The Raspberry Pi Zero – Pre Order
By popular demand we have started accepting Raspberry Pi Zero pre-orders!
There are two separate pre-orders available; the first pre-order will be for the Raspberry Pi Zero and the second pre-order will be for the Raspberry Pi Zero Basic Kit. Both items will have a limit of 1 per customer for now; we will allow people to order one of each in the same order!
We do want to warn ahead of time that the Pi Zero is not going be priced at $5.00 USD in this market at this time; we have priced the Raspberry Pi Zero at $13.95 CAD and the Raspberry Pi Zero Basic Kit at $49.95. Our goal right now is to get these to people who want them as soon as possible (as they make a great stocking stuffer!) The price will likely fall with time, but for now this is about the best price possible based on the current exchange rate, supply chain, overhead, and availability.
Shipping: We will be offering our $5.95 CAD Canada Post Light Packet Shipping on the Raspberry Pi Zero. The Raspberry Pi Zero Basic Kit will be shipping at our Standard Flat Rate Shipping of $13.95. Please feel free to add anything else you may need to the order; it will ship as one package once your Raspberry Pi Zero has arrived. If you would like to get it sooner, all of our faster shipping options will remain available as well. Orders containing these items will not be eligible for our promotional Black Friday free shipping offer.
If you do change your mind while on the pre-order list, we can most certainly refund and cancel your order at any time up until the point of a shipping label being printed. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please let us know!
Still interested in the Zero? We expect the first shipment to sell out very quickly so do not delay!
Raspberry Pi Zero pre-order:
http://www.bc-robotics.com/shop/raspberry-pi-zero/
Raspberry Pi Zero Basic Kit pre order:
http://www.bc-robotics.com/shop/raspberry-pi-zero-starter-kit/
mike87
Ordered mine!
Justin
How do you justify 3 times the price?
Chris @ BCR
Hi Justin,
$5.00 USD does not equal $5.00 CAD but we are happy to explain as there are a variety of factors resulting in the price:
The theoretical cost of the Raspberry Pi Zero in Canada would be about $7.15 CAD at $5.00 USD. So in a very basic comparison we are charging just under “double” at this time… But this isn’t exactly true; the Raspberry Pi Zero does not cost $5.00 USD in Canada. It costs $5.00 USD in the UK and United States. There are no direct shipments of the Raspberry Pi from the manufacturer to Canada, so the Pi Zero (and all other Raspberry Pi products) will always travel by way of another country.
$7.15 CAD / 5.00 USD when it is sitting in another country is never going to be the same as $7.15 / 5.00 USD landed at our warehouse. Every time an item is shipped across the border it is subjected to a multitude of charges from Brokerage, Taxes, Import Duty, and most importantly, the Shipping itself. So the reality is that the cost will always be $5.00 USD + Shipping + Brokerage + Duty x Exchange Rate in Canada.
Normally we can get the cost per unit of the shipping and brokerage charges down by ordering in sheer volume, but at this time there are aggressive limits on the quantities that can be ordered and the only available shipping method is very expensive. The cost of shipping a single Raspberry Pi is nearly the same as the Pi itself at this time. Once we factor in the cost of processing a customer’s credit card (~ 1.9% + .30 cents per transaction) the $13.95 price tag results in a gross profit of $0.77 Cents / unit.
Considering the effort involved to get them, on paper it isnāt worth it; but we have a lot of customers that count on us to have the newest Raspberry Pi products first in Canada ā and we will go above and beyond to try and get it here as fast as possible for anyone that wants it.
Once a normal supply of the Zero is available and we are able to start shipping in large volumes these prices will come down. If we could sell them at $7.15 CAD / unit and break even, we would do it in a heartbeat!