Canadian vs. US Pricing

     We've tried to be as fair as possible in setting the prices for the horseshoe sets as we could be. There have been some prettey wild fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar against the US dollar in the past year and a half. Currently the exchange rate is averaging around 1 USD = 1.07 Cdn. (February 2010) and we are absorbing a portion of the exchange rate, as well as all brokerage charges and fees, in order to keep our pricing in Canadian dollars as low as possible.

     Below are a couple of examples showing the comparison costs between buying directly from the US and importing and paying the shipping and importing expenses yourself or simply purchasing from SD Distributing. It really is much less expensive through SD Distributing. This example is for Ontario, and it is quite interesting:

For an inexpensive set of shoes:

 

Costs	Buying Shoes From US	Buying Shoes From SD Distributing
Bandit Horseshoes (set)	$28.00	$44.95
Currency Exchange (shoes)	$ 1.96	------
UPS Ground Shipping	$19.22	$15.00
Currency Exchange (shipping)	$ 1.35	------
UPS Brokerage Charges	$19.45	------
UPS Bond Fee	$ 5.85	------
subtotal	$75.43	$59.95
GST	$ 3.77	$ 3.00
PST	$ 6.03	$ 4.80
Total	$85.23	$67.74

 

And for a more expensive set: 

Costs	Buying Shoes From US	Buying Shoes From SD Distributing
Snyder EZ Flip Horseshoes (set)	$67.00	$79.95
Currency Exchange (shoes)	$ 4.69	------
UPS Ground Shipping	$19.22	$15.00
Currency Exchange (shipping)	$ 1.35	------
UPS Brokerage Charges	$19.45	------
UPS Bond Fee	$ 5.85	------
subtotal	$117.16	$94.95
GST	$ 5.86	$ 4.75
PST	$ 9.37	$ 7.60
Total	$132.39	$107.29