Bah, Mario would only be about $20, for $50 they have it going through the Great One.
I have no freakn idea what's up with the "handling" fees. Is why I rarely order from the egg a la Canada. Just a rip off. As for what's going on up here....ask dem Americanos down in Cali where I think this stuff is coming from (could be wrong though).
Subtotal: $494.42
Handling: $64.45
Shipping: $52.53
Grand Total: $611.40
That's craptastic!
Their explenation:
"Handling fees include Canadian sales taxes paid at the border on your behalf, in accordance with the following table. Please refer to the included table and diagram below for the applicable tax rates for you province. Tax is applied to the items in your order as well as the $1.00 USD customs brokerage fee. Tax is not applied to the cost of shipping."
That sort of makes sense except if they are shipping from California i don't think they need to charge us taxes, i know that other stores only charge if you are ordering from the same province, i only pay some taxes when ordering from ncix which is based out of province, one of the reasons i order from them, makes up for shipping costs.
As for shipping, the only option is UPS for $52.53 or expedited for $140.
Trotter, i did take your recommendation on the case, found a cheap one elsewhere for ncix to match it to and I'm now under $500. Now just have to decide on the q6600 vs 8400, had the 6600 in the cart but now have swapped it out for the 8400, lol, DECISIONS!