Off Topic Zappos Canada

[DearDaisyinDurham]

Have you ordered? The website says shipping is a flat $10 rate, is duty calculated on price of your order? TIA for any feedback.

 

[abirdd]

This dates back to 2008, but might help?

"As for the Canadian shopping experience…you must shop in US$, which isn’t such a big deal these days, but they calculate the duty and tax for you at checkout. Unfortunately, ordering shoes from anywhere out-of-country is expensive since 90% of the time they are made in an Asian country. This means that they are charged a duty of anywhere between 18%-22%. I think Zappos just estimates 20% across the board - so you are looking at 20% + 14% tax (in Ontario) + $10 shipping. The $10 shipping doesn’t sound so enticing now, does it? I think it is worth it if it is something you can’t find at home and is perhaps much less expensive in the US, which happens. Even though the total price is a bit shocking, it is better to know before you purchase. And unfortunately there isn’t really anything Zappos.com can do about duties and taxes."

 

[coastgirl]

I got some great shoes from Zappo's last year on sale, really terrific quality kids' shoes and nice ones for myself cheaper than I could get them here in Halifax (all in). Still, if the sale's not good, it isn't cheap.

 

[DearDaisyinDurham]

Thanks Andrea & JoAnne!!