Future Shop is lowering prices in Canada! - Blu-ray Forum

blu-rayfan101 · 11-17-2007, 03:28 PM

Future Shop is lowering their prices because the Canadian dollar is at par with the American dollar. I might be shopping at Future Shop alot more!

http://www.futureshop.ca/marketing/b...ar/default.asp

glenn22 · 11-17-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-rayfan101

Future Shop is lowering their prices because the Canadian dollar is at par with the American dollar. I might be shopping at Future Shop alot more!

http://www.futureshop.ca/marketing/b...ar/default.asp

FINALLY! I've been waiting for them to catch up.

The Guardian · 11-17-2007, 04:03 PM

They still have a 10% premium on player prices compared with the USD price...

Rike255 · 11-17-2007, 06:20 PM

Sweet, I never shopped at FutureShop, thought their prices were ridiculously high but I'll have to check them out soon again.

aristotles · 11-17-2007, 06:33 PM

I noticed that some things like Sony HDDV cams were cheaper at Bestbuy Canada than either Best Buy USA or Futureshop and this was before the Canadian dollar went above par.

It really depends on where the product is coming from.

ziggy66 · 11-17-2007, 06:38 PM

They say they are going to lower prices, just to make themselves look good. In actuality, they will only lower the price on a few things. If they are going to drop the prices with the stronger Canadian dollar, they should start with the Blu Ray movies. $32.99 for Underworld is plain ridiculous

bajor27 · 11-17-2007, 06:41 PM

This is reassuring news. As much as I like to save money, I hate having to spend it all in the US.

Leopold BUTTERS · 11-17-2007, 06:55 PM

too bad the canadian dollar is going down so much, its gone down 8 cents in like a week!

they might raise them back up again.

PrinceLH · 11-17-2007, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

too bad the canadian dollar is going down so much, its gone down 8 cents in like a week!

they might raise them back up again.

That's what the crooks at Walmart, Zellers, Future Shops and Best Buy were waiting for. All of this lip service about realigning prices has still not happened on 99% of the products that they sell. It's funny how Future Shops do a BOGO sale and their prices mysteriously go from $29.99 a title to $34.99 or $32.99 per title. Robbing Bastards!

mwatcher · 11-17-2007, 08:52 PM

This is a marketing ploy...prices really haven't changed that much. DVDs and BDs are still expensive here in Canada compared to US.

2Bad4u · 11-17-2007, 09:01 PM

I stopped buying from the B&M stores about a month ago... everything is now purchased on Amazon. I just love the selection, on-line service, and pricing. They lost me as a customer.

WaRe · 11-17-2007, 09:03 PM

Let's see how long this will last.

CGYBLU · 11-17-2007, 09:11 PM

Too late, so sorry... I've quite taken to this whole amazon.com thing... If there's something that I just *must* have and it so happens to be in stock i'll swing by the mall and check out BB and FS to see if it's there. More often than not they are out of stock so amazon.com and a slight shipping delay wins.

PrinceLH · 11-17-2007, 10:59 PM

You can't beat Amazon.com. Better prices, U.S. exchange, no sales tax and shipped from Canada. What a way to get around the tax system and border problems. I've become very enchanted with them lately. Beats going to my P.O. Box, in New York State, to pick up my orders from Warner Home Video. I even have to pay the N.Y. State sales tax, then deal with the tax collectors at the border. Who needs it! Amazon does the job, in spades!

11-17-2007, 03:28 PM	#1
blu-rayfan101 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The Universe.	Future Shop is lowering prices in Canada! Future Shop is lowering their prices because the Canadian dollar is at par with the American dollar. I might be shopping at Future Shop alot more! http://www.futureshop.ca/marketing/b...ar/default.asp

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The Guardian Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Kitchener, ON Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:1	They still have a 10% premium on player prices compared with the USD price...

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aristotles Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:401 Blu-ray reviews:1	I noticed that some things like Sony HDDV cams were cheaper at Bestbuy Canada than either Best Buy USA or Futureshop and this was before the Canadian dollar went above par. It really depends on where the product is coming from.

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ziggy66 Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:British Columbia 4K collection:86 Blu-ray collection:853 Trading Score:8	They say they are going to lower prices, just to make themselves look good. In actuality, they will only lower the price on a few things. If they are going to drop the prices with the stronger Canadian dollar, they should start with the Blu Ray movies. $32.99 for Underworld is plain ridiculous

11-17-2007, 06:41 PM	#7
bajor27 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:BC, Canada Blu-ray collection:1031 DVD collection:2 Trading Score:5	This is reassuring news. As much as I like to save money, I hate having to spend it all in the US.

11-17-2007, 06:55 PM	#8
Leopold BUTTERS Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:AB,Canada Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	too bad the canadian dollar is going down so much, its gone down 8 cents in like a week! they might raise them back up again.

11-17-2007, 08:52 PM	#10
mwatcher Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 4K collection:133 Blu-ray collection:615 DVD collection:462	This is a marketing ploy...prices really haven't changed that much. DVDs and BDs are still expensive here in Canada compared to US.

11-17-2007, 09:01 PM	#11
2Bad4u New Member Member since:Nov 2007	I stopped buying from the B&M stores about a month ago... everything is now purchased on Amazon. I just love the selection, on-line service, and pricing. They lost me as a customer.

11-17-2007, 09:03 PM	#12
WaRe Active Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Ottawa, Ontario Home Theater Gallery:20 Blu-ray collection:90 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	Let's see how long this will last.

11-17-2007, 09:11 PM	#13
CGYBLU Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray reviews:1	Too late, so sorry... I've quite taken to this whole amazon.com thing... If there's something that I just must have and it so happens to be in stock i'll swing by the mall and check out BB and FS to see if it's there. More often than not they are out of stock so amazon.com and a slight shipping delay wins.

11-17-2007, 10:59 PM	#14
PrinceLH Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007	You can't beat Amazon.com. Better prices, U.S. exchange, no sales tax and shipped from Canada. What a way to get around the tax system and border problems. I've become very enchanted with them lately. Beats going to my P.O. Box, in New York State, to pick up my orders from Warner Home Video. I even have to pay the N.Y. State sales tax, then deal with the tax collectors at the border. Who needs it! Amazon does the job, in spades!

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