kind of a shame that even though they're based in Canada, if I were to buy one from either company I'd have to pay USD to get it shipped 1 hour away in the same metro area. $10 USD for local shipping apparently
They did explain their reasoning behind this during WAN a few weeks ago.
In short, they are trying to make shipping price more fair for the average customer (including those oversea, or in remote regions) by making shipping a bit more expensive where it is cheaper.
Charging people nearby a bit extra allows them to offset some of those costs.
They provided a few examples of backpacks shipping to remote regions in Canada (I forgot the name, sorry) custom upwards of hundreds of dollars, but they capped shipping price to 50/60$ for every customer.
Very happy to hear that (I live in Europe), but obviously you're probably not a fan of the idea as much as I am hahaha
I also live in Europe and I'd love to buy their merch but the shipping and customs costs add up immensely so there's no way I'm buying anything from them.
In short, they are trying to make shipping price more fair for the average customer (including those oversea, or in remote regions) by making shipping a bit more expensive where it is cheaper.
Charging people nearby a bit extra allows them to offset some of those costs.
They provided a few examples of backpacks shipping to remote regions in Canada (I forgot the name, sorry) custom upwards of hundreds of dollars, but they capped shipping price to 50/60$ for every customer.
Very happy to hear that (I live in Europe), but obviously you're probably not a fan of the idea as much as I am hahaha