marmen@bcara128.bnr.ca (Rob Marmen 1532773) (08/10/90)
I finally located an Ottawa store which sells the Apricorn 2 meg
board. The number of steps in the distribution process was so interesting
that I had to post it.
1) Apricorn makes the card and sells it to:
2) CNS International, who have a Canadian distributer:
3) Star Peripherals who will not sell to end users, but do sell to:
4) Computer Business Centre who sells the card for $775 cdn.
Toshiba Canada sells their card for $1899 CDN list. The best price
I could get was $1100, which is below cost for most companies. Even after
all the long distance calls, it was still worth it to get the Apricorn.
Sometimes I think that I am in the wrong business.
Rob...
Canadian owners: Your best chance at finding a store in your area is to call
Star Peripherals at (416) 470-1212 (Markham Ont.). They won't
sell to you, but will tell you where their products are sold.
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