16, 1998 8:50 PM
> To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Subject: [iris-talk] Re: REF:iris books in Canada?
>
> From: Amy Moseley Rupp <amy@ece.utexas.edu>
>
> The Canadian dollar is near all time lows against the US dollar. I'd
> advise against ordering a book from a US source and paying shipping to
> Canada if you can find the books in Canada and ship them within the
> country.
>
> If someone can take a look at the dust jacket of the given book, there
> are list prices in both US and CDN dollars. Someone can send you that
> info. If you do the exchange math you'll see that the CDN dollar
> purchase is a better deal.
>
> If you vacation in Canada, save your receipts and turn them in to the
> provincial government -- you can get some of your provincial and sales
> tax refunded (all of it on books -- none on hotels or meals, but on as
> many souvenirs as you like). You can get the form from any Ontario
> Welcome Centre or if not going to Ontario, try that province's or city's
> welcome bureau /info bureau.
>
> --Amy
> (who loves Canada)
> (cursing rotting iris whilst planting unsuspecting new ones)
>
>
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