newegg.ca

[Piyono]

Just launched recently.
I was very excited until I saw how much standard shipping was for 2 card readers and a CPU (like$35, no combining).

Looks to me that they're shipping to Canada from U.S. warehouses.


Disappointing in any case.

 

[ddrueding]

I suspect once volume picks up they will give you guys some warehouses, too.

 

[Mercutio]

Newegg sets flat rates on shipping per item for most people.

The exception is that if someone notices that you're doing a large enough volume of business ($20k in a month, maybe?), they'll put a "reduce shipping price" flag on your account for a while.

I've received as much as 3/4 of a UPS truck full of stuff from Newegg and I had to pay full shipping price on every box in that truck.

And yes, they do put in new warehouses from time to time. I know my stuff comes from New Jersey, Tennessee or California.

 

[ddrueding]

Yup, the packages I'm receiving today are from "BALDWIN PARK, CA, US" and tomorrow's delivery is from "MEMPHIS, TN, US".

 

[Piyono]

A Newegg rep just told me that all Canada-bound shipments leave from a U.S. warehouse.

Says my corespondent: "We do not have any plans to establish any warehouse locations in Canada at this time".

Probably not opening any warehouses in Israel, either.

Bummer.

Good news is he offered me a one-time $25 discount for my trouble.

Sweet.

 

[e_dawg]

I was all excited, but the shipping problem rears its ugly head once again. Tigerdirect.ca is similarly hampered by its high shipping rates for a supposedly Canadian site.

 

[Gilbo]

I find NCIX pretty good. Closest thing to Newegg selection in Canada.

Now that I live in Ottawa, I have stuff with expensive shipping from the U.S. shipped to Ogdensburg, NY. It's about a 50 minute drive south. Starting around 30 bucks in savings, it's worth the price of the gas. If I have a relative close to there who can also pick stuff up for me.

Didn't work for Newegg though because they required an American billing address --now it might though...