Zooper shipping to Canada?

[Dianna11]

I think we have decided on the Zooper Zydeco and the places in Canada that sell it tend to be around $100 over the exchange rate, so we were hoping to buy it online from the US. We haven't been able to find any online shopps that ship to Canada.

Do you know of any US online shopps that ship Zoopers to Canada?

Thanks!|
Dianna

[bubbaray]

Just an FYI, you might want to check what the duty rates will be. THat is the reason why most China-made strollers (such as Zoopers and many other brands) are more in Canada than the US. You don't want to be surprised when you get the final bill....

Also, if you use either FedEx or UPS to ship, they will charge you a brokerage fee (usually $50).

I've found with strollers it is cheaper to either buy them here or purchase them in the US when I can bring them back using my personal exemption.

Melissa
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[Dianna11]

I certainly haven't seen or heard of more of them being in Canada than in the US! The problem is, I haven't found anywhere that shipps here to begin with. Checking out the duty and taxes, etc is the next step.

Good point thouugh - thanks!

[cartuin]

The sites I looked at when looking to purchase a stroller in the states did not ship to Canada. I thought it was odd but was lucky enough to be able to buy in the states and ship to my brother's place in Michigan where my parents will pick up the stroller in a few weeks.

I assume you don't live close enough to the border to have it shipped there? We live 5 minutes from the US/Canada border but didn't want to deal with the duty and taxes.

Here is the link for the Canada Border Services Agency http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-e.html

Good luck. I think this might be one of those times where you just have to pay the extra money.

[hipmaman]

Others have told you things to consider, but don't forget if you find a place to ship to Canada, shipping is usually high. The Zoopers are not exactly light weight either. Don't be surprise if shipping can be about $30-50 USD.

Plus duty and taxes (made in China certainly will be tariffed), depend on method of shipping add $35-50 Cad for brokerage fee for a shipping company to clear the stroller across the border for you. Add all that up, it's certainly more than the $100 Cad you plan to save.

Big item like strollers, unless you can bring it personally from the US, it's cheaper to buy it in Canada.

[Dianna11]

These are all very good, but obvoius points - I'm just looking for a source!

Sorry - it's just getting a little frustrating.

[jujucb]

Try here:

http://www.arunningstroller.com/Merc...ry_Code=zooper

Marilyn is great to deal with and very knowledgable.

She was very helpful earlier this year when I was getting antsy waiting for an Inglesina stroller to make it here. That was until I found out the total cost to ship it to Toronto was about $100.00 more than the Canadian MSRP. That calmed me down enough to wait the few weeks to get it here. lol!

Good luck!

[snowangel]

Tj's out west carries it! Canadian $ too! http://www.tjskids.com/index.asp Why not support the Canadian economy if you can?

You may also want to try www.juniorbaby.com out of Montreal. They have strollers that aren't on their website. You just have to call.

[Dianna11]

I would be happy to support the Canadian economy if the shoppes here weren't so ludicrously overpriced :P Tj's is $75 US more than the US shoppes!

Yeesh!

[Piglet]

Where do you live? If you have a Zooper distributer nearby, the savings in shipping will be less than the cost difference. We have always had Zoopers here in Calgary even though we just got Maclarens and I have yet to see an Inglesina. Zooper has a very wide distribution. Go to http://www.zooper.com/stores.html - just about every province (except a few of the maritimes) is covered there. Also check local stores for sales - I stumbled upon a Zooper Boogie locally (Zydeco without the boot) for $399 CDN.

I agree with the other ladies - you will have the biggest headache trying to get something that heavy across the border. The duty will be 8%, GST will be 7%, brokerage will be about $50 and shipping will be at least $35. So, as for TJ's being $45US (415 vs. 369) over Marilyn, it sounds like a steal of a deal to me! By the way, I ended up returning the Boogie because the seat back was too short for DS and the stroller felt tippy with a 3-year old in it. I didn't lose a penny on the return either - if you buy a stroller in the US you will have to pay all the return postage yourself and then put in a claim for your duty (not fun, I have done it) and you will probably still be out the brokerage.

Please don't be offended that we aren't sending you links for US stores - most of us speak from experience when we try to talk you out of buying from the US. It is not about supporting the local economy as much as it is about protecting you from surprise charges (like that nasty brokerage fee which I got dinged with badly). That is why these forums are called Baby Bargains Boards - if you spend a fortune for something that could have been avoided, it doesn't sound like a bargain to me.

Good luck,