I am not really helping things. But you know I have been driving into the US on a regular basis for years. Yet still I intend to shop.
Canada’s loonie has been at or above par with the American dollar for weeks, which has sparked outrage among shoppers frustrated by the fact goods still cost substantially more in Canada than comparable items in the U.S. Fuelled by the strong currency, 3.5 million Canadians travelled to the U.S. in August, Statistics Canada said this week. The Canadian dollar closed at US$1.0355 on Friday, the highest level in 33 years.
If we have outrage, I think we also need a list of our demands. I want cheaper hamburger helper. I never buy it but it is one of those things that is 79 cents in the US and 2.29 here. And..ummm…better slow cooked meats, that goes without saying. Next – cheaper tees and hoodies. Have you seen a Steve and Barry’s or even a decent Champs? Cheaper hoodies with better stuff on them. I can’t find anything with a reference to CFL teams or, say, Saskatoon or even Moncton but if I drive into northern New York, plenty of cool stuff. And cheap furniture stores that sell stuff that looks like it wasn’t built with the crap they build rental apartment kitchen cupboards with. Did I mention slow cooked meat…ok…yup…