[EyeBrock]

Flying from Buffalo mate. We will be shopping in Buffalo on our way back and stocking up on Agent Orange for the FUCKIN' DANDELIONS!

I’ll be spreading death for those little yellow bastards on my and McGuinty can swivel!

Flying is $150 taxes in return....got my seat on Visa points. Bargain!

Any fine dining recommendations for the Upper West Side?

[Lemmy]

Not sure if it qualifies as 'fine dining', but Sal & Carmines pizza on Broadway is as good a pizza as you'll get anywhere on Earth.

[EyeBrock]

We are actually going there on Saturday night. Coincidence eh?

[DanSC]

I keep Canadian currency in a safe just for this purpose.

[Tman1]

That's some good investment. Where's yer safe?

[DanSC]

Tman1 wrote:

That's some good investment. Where's yer safe?

Considering how long the cash has been in there, I'm sure it's worth something to a collector.

[herbie]

Yogi wrote:

Retailers on both sides of the border are going to do whatever they can to squeeze consumers. Remember the hoopla surrounding the 2 prices on books and greeting cards; $4.99 U.S./$5.99 Canadian. I was looking at books in Wallyworld the other day, and all the books now have 'after market' price tags stuck on them. I peeled back a couple of stickers, and you guessed it. We still pay the highest price on the books!
IF you can still find a retailer that isn't covering both prices, you can make the purchase at the lower price in U.S. funds.

You haven't bought a book in while? $8.99 US / $11.99 Cdn
Just about shit when I saw one on the shelf marked $8.99 US / $9.99 Cdn the other day. Already bought it in Costco for $6 something...

Couple of years back when the dollar went above par I complained to the manager in a grocery store that they were charging the full price for books.
get this: She answered "So who reads books anyway?"

[Gunnair]

herbie wrote:

Yogi wrote:

Retailers on both sides of the border are going to do whatever they can to squeeze consumers. Remember the hoopla surrounding the 2 prices on books and greeting cards; $4.99 U.S./$5.99 Canadian. I was looking at books in Wallyworld the other day, and all the books now have 'after market' price tags stuck on them. I peeled back a couple of stickers, and you guessed it. We still pay the highest price on the books!
IF you can still find a retailer that isn't covering both prices, you can make the purchase at the lower price in U.S. funds.

You haven't bought a book in while? $8.99 US / $11.99 Cdn
Just about shit when I saw one on the shelf marked $8.99 US / $9.99 Cdn the other day. Already bought it in Costco for $6 something...

Couple of years back when the dollar went above par I complained to the manager in a grocery store that they were charging the full price for books.
get this: She answered "So who reads books anyway?"

Buy eBooks...

[Mr_Canada]

herbie wrote:

Yogi wrote:

Retailers on both sides of the border are going to do whatever they can to squeeze consumers. Remember the hoopla surrounding the 2 prices on books and greeting cards; $4.99 U.S./$5.99 Canadian. I was looking at books in Wallyworld the other day, and all the books now have 'after market' price tags stuck on them. I peeled back a couple of stickers, and you guessed it. We still pay the highest price on the books!
IF you can still find a retailer that isn't covering both prices, you can make the purchase at the lower price in U.S. funds.

You haven't bought a book in while? $8.99 US / $11.99 Cdn
Just about shit when I saw one on the shelf marked $8.99 US / $9.99 Cdn the other day. Already bought it in Costco for $6 something...

Couple of years back when the dollar went above par I complained to the manager in a grocery store that they were charging the full price for books.
get this: She answered "So who reads books anyway?"

[Tman1]

DanSC wrote:

Tman1 wrote:

That's some good investment. Where's yer safe?

Considering how long the cash has been in there, I'm sure it's worth something to a collector.

Yeah, the American economy.