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Even if cheaper imports tied to the U.S. dollar could have a direct impact on consumer prices in Canada, there are many other factors influencing price differences between Canadian and American store shelves.
Higher labour costs in Canada
Higher Canadian taxes
Import tariffs (Canadian book importation regulations under the Canadian Copyright Act allow American publishers to tack a 10 per cent mark-up on top of the U.S. price of a book sold in Canada)
Higher freight costs (The population of Canada is about the same as California but its geographical area is roughly that of the continental U.S.)
Bilingual labeling requirements
The time and cost to update price listings and catalogues
Import contracts are often signed weeks or months ahead of the product’s arrival on store shelves.
Another factor is the tendency for retailers and wholesalers to simply absorb profits or losses due to changes in the exchange rate. For this reason, the fact that cheaper consumer goods are arriving from the United States or China does not mean their price will automatically fall for Canadian shoppers.
Doesn't explain why my 99cent menu is really 1.29!
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Gold.......... damn. I wish I had purchased it when it was low, low, low.......... A coworker knew this decades ago and started buying it up. He never traveled, went to movies, or went out for dinner. He survived on ramen noodles and tea. Holy shit. 30 years later, he is damn rich. He plans to keep holding onto the gold - probably till he dies. He's single with no kids, too. I want to be his son. He's probably in his 70's now.
I know money isn't everything, but.................... jelly.
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I ordered something online from the states yesterday. It didn't get shipped till today. Visa probably didn't process it till today 
