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Where to buy online for Canada?

#15
Jimmy Stump said:
Buy it online as a Canadian, and have it shipped to the northern US. You can drive down and get it. It's pretty close.

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Yeah I already do this.
There's a parcel pickup place in Neche, ND, and my parents live 15 min from the border, so it's really no problem for them to pick up stuff when I don't have the option to ship it to my home address.

Sometimes it's just nice to avoid the hassle of having to go pick it up, not to mention the duty charges for items not made in North America.
 
#17
@Dr. Eagle - We are aware that MF ships to Canada. However, there is a restriction on the inventory they are allowed to sell to us. And since the original poster was asking specifically about Fenders/Squiers, the rules directly affect his decision to look for a Canadian vendor.

In short, we cannot purchase new Fenders or EBMMs (among other manufacturers) from the US. I'm not sure where this restriction originates (US/Canada govt or the manufacturers themselves).

However, we are allowed to buy any used product internationally regardless of manufacturer.
 
#19
TolerancEJ said:
@Dr. Eagle - We are aware that MF ships to Canada. However, there is a restriction on the inventory they are allowed to sell to us. And since the original poster was asking specifically about Fenders/Squiers, the rules directly affect his decision to look for a Canadian vendor.

In short, we cannot purchase new Fenders or EBMMs (among other manufacturers) from the US. I'm not sure where this restriction originates (US/Canada govt or the manufacturers themselves).

However, we are allowed to buy any used product internationally regardless of manufacturer.
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The reason we cannot buy Fenders (and assuming EBMM) from the States is because Fender restricts its dealers from doing so.

As for LA Music, the store has tons of brands, but for some reason they don't show half of it on their website. If you call, check their eBay store, or go to their actual store in Mississauga, they have a huge inventory.
 
#20
crispygoat said:
The reason we cannot buy Fenders (and assuming EBMM) from the States is because Fender restricts its dealers from doing so.

As for LA Music, the store has tons of brands, but for some reason they don't show half of it on their website. If you call, check their eBay store, or go to their actual store in Mississauga, they have a huge inventory.
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What's the world coming to? Whatever happened to NAFTA???? :)
 

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