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Originally Posted by HEAVY GRAPPLER
Thanks for the Canuck-specific review!!
I know you didn't pay, but what do you think of the prices and bang for the buck?
From their website, I couldn't tell if they were drop shipping from US suppliers or if they could deliver to Canada duty free (I think the USD prices messed me up a little.)
I'd like to know how the overall cost of ordering from them compares to ordering from an American company with duty charges (which aren't totally random - I think it has something to do with value and the type of item and should be more or less consistent from, say, one pair of gloves to the next.)
Everybody likes free gear, but I also like to see reviews from people who paid for stuff and had to deal with shipping like a regular person does when the company doesn't know it will be reviewed on sherdog.
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I personally think the prices are really good and I'll tell you why. When you look at the prices listed, they are equal to or within a few dollars of on-line suppliers in the US. What you have to consider is that RDFC.tv has already paid the Customs duties and because its shipped from within Canada it isn't subject to brokerage fees. And your right Customs duties aren't totally random but trying to actually calculate a total isn't easy, I know because I tried. Say you order a product from a US on-line company but the product you're buying was made in Thailand, well now you're not paying duty as though you're buying an American product but rather a Thai product shipped from America. Its confusing as shit, I placed an order from Muaythaistuff.com, which I still haven't recieved, and I actually had to phone the Canada Border Services Agency to try and figure out what it was going to cost me in duty before I ordered....it a pain in the ass.
I priced out a pair of CSI safety training gloves from a US on-line supplier with shipping and duties and compared them to the same gloves on RDFC.tv and the difference was $25 CDN for a pair of gloves priced at $59.99 US..plus they ship faster from within Canada.
As for your last point...I agree, I got exceptional service but I only considered ordering from RDFC.tv because I had read 2 other regular members posts about the service they got from Red Dragon Fight Company.