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Google perpetrated one of the worst offenses I've ever seen in regards to 'regional discrimination'. Way back when Android was first launching I wanted to orde
by nucleardog 14y ago
Google perpetrated one of the worst offenses I've ever seen in regards to 'regional discrimination'.
Way back when Android was first launching I wanted to order an ADP1. $500 or so and free shipping in the US.
Shipping to anywhere in the world (Russia, China, South Africa, etc) was anywhere from $30-$60. Shipping to Canada was about $280. Half the price of the bloody phone in shipping just to get it across the border, plus duty and tax when I received it.
Needless to say I shipped it to a guy I knew in the states and had it re-shipped for ~$30.
- cbr 14y agoA little looking suggests [1] that the high cost of shipping to Canada was from import fees: Shipping + Import Fees Canada $ 35.75 $ 162.63 United Kingdom $ 42.60 $ 85.65 Hungary $ 55.72 $ 98.13 Austria $ 47.61 $ 96.66 Germany $ 42.60 $ 91.71 France $ 42.60 $ 95.74 Spain $ 47.61 $ 80.32 Poland $ 55.72 $ 106.44 Switzerland $ 47.61 $ 47.66 Netherlands $ 42.59 $ 91.71 Sweden $ 47.61 $ 117.07 Finland $ 47.61 $ 104.82 India $ 47.50 $ 125.21 Japan $ 42.06 $ 35.16 Taiwan $ 42.06 $ 71.82 Australia $ 47.50 $ 55.82 Singapore $ 42.06 $ 43.23 No idea why import fees were so high. [1] http://forum.openhandsetdevelopers.com/android-dev-phone-1-and-shipping-costs-t65.html http://forum.openhandsetdevelopers.com/android-dev-phone-1-a...
- luriel 14y agoI don't even understand, what are "import fees"? Tariffs? I keep forgetting that we don't have even remotely free trade, so absurd and economically senseless, sigh.