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Group Buy: L'Aigle Exoskeleton

No one seems to care about the pennies in this thread but what is the shipping cost to the US likely to be? Another cost to consider is the exchange rate. You won't get the internet conversion rate when you pay, but a rate that will hit your pocket book harder. Changing $US dollars to Euros has always been a losing proposition. Again this is not something that influences the decision, but better to know what the bottom line is ahead of time. Plus Federal Express never fails to send me a bill for custom fees.
 
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Galen Rath said:
No one seems to care about the pennies in this thread but what is the shipping cost to the US likely to be? Another cost to consider is the exchange rate. You won't get the internet conversion rate when you pay, but a rate that will hit your pocket book harder. Changing $US dollars to Euros has always been a losing proposition. Again this is not something that influences the decision, but better to know what the bottom line is ahead of time. Plus Federal Express never fails to send me a bill for custom fees.
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If we get over 60 units, it's a non-issue from where we're standing right now.
 
Galen Rath said:
No one seems to care about the pennies in this thread but what is the shipping cost to the US likely to be? Another cost to consider is the exchange rate. You won't get the internet conversion rate when you pay, but a rate that will hit your pocket book harder. Changing $US dollars to Euros has always been a losing proposition. Again this is not something that influences the decision, but better to know what the bottom line is ahead of time. Plus Federal Express never fails to send me a bill for custom fees.
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For what it's worth Galen, I talked to Pierre, owner of L'Aigle, and here's what he said: "...we work with a “sales volume agglomerator” who compares and gets the best possible rates for us. For instance, we get rates of 100€ from Fedex, where it would cost 350€ ordered directly from them"
 
Galen has an interesting point. The current euro to dollar exchange rate is 1.26, which means the 2,495 Euro level would translate to $3,144. I'd be curious as to how far off that the actual price might be; 5%, 10%? And what would be the shipping charge? Is the 100 euro vs. 350 euro example somewhat in the ballpark?

And, Carey, I am not sure I understand your response about these things being a "non-issue" at the 60+ level.

Thanks.
 
Terry VerHaar said:
Galen has an interesting point. The current euro to dollar exchange rate is 1.26, which means the 2,495 Euro level would translate to $3,144. I'd be curious as to how far off that the actual price might be; 5%, 10%? And what would be the shipping charge? Is the 100 euro vs. 350 euro example somewhat in the ballpark?

And, Carey, I am not sure I understand your response about these things being a "non-issue" at the 60+ level.

Thanks.
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Sorry Terry, I meant that if we get to the next tier in sales, the extra savings will offset the cost of shipping.
 
Carey Lee Coffey said:
Sorry Terry, I meant that if we get to the next tier in sales, the extra savings will offset the cost of shipping.
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OK - I understand. But I am still not clear on just how much the shipping and currency exchange will add back to the stated price at any given level. The discount may offset some or all of that but it still brings the overall cost back up.
 
Terry VerHaar said:
OK - I understand. But I am still not clear on just how much the shipping and currency exchange will add back to the stated price at any given level. The discount may offset some or all of that but it still brings the overall cost back up.
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Yeah, shipping is usually extra. Unless free shipping is negotiated beforehand, but I can't think of too many instances where that was the case. I guess I'm just a really optimistic person because I always believe that we'll reach our highest goal and be able to purchase a product we all want for the best possible price.
 
OK - I guess I am being vague in my questions. Straight up: How much can we estimate shipping, import duties and currency exchange will cost us.? That stuff will not changed no matter what the final discount is on the unit itself.

(I have participated in several group buys myself so I understand the basic mechanics.)
 
Terry VerHaar said:
OK - I guess I am being vague in my questions. Straight up: How much can we estimate shipping, import duties and currency exchange will cost us.? That stuff will not changed no matter what the final discount is on the unit itself.

(I have participated in several group buys myself so I understand the basic mechanics.)
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That's a question for Pierre, Terry. I will forward the question to him and see what he says.
 
Another question: Is there any sort of case for the unit and, if so, is it included? Thanks.
 
I'm in
 
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