Kanthal A1, Canada 3x price vs usa

[railz68]

hey all, been enjoying the kayfun for the past little while now. In doing so, you get to practice many times, many ways wrapping coils. I've seen many videos, and I've seen in stores first hand. And now i gotta ask. Why are we paying 3x the amount of money it costs for Kanthal in the US. I know our dollar bounces up and down, mostly down. And things can cost as high as double for certain things, and no one was never happy with that. But triple is getting out of hand.

Kanthal Wire 32 Gauge RW0097 - 100 FT 0.25oz Series A-1 Resistance AWG

here is 32 gauge Kanthal A-1. I've seen this label in person, in store, and in many many videos. Make no mistake here, it is the same stuff we are buying. Research it yourself and see.

$4.54 for 100 ft.

It's $5 for 10M here (33 ft). Best i find in Toronto.

Now 3 times amount is the best price i find here in Toronto, some places are higher. Why ?. I printed that web page, brought it to a store that had that label on the spool and asked why he charged so much more (this place was 5x more). Couldn't answer. In fact he looked surprised/shocked, guessing he is just employee and has no idea what it costs anywhere.

I'm all for, same team, lets all get off the smokes, support Canadian vape business. But this upsets me. Yes i'm saving money not smoking, but paying Triple for anything. Not liking it. What else is double/triple here.

 

[Papa_Lazarou]

Yup - it sucks. We get gouged on more than a few things (cars and cameras, anyone?).

The (I guess) good news is that much of the vaping scene involves gear out of China, and we are not similarly dinged for those items (most APV's and tanks are available for peri-exchange only price adjustments).

Kanthal stands out as the most egregious price gouging, some juices can get jumped on as well. Part of the problem is the scale of quantity inequity - you can't find kanthal in 100' spools (let alone larger) readily in Canada. I personally get 250' spools out of the US that work out to around 25% cheaper per foot than the example you posted a link to. That said, the price difference north of the border is not fully accounted for by this. I suspect that, since it's original use was not for vaping, there is a grandfathered inequality at play that was established long before vaping was a thing.

 

[railz68]

well, seems i am not the first to stumble onto this. Yes, i used the 100ft example to leave zero room for argument
Larger spools do get even cheaper, and make the Cdn price even worse. Finding them in Canada, you are correct, you cannot. I find everything, and this i could not find in Canada. But Canadian venders are. My example, the store had the spool on display, with the TEMCo label. So they are buying it from there, because we agree you can't buy it here in Canada.

Come on Canadian vendors, make a living, earn a profit. But don't go off the deep end. When your triple cost (at times 5 - 8 times cost), it's greed.

I noticed, Papa noticed. Cars are not easily brought over the boarder, I bought my Camera here for the warranty. But e-cig stuff, well.....

 

[Anxdiety]

It's not just Kanthal. A lot of other hardware has the "Canadian Fee" added on top of it. It's not limited to the vaping industry either.

 

[MrLyle]

Ebay is your friend.

Not as cheap as your link, but definitely cheaper than 5$ for 33 feet.

 

[sorrynomore]

Hmmm...I picked up a 100 foot spool of Temco 32gauge a1 Kanthal at a bricks and mortar shop in Niagara Falls,I paid 9 dollars plus tax.

 

[684Alpha]

I hear ya. I would encourage all to check out Lightning Vapes, Products - Lightning Vapes. The same 100' roll is $4.15 (and with the exchange rate probably the same cost or a few cents more), but they have rolls as small as 25' if you just want to try different sizes. Also they stock pretty much all your rebuildable needs at very competitive prices. You can even get Kanger and aspire Coil housing parts, ect ect. I've ordered from them a few times and shipping is usually about $8.00 (for a couple rolls and some odds and ends), ships the next day and comes in less than 2 weeks. I'm in a small town in northern BC, so even from Vancouver takes 3 days, so anybody near a large city would be even quicker.

 

[Zurd]

Some stores are selling higher than others. Who would have guess!

They have different way of doing their business, take your time to shop and you'll find what you need with good prices.

 

[dahlialady]

Practically everything in Canada costs 3 times as much as in the U.S.
I'll make this quick. I was looking for a part for my Dodge Caravan. NAPA Canada $210 before taxes. Canadian Tire $220.
Pep Boys in Upstate N.Y. 72$.
Drove down to N.Y. to buy the part. Opened the box up and stamped on the part was MADE IN CANADA.

 

[Stiiinger]

The price disparity between us and our southern neighbors is stupid, yep, but that aside.... How are you going through so much Kanthal that the 10-meter spool for $5 is such a concern???