wkrp Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I personally dont buy anything on these adds . Pots and pans and exercise equipment or any other gadget imaginable and all for the low price of $19.99. Most of these adds ship from Canada but the price is in US dollars. Whats with that? I dont see anything shipping from the US and priced in Canadian dollars, Are we being gouged by our own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 I heard once that the cost of the shipping alone makes profit and the price charged is gravy. So even if you return the item minus shipping they have made something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 (edited) A pal got sucked in when minutes after Indy won the Super Bowl he bought the T shirt and hat. Something like $19.99 and about 70 bucks in shipping and handling goof tax. They price things in US dollars because they can make more money. That crap comes straight from Asia to Canada. I don't even watch any commercials. I won't watch commercial TV if I can help it. AMC programs, 60 Minutes, national news or sports is about it. I just zone out for the time they are on and couldn't tell you what they were about seconds after. 15 minutes or more of commercials in a 1 hour TV program. Edited January 22, 2017 by Old Ironmaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npt1 Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 What bugs me about these stupid ads and commercials, they show you 30 images in less than 15 seconds and expect you to buy that product, What product is it?? The pictures flick so fast, its almost impossible to see what the are advertising.. Just my beef for today, in MHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 $5 million for 30 sec during the super bowl. Somehow or another they figure it's worth it. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bacon Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 I personally dont buy anything on these adds . Pots and pans and exercise equipment or any other gadget imaginable and all for the low price of $19.99. Most of these adds ship from Canada but the price is in US dollars. Whats with that? I dont see anything shipping from the US and priced in Canadian dollars, Are we being gouged by our own? They may be hoping that people don't realize how much they are spending after the exchange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkrp Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 They may be hoping that people don't realize how much they are spending after the exchange. Bingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 what get's me going is in the past they were told by the CRT that they cannot raise the volume of TV ad's (so you hear it in the other room as that is when you are likely to get up and do 'something") and that went away for a while but I have a buddy with a S or * branded sat company now in his home and the ad is so loud no matter what channel he has to mute the TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) Let me look at your gear and tackle and I'll tell pretty quick if you are a sucker for a sales pitch . For years we torrented all the shows we watch and since my wife got a few threatening letters from our isp we now watch our shows on Kodi, except for sports and the mornings news we really are commercial free. I hate that buy your old gold guy on the morning news Edited January 23, 2017 by dave524 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister G Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 And what about all these fishing/hunting lodges that charge in US funds.........what's that all about and is it legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Let me look at your gear and tackle and I'll tell pretty quick if you are a sucker for a sales pitch . For years we torrented all the shows we watch and since my wife got a few threatening letters from our isp we now watch our shows on Kodi, except for sports and the mornings news we really are commercial free. I hate that buy your old gold guy on the morning news Dave, just use a vpn like pia and your probs will be gone as no one can read the contents of your packets. $40/year is well worth it. Most people and businesses use them as a privacy feature. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Dave, just use a vpn like pia and your probs will be gone as no one can read the contents of your packets. $40/year is well worth it. Most people and businesses use them as a privacy feature. Cheers Actually , we wouldn't go back to torrenting, it was a pia to go through our list of shows in the morning and find torrents on EZTV, Pirate's Bay or some other sites with sleazy click bait and pop ups. The shows we watch are now just favourited on the start page of Kodi and away we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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