This is wrong

[peacekeeper]

Hi there
Except of the bad prizes in europe for spidies para2 200€ sage1 150€ and so on,plus the crisis here in greece what is very bad for all,i have to be three man to do some satisfaction for us!
So i have to wait till christmas for a friend from n.carolina to bring me my spyder medizin,there is no way this time to get them otherwise!But good things never die,bought my wife a dragonfly tattoo and she loved it,then my older daughter 22 find it and since than it's gone,she ask me to show her my knives and i knew she was bitten,my little daughter 12 takes what she needs from me without asking(she was born that way)!maybe it pays off to make other people sick with the bug,atleast i hope so!
Have a nice summer!!
Excuse my bad english..

[Knifeaddict]

Sorry you have to wait to get your fix

Dont worry we here in America are fast on your heels in Greece. Pretty soonn we will be a complete economic shambles also and there wont be Spydercos for anyone!

Go 'Bama 2012 Yeah!!

[peacekeeper]

Yes that is scaring me the total breakdown,but let us be optimistic,health is a powerful tool to survive and helps us to get more spyders,i think..

[cesar]

I bet with anyone here there if is a country where spydercos are expensive more than Brazil. To get my Manix 2 in 2010, I spent USD 85 for the knife, plus USD 40 for shipping and USD 100 of taxes, = USD 225 for a MANIX 2! If I want a Para2 the cost will be about 270 euro here, sure out about 20 days waiting and taking in mind that I buy always on knifecenter.com, where until now is the best prices and credited supplier.

Brazil is not in economic crisis, we are really living a good moment.

But serious speaking, import quality products is a true robbery here, and if we talk about knives, I think brazilian industry of production knives is worse than china. Knives and sports supplies are the products that receive more percentage of taxes here, and brazil is a great american knife brands consumer. You see many Spydercos, Benchmades, CRKTs and Cold Steels here, and I can secure inform that all of those are imported and not bought locally.

Why Sal does not intent to establish a representation office here in brazil? The money is on the table waiting for someone grab it! If he study the success of local office of Victorinox here (only international knife brand locally represented), himself in person will take time for a visit this land.

thanks!

[Knifeaddict]

thats outrageous!!! 100.00 in taxes? It never ceases to amaze me how we here in the US let everything into the country from all over the world with no import taxation and every other country taxes our products up the wazoo so to speak. Its quite obvious with import taxes like that in Brazil they are trying to discourage you from buying American.
I feel bad for you guys and also upset that our politicians continue to let us get walked all over like that. its time for the US to start taxing imports and stop the tidal wave .

[arjay18]

Wow 100 USD tax? I feel better with our 20% tax on imports then.

[peacekeeper]

I agree with cesar its the same here with a difference,you maybe have to pay the tax officer to release your tiny package!!?
Buying in a store(they are not many)the tenacious is 73€,in gemany about 47€!
Here cheap things are cheaper and expensive one are a lot more expensive.

[cesar]

Its quite obvious with import taxes like that in Brazil they are trying to discourage you from buying American.

No, it is not the case... Brazil bill higher taxes for "superfluous" things, what are bought by the "riches" in concept. Books, medicine, clothes, 0% taxes no matter how much it cost, i.e. . Books 0% and a Kindle 60%. Things like sports gear, knives, mobiles, computers, are very high taxed and it is for any Country of world, not only USA. The taxes here is calculated by the item, not the Country origin. Brazil is very friendly for USA people, products and policies. Don't take us bad, ok?

The fact is that who wants a Spidie (and are many here who wants one), need to be frustrate in see a Tenacious Black (I bought one last week) costing USD 42.00 and realize that when arrive the total cost will be about USD 150. Brazil is high consumer of American goods, here we appreciate Spyderco, All Star, Nike, Levi's, Apple, McDonald's, Ford, and countless other brands of your land. Instead "its time for the US to start taxing imports...", I think its time for US make pressure to lower the taxes here and other high consumer Countries in order to make their products more popular here and there.

A good example was my boss interested in buy a new Mac high configuration that is not sale locally here. He make the calculation how will be the cost to import it, and was cheaper he take a plane, go to Miami, stay for 2 days, buy his Mac and come back to Brazil. Believe me, it is fact. Yet talking about travel, a ticket Brazil/USA is expensive than the same ticket USA/Brazil because our taxes are higher than yours.

Cesar