[eShine]

Yikes, looks like days of at Par CAD/USD are over. the Canadian dollar just fell to 1.12! We had to adjust prices at 1.08, if it hits 1.13 to 1.15 we will adjust again.

[Mark350]

Yeah the canadian dollar sucks...whenever oil drops so does our dollar

It's definately crappy times ahead from the looks of things

[eShine]

Originally Posted by Mark350

Yeah the canadian dollar sucks...whenever oil drops so does our dollar

It's definately crappy times ahead from the looks of things

Actually it is much better for business in Canada when the dollar is low compared to the US dollar. Many jobs were lost and many shops closed when the two were at par.

[pirex]

Looks like I should shop more from canada now, hehe.

[Calgarydetail]

im almost glad the dollar is going the way it is, it will allow the econony to help rebouns itsself..

ok so yeah it makes traveling more expensive, it makes consumer goods that are imported more expensive.

but remeber comodities such as oil and gas are trades in USD, if the canadian dollar is lower it means tat we can sell a barrel for more...example, if we make 5bucks abarrel on par we can make 6CDN with a weeker dollar, this means more money is co. pockets....

so it may seem bad, but if companies can make more it means more jobs, more profits, and more cash in pocket.


i do relize I have over simplified this, and there are much more complicated issues at hand, but dont count us out just because the dollar is no longer par

[bigfoot]

Time for Ricky to come to my arsenal! How much to ship it to zip 00777? Thanks

[GBS]

When I was a kid growing up in Michigan I lived right accross the river from Canada. Back then the US dollar was very high compared to the Canadian dollar. If you didn't watch out stores would try to give you back Canadian change instead of American. As kids we would really get pissed off if we stuck with Canadian change. The problem was that a lot of Michigan stores would try to pass Canadian change off kids but they would not take it if you wanted to buy something.

[Buddy]

Originally Posted by GBS

When I was a kid growing up in Michigan I lived right accross the river from Canada. Back then the US dollar was very high compared to the Canadian dollar. If you didn't watch out stores would try to give you back Canadian change instead of American. As kids we would really get pissed off if we stuck with Canadian change. The problem was that a lot of Michigan stores would try to pass Canadian change off kids but they would not take it if you wanted to buy something.

That is very true, the same thing was going on in the North East. You took the words right out of my mouth. hahaha

[HPIA4v2]

We Seattlites have seen influx of shoppers from Vancouver BC into our malls (deep into WA state not just border area malls, I've seen about 33-40% CA plates at high-end mall 100 mile South of border). Maybe that'll change but not with GST in double digit.

But Canada still has better healthcare than US

[eShine]

OMG, The dollar took another pounding. it's at 1.15! We will be watching the buck this week but as of now our sites prices are cheaper than buying in the USA! LOL