The low dollar makes it cheaper to buy a camera in US; why do sites like Amazon.com not allow me (UK) to order
I want to buy a Canon Ixus 70. Given the low dollar I was curious to see what the price differences are between UK, Europe and the US. Not surprisingly, buying in the US would be cheaper; take for example Amazon: Amazon.com offers the camera for $159.98 whereas the cheapest option in the UK, Amazon.co.uk, offers it for £114.20. Given current conversion rate of dollar to pound (0.50) there is still a price difference of around £34 / $68. So I tried ordering from Amazon.com only to be told there was a “slight problem with your order”… the slight problem being the product could not be shipped to the UK.
But it is not just Amazon.com that doesn’t ship outside the US.
I haven’t found one website from this list of US suppliers that would ship outside the US of A.
http://cameras.pricegrabber.com/digital/m/33724726/
Why is this?
I don’t know all the reasons why companies don’t ship brand-name goods abroad.
But one reason probably is that manufacturers of many goods have established different distribution channels for different countries. Their contracts with distributors like Amazon would specify that U.S. Amazon will distribute their goods only in the U.S.
Also, it is certainly not in the interest of the world-wide Amazon corporation to have their subsidiaries in different countries compete against each other.
Canon Ixus 70 Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH SD1000 / Digital IXUS 70 7.1 MP Digital Camera -… $25.95 |
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LCD Display For Canon IXUS 70 SD1000 IXY10 digital camera $29.98 |
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Genuine Canon Digital Camera SD1000 Ixus 70 Parts- LCD Screen $37.95 |
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Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH SD1000 / Digital IXUS 70 7.1 MP Digital Camera -… $15.00 |
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Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH SD1000 / Digital IXUS 70 7.1 MP Digital Camera -… $59.99 |
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Charger for CANON Power-Shot SD600 NB-4L NB4L Ixus 60 65 70 75 Digital Camera $9.20 |
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Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH SD1000 / Digital IXUS 70 7.1 MP Digital Camera – Si $35.00 |
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Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH SD1000 / Digital IXUS 70 7.1 MP Digital Camera -… $49.99 |
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Canon Digital IXUS 70 Digital Camera Battery $9.95 |
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NB-4L Charger for CANON IXUS 50 65 70 75 digital camera $8.50 |
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Nice Canon Powershot SD1000 Digital Camera IXUS 70 $99.95 |
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Canon Digital IXUS 70 Digital Camera Battery Charger $13.95 |
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Geniune Canon Digital Camera SD1000 IXUS 70 Parts – Lens with CCD $35.95 |
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Digital Camera Case For CANON IXUS70 IXUS75 IXUS80 $4.00 |
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Digital Camera Case For Canon IXUS70 SD1000 IXUS80IS $4.00 |
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Canon PowerShot ELPH SD1000 IXUS 70 7.1 MP 3x Opt 4x Digital 12x Zm Camera Video $69.99 |
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NB-4L Charger for CANON Ixus 60 65 70 75 Digital Camera $8.47 |
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NB-4L Battery Charger for CANON Digital Ixus 55 60 70 80 IS SD1100 ELPH Camera $10.00 |
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Charger FIT CANON NB-4L Ixus 60 65 70 75 Digital Camera $8.48 |
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Canon PowerShot ELPH SD1000 IXUS 70 7.1MP 3xOpt 4x Digital 12x Zoom Camera Video $79.99 |
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CNNB4L CAMERA BATTERY for Canon Digital IXUS 30 40 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 I ZOOM I $5.00 |
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Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH SD1000 / Digital IXUS 70 7.1 MP Digital Camera -… $80.00 |
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Digital Battery Charger for CANON IXUS 40 50 55 60 65 70 75 IS camera $7.50 |
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AV Cable for Canon Digital IXUS 70, 80 IS Camera 6′ (2) $6.99 |
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NB-4L Battery Charger for CANON Digital Ixus 55 60 70 80 IS SD1100 ELPH Camera $8.45 |
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Battery for Canon NB-4L Digital IXUS 75 65 55 50 40 55 60 65 50 75 70 Camera $7.88 |
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NB-4L Li-ion Battery for Canon Digital IXUS 30 40 50 60 65 70 75 Digital Camera $7.95 |
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AU/US Charger fit NB-4L Canon Digital IXUS 30 40 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 IS Camera $10.00 |
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Charger for CANON Power-Shot SD600 NB-4L NB4L Ixus 60 65 70 75 Digital Camera $8.99 |
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Camera Battery Charger NB-4L Fit Canon Digital IXUS 70 $9.79 |
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NEW TWO Battery+Charger for Canon Digital IXUS 65 70 75 i7 i Zoom Digital Camera $11.92 |
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Charger for CANON Power-Shot SD600 NB-4L NB4L Ixus 60 65 70 75 Digital Camera $6.99 |
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Charger for CANON NB-4L Ixus 60 65 70 75 Digital Camera $9.99 |
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Canon NB-4L Replacement Battery Charger for Digital Camera $29.98 |
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Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH SD1000 / Digital IXUS 70 7.1 MP Digital Camera -… $70.00 |
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NB-4L Battery Charger for CANON Digital Ixus 55 60 70 80 IS SD1100 ELPH Camera $9.00 |
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Digital Camera Case For CANON IXUS70 IXUS75 IXUS80 $4.00 |
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