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iPod shuffle inexplicably $6 more expensive in Canada

canuckshuffle 20080220 090038 iPod shuffle inexplicably $6 more expensive in CanadaI’m a Canadian with a realistic outlook on the Canadian dollar. The Canadian dollar isn’t strong, the American dollar is weak. What’s more, I don’t expect this to last. But in the meantime, I can’t understand how US companies can still rationalize charging Canadian customers more for the same merchandise.

Today, I found an email from Apple Canada in my inbox stating “iPod shuffle. Now just $55” That’s funny, I think to myself, it was $49 yesterday.

Note:2gbshuffle 20080227 200749 iPod shuffle inexplicably $6 more expensive in CanadaUPDATE (02/27/08 – 20:04 PT): The CDN$6 price hike is also being added to the cost of the 2GB iPod shuffle from Apple Canada.

Online Shirt Shop Showdown

shirts 20080101 190641 Online Shirt Shop ShowdownIn Online Shirt Shop Showdown, a segment I did for The Lab with Leo Laporte, I compared three online T-shirt and custom merchandise shops: CafePress, Zazzle and Spreadshirt. The services were tested using the same graphic and producing the same product. If you are interested in creating your own shirts like we have in The MacMerc Store, you’ll want to check this out.

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