Gas Tax South of Border
 

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Still way cheaper then what we pay now....

i think most people go down to the US for more than just gas so i don't see it affecting cross boarder shopping a whole lot. went down weeks ago and some old dude at costco was complaining about canadians were making the place look like china...if only a costco or walmart opened up in blaine :ilied:

as long as they don't raise the price of cheese I'm happy....

my friend buys cheese down there. never knew how much cheaper it is down there compared to here. especially the fancy stuff.

Somehow it also tastes better.

10c is still much cheaper than here. I don't think it will affect the cross border shoppers very much.
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But what about the residents in washington? Im sure theyre not too keen on seeing their prices go up 10% just because of BC shoppers

no 94 octane :( no trip to the states for me

Crumbling transportation infrastructure? They should check out our roads first :fuckthatshit:
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With a smaller car, I can currently only save around $8 - $10 on a fill up at Point Roberts. If I am already in south Richmod (say, near Ironwood), it takes around ~30min to do a PR round trip, assuming there is no boarder wait at all. If I am not pressed for time, a trip like this is still (just) worth my while.

But with a 10 cent/gal gas tax, the price differential shrinks from around 20 cents/L to 17 cents/L, and my per trip savings shrink to $6.80 - $8.50, while still requiring the same 30 min round trip. Now I'd really have to make sure I am running the tank dry to make it is worth my while.

You're doing it wrong. You forgot the jerry cans. :troll:

The trick is to do grocery shopping as well when you are down there. The cost savings on the food makes the trip worth while with out even filling up.

I know most of RS still lives as home so they still have mommy cooking their meals so they don't have to worry about the saving's on the grocery side of things :)

Don't you mean garbage bags :troll:

:lawl:

I have a co-worker who buys everything from the states now (he lives close to the boarder). On average he saves at least $100 or more each month by shopping down at the states (gas, grocery, electronics, clothing.....) This makes it worthwhile for him.

No trip for you anywhere.

Don't get me started on my folks' grocery hoarding practices. I don't need to flip out in the middle of the day. :fulloffuck:

Brb, buying 8 gallons of milk and 16 dozen eggs :troll:
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I thought I was the only one who went down to the states for cheese and fruity pebbles. The cheese community is strong within revscene. :tears:

how much is cheese down there? I hardly goto the states to buy stuff.

a 2lb block of chedder is $5 at costco, 2lb block of mozza at Costco is $7. the Tillamuck Colby Jack cheese is about $8 for a 2lb block... you can spend up to $25 of dairy each person.

Vancouver Island is usually more than 10 cents cheaper than Vancouver in recent years. It is an island, It should be more? I paid 119 at the pump today for regular in victoria.. it gets cheaper as you go up the island. geographically, it is 90kms away. When i was in vancouver few days ago, it was 138.. so i will starve till i go back on the rock

My wife goes almost every week, grocery shopping and gas. Cheese is half price but there is also a lot of things that are cheaper as well. We only live 15 mins from the border she's usually back in one hour to an hour and thirty minutes round trip including crossing the border.

GVRD transit tax.

fixed. :troll: