Yeah cuz last yr when I went to hk, I bought it thinking it might be cheaper without tax, and sneak it in. and when I got back, the price is cheaper here. pissed me off. haha so I learnt my lesson. However, hk do have a lot more choices and styles that they don't carry in N America.
You r welcome la..Yeah yeah France, and Italy is much cheaper, my friend bought a exact same chanel bag as me, but much cheaper!!! gick die me, but I can't afford to go to Europe, there's too much temptation there, and it will be sad if don't have enuf $ and go to europe.
Cheaper to buy in Vancouver last year does not mean cheaper now ..
Exchange rate was ~ $6 last yr .. and now $7.2-7.4 most the time ...
I remember last yr this time, when I compare camera price, was cheaper in Canada, compare watches such as Rolex/Cartier/Bell&Ross etc, was cheaper in Canada .. even some other designer items .. Even from Japan, ~ 1.5 yr ago, much cheaper to buy high end hand bags such as Bik and Kelly from Japan ... but not anymore ...
Plus, since spring time, Cad $ has been rising ...
You can check some hangbag forum from HK or US .. and compare pricing!
I hvn't been in those forum for a while, even forget my user name .. can't help you!