I was informed by the customer sales rep (an extremely enjoyable person who was trying to do her best to help me after a long day of difficult customers) that the cost was $280 in Canadian funds. So I placed the order on that basis. I am now surprised to see that the unit cost me $550 Canadian. So I am rather disappointed. I know the rep did not mean to deceive me. But I would not have spent the money on this if I had known the actual price. It is NOT of a quality to warrant that price. Sorry, but this is not something that can be easily returned either, now that it is assembled. It’s just a raw deal for me.