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Can someone in the USA buy mail order from Arc'teryx in Canada?

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John R · · Flatlands · Joined May 2019 · Points: 6

So I live in Oklahoma, USA......and found a jacket , the "Squamish Wind Jacket" , only available online from the Canadian Arc'teryx store......i was told I can't order from there and have it shipped to my USA address, crossing country lines.

Anyone have any experience or comments about this issue?

Thanks!

Garry Reiss · · Guelph, ON · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 6

The annexation of Canada will solve your problem.

Alex Styp · · Eldorado Springs · Joined Nov 2012 · Points: 75

Weird, I own a Squamish jacket from Arc and definitely bought it in the US...last year. 

Terry E · · San Francisco, CA · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 43
John Rwrote:

So I live in Oklahoma, USA......and found a jacket , the "Squamish Wind Jacket" , only available online from the Canadian Arc'teryx store......i was told I can't order from there and have it shipped to my USA address, crossing country lines.

Anyone have any experience or comments about this issue?

Thanks!

This is not uncommon for certain outlets and online sales. If they say they will not sell to you and ship to the US, the only workaround is to have someone in Canada receive it and forward the package on.

Martin le Roux · · Superior, CO · Joined Jul 2003 · Points: 416
Terry Ewrote:

... the only workaround is to have someone in Canada receive it and forward the package on.

There's a whole cottage industry of companies that provide international parcel forwarding services for online shoppers. Here are two that will provide you with a Canadian address and forward the parcel to the US: shipbymail.com, reship.com. I'm sure you could find more. Just be aware that thanks to he-who-shall-not-be-named, even small-value shipments from Canada may now be subject to onerous US customs duties.

Stefan Jacobsen · · Roskilde, DK · Joined Mar 2019 · Points: 41
Garry Reisswrote:

The anschluss of Canada will solve your problem.

Corrected that for you…

Garry Reiss · · Guelph, ON · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 6
Stefan Jacobsenwrote:

Corrected that for you…

The Don doesn't seem to know German but I could be wrong.

Cedric Salvador · · Boise · Joined Mar 2020 · Points: 130
Alex Stypwrote:

Weird, I own a Squamish jacket from Arc and definitely bought it in the US...last year. 

They're doing this with a lot of their jackets. For some reason their selection the US is much more limited and they've been doing this since before the tariffs so I don't think it's related to that.

Cherokee Nunes · · Unknown Hometown · Joined May 2015 · Points: 0

Apparel brand mfgs who do both wholesale and retail typically agree to price protection for their big wholesale customers, like for example REI. Typically they can't undersell those big customers in the big customer's market. If the brand won't agree to those restrictions, they won't be able to sell anything to REI. If they get caught doing it, they could get onerous chargebacks for "lost sales'.

REI: rei.com/product/217799/arct…

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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