The Future of Brick and Mortar Shopping

It seems a fair trade if we can fill lifesaving prescriptions in Canada.

A lot of people here in Vermont have relationships with pharmacies in Montreal to pick up their prescriptions. Makes for a nice overnight in one of the finest cities on the continent.

Gas, alcohol etc. are cheaper in the US because there's no federal and provincial taxes applied. But those taxes do certainly help pay for the healthcare costs for our friends up the road. Hopefully a win win for all.

Which big box are you referencing?

That was Target.

Canadians love dairy products and all pricing of dairy is controlled by marketing boards that ensure high prices.  Canadians work as hard as anybody for their money and want to get good value.  If we can go over the border and buy the stuff we need at a fraction of the price we pay here even taking the FX in to account we'd be stupid not to do it.  The price differences of the identical products between Canada and the US is more than just the FX difference.

I figured as much but never really looked into it.  I just knew they were saving money.  The gas stations on the border were busy as well.

Yes, and the marketing boards work both ways.  Farmers have quotas and they can't exceed them nor can a new farmer just start producing without acquiring quota from either a farmer going out of the business or the board.  Sound like free enterprise? Nope, more like Soviet era controlled economy. Fuel is heavily taxed and we've just had a carbon tax piled on in Alberta.  Not to get political or anything but I love these graphics:





Not to be offensive or anything but we in Canada seem to have a seriously delusional sense of our global significance in many things and self-flagellation seems to be our national pastime.  Seriously, we could shut the country down entirely and the net reduction in GHGs would be insignificant - its just an excuse for a socialist government to pile on some more taxes.  

End of rant.

This really is getting too political and totally off topic.  Let's bring the thread around to its original intent.

Canada does hold a significant resource. Southeast Asia is clearcutting it's tropical rainforests for, ahem Palm Oil production. South America is clearcutting theirs for short term farming,grazing and mineral extraction. these are the southern lungs of the earth. The temperate rain forests of Canada and Russia's northern lungs are still in good shape. Our timber barons loftily announced they would no longer be cutting old growth forests. This, after they largely decimated old growth stands and moved the specialised equippment initially to Sierra Madre and helped speed the destruction of the butterflie's winter home and are now making deals with Putin to move on Siberia.
Like 'Climber Dan' infamous for going up to dislodge treesitters, tshirt read ' EARTH FIRST! then we'll clearcut the other planets' when he tried to pick a fight with me after the D9 received lapping compound in it's oil sump. I love leaning down so short guys can make eye contact.

Excuse me, but I was under the distinct impression that this was a shaving forum.

Freddy politely asked that this thread be brought back on topic. Alas it hasn't.

Please see our very first rule: https://damnfineshave.com/thread-sticky-...lease-read

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