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PSA for Canadians - Angie's mustard Converse

Anonymous

I had them in and out of my Nordstrom cart a few times - always backing off because of the steep import duties , which turned them into $200 boots. Kind of crazy . They are available on Converse.ca for the same price Nordstrom is charging in Can $ , and with a minimal shipping charge , and of course no import fees and duties. 10% off for first order too. AND - far quicker shipping than the 2 weeks we experience with Nordstrom.

Can't wait for mine to arrive

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Latest reply was from Christina F.

Suz

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Oooh! Tempting, for sure. And YES, sometimes it pays to do a bit of a hunt online for other options.

Suz

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Ordered. Thanks! We'll be jean/ sneaker twins. And the mustard capsule is beginning....

Anonymous

Same here

Angie

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HAHAHAH

FUN. Yay for the Canadians! Happy early Thanksgiving.

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DJP

Also available on the Little Burgundy site for $150.00 ( free shipping)
Just sayin’

Style Fan

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Tempting. I might see them in Toronto this weekend.

Anonymous

Oh - good find , DJP! I popped into their store just yesterday to see if they had them, but no luck. Never thought to check their website.

Jules

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I subscribe to the converse.ca mailing list and they do have some promotions and end of season sales as well, often with decent stock still available. I bought last year’s lined ‘winter’ version at somewhat of a discount in January this way (I was on the fence and willing to wait and possibly miss out, and the sale happily coincided with some birthday money).
Every time I put a Nordstrom’s item in my cart it goes up around 50% between duties and shipping. I think they should just include the duties in the listed retail price.

Anonymous

Jules - I agree. Duties are one thing, but it's the random import fees that kill some items for me. Footwear is especially tricky. Nordstrom is so NOT international-customer friendly. I'm sending back 3 returns today - each from a different order - and each box will cost me $30 to send back. $90 for the privilege of trying on clothes. I must be really dumb.

smittie

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No other store charges duties for online purchases that I'm aware of--- including small mom-and-pop stores AND big stores like BR/Gap--so it's not clear to me why Nordstrom does. Is every other online store shirking the law? I doubt it, but I can't say for sure.

Yes, I'm annoyed at Nordstrom.
I think it's great for US customers though.

Suz

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The duty charges are built in for companies like J. Crew and Land's End.

BR/ GAP (but not Athleta) has a Canadian site, so that's a different thing altogether. Ditto Zara and others -- it's all built into the Canadian price in the first place so no additional charges.

I am not sure how small companies get around it. In some cases, you'll be charged duty at your door. It's happened to me. It all depends on how fussy the Canadian customs people are that week. Some items get by without a hitch.

It's because the Nordstrom online site isn't Canadian. You can see the prices in CAD (or US, if you prefer). But you won't know until the end what duties/ taxes you'll pay to have it delivered to Canada. That's why I almost never order online into Canada but do it to a US address instead. I *will* buy in store from Nordstrom's in Canada, and often a phone call will get you what you want (if it's in the country) with free shipping.

Marilyn

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Great intel! I always Google like crazy to find items in Canada. Sometimes it takes a bit of digging and sometimes you fall short but it's very satisfying when you get what you want without feeling like you're being royally ripped off.

Anonymous

Again, it's these import fees, not regular taxes, that are the killer. If you start removing things from your cart and recalculating , you can see which items are the offenders. Regardless, I can't wait until January when the Nord Canadian site apparently goes live.

smittie

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Sorry, I didn't mean 'duties', I meant 'duties and customs fees'.

I'm not 100% understanding what you're saying Lisa p.
Nordstrom doesn't separate out taxes, duty, and customs fees, so how do you know what portion of that fee is customs fees, and what is duty? (sales taxes can be calculated, granted.)

I dunno. I dropped a $280 pair of booties in my cart. The Nordstrom duties+taxes+customs fee charge was = $93. However, HST (13%) on $280 is only $48. Therefore, they're charging me $66 extra in duties and customs fees. It just seems really quite a high number. It's a ~21% upcharge. (<-that's the difference between the boots+GST/PST and what Nordstrom is charging.) But maybe that's normal.

Suz: I do take your point about duties being paid at the door, and that often, duties go unpaid because the customs officer was in a good mood.

smittie

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Sorry, I get keyed up about taxes, duties and fees!

Anonymous

Maybe I’m hallucinating and remembering an amazon order . I’ll have to go back and make sure I know what I’m talking about . Watching hockey right now

Marilyn

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Canadian PSA....The Bay currently has the Converse Lugged Winter Sneakers on sale for $112.50. Available in Black, Gold Dart (mustard), and Red.

Suz

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Oooh! Marilyn, thank you!! I should have waited for the mustard but you know what? I love these so much I might also spring for red!!!

Anonymous

What the heck? I swear that the Bay did not have these listed as recently as last week. This is making me nuts. I bet the red are great too .

Suz

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No kidding, eh, Lisa????

You are NOT imagining this. I wasn't looking for these sneakers on the site since I ordered from Converse as you suggested. But I WAS on the Bay site looking for a scarf I had seen in store and wondered about -- hoping I could find it for Bay Days. Well...it was nowhere to be found on the site then. And now -- it is!!! Which I guess is a good thing (since it is on sale) but seriously....

Anonymous

And sure enough, there they are. Goddammit. They also suggest to size down, which was true to my first experience. If I was crazy, I'd order the red too But I'm not, so .......waiting for the mustard to arrive and then will decide. I don't even like red, and here I am even flirting with the idea. I must turn off the computer and get back to cooking Thanksgiving Dinner

Elizabeth P

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Oh. Marilyn, Marilyn, Marilyn.....

Suz

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OOOOOOO

I bit.

Look at all the stuff I had to order WITH them, too.....

And also, 2 pair of PJs.

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Anonymous

You had to , did you ?Haha. I quite like that navy print scarf ....but I’m doing my best to stay off of the Bay site right now

Elizabeth P

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NICE, Suz!

I bit too... both colours...

I wear my black and white ones SO MUCH. Yeah, four pairs is total overkill (although I have a feeling I won't keep the mustard, because they're... mustard, but I wanted to see them anyway). They are perfect for my weather and my evening/weekend lifestyle in the winter. Hoping they fit like their predecessors.

Marilyn

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LOL.....Too funny, Suz!

Happy to help, guys. I wasn't actually looking for them.....just browsing the boot section, and thought, "hey, these look like the winter sneaks everyone is excited about." I would have tried the black for myself but the small sizes were gone.

Angie

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You lot crack me up....

Christina F.

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Suz, I bit on the red ones too. We will have a few days of matching outfits when you visit NYC, at this rate. :p

in my case, I was being very naughty to order more shoes and I refrained form adding any coordinating goodies.

To be serious - these will be great for stopping around in the winter slush. Anything to brighten up a grey day. Those of you with the mustard will definitely get a lift from wearing them.

Suz

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Christina, that's my thinking, too! Both on the outfits to match yours, AND the winter grey/ rain/ slush. Cheerful for the win and sophistication be darned. But I actually think these are kind of sophisticated in a weird way.

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