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Riddle me this...

algalphysalgalphys member
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Ok so I picked out a crib that I like from Sears Canada...it's 399.99.  I was browsing Walmart.com (American site not Canadian, can't find it on the Canadian Site) and saw the same crib for 135 US, with the current exchange rate is about 145 Canadian.  Due to some government restrictions, I don't think I can pick the crib up in the US and bring back to Canada :(

So what my point was is how the hell can the exact same crib cost less than half price in the US versus Canada?!?!

Damn you Sears!

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  • heyleeheylee member
    Could you bring it from US to Canada by shipping it over or by having it in pieces out of the box like you got it as a gift?
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  • algalphysalgalphys member
    I'm not sure...it looks to me like the biggest problem will be labelling and instructions having to be in English and French (I suspect the ones from the states are English and Spanish).
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  • kg_08kg_08 member

    Are you positive about the restrictions? I live right by the Canadian border and last I heard you can bring stuff over up to $1,000 and not have to pay dues on it.

    I'd double check before you spend all that extra money. I don't see why they wouldn't let you bring a crib... all they ask about is alchohol, cigarettes, weapons, and some fruit.

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  • algalphysalgalphys member
    Yah I checked on health Canada website for restrictions on importing...we live like 10 minutes from the border so we cross all of the time and I imagine they wouldn't ask specifics about our purchases but in the off chance that we get searched I'd hate to lose my money and my crib...
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  • heyleeheylee member

    imagealgalphys:
    I'm not sure...it looks to me like the biggest problem will be labelling and instructions having to be in English and French (I suspect the ones from the states are English and Spanish).

     Sometimes they are in English, Spanish, French and Creole lol. It does happen though! Maybe call the manufacturer and ask or see if they will open the box to let you check.

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  • Ivana_StolichnayaIvana_Stolichnaya member
    Those rules are so silly...it's a crib, not a kilo of heroin.
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  • luvdv8luvdv8 member

    Cribs aren't an issue- car seats are. It's a different safety standard. And it's not that you can't use a US carseat, it's that you will be fined for not having you child in a safe restraint device. So long as it's the same crib it should have the same safety standards and not be an issue.

    As far as driving over to the States, you need to stay 48 hours before you can have $400 in duty free purchases. You can go over and pick up the crib and drive right back but you'll need to declare it at the border and pay duty on the item.

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  • audgleighaudgleigh
    Does it have anything to do with the new restrictions the US just put on cribs? They are making drop side cribs illegal to sell soon, so a lot of stores have cut their prices way down to try to unload the stock before the  law comes into play. (idk when that time is I saw it on HLN the other day).
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