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No. A ton of Canadians close to the border regularly cross the border to buy goods, including groceries, gas, and electronics. All of which are typically substa
by stanmancan 11y ago
No. A ton of Canadians close to the border regularly cross the border to buy goods, including groceries, gas, and electronics. All of which are typically substantially cheaper even if it's only a 30 minute drive away. The Canadian dollar is doing terribly right now, so it's not as beneficial, but even but even though our dollar is only at $0.72 you can STILL save a bit of money after the exchange rate.
Services tend to be significantly cheaper. (Cell phone plans, taxi's, ect.)
- klipt 11y agoIsn't that mostly because the US has lower sales tax? Technically you should probably be paying import taxes on stuff you buy in the US and take back to Canada. Similarly Californians can cross the state border to Oregon (which has no sales tax) and buy cheaper stuff there, but technically they have to pay California a use tax on those items equivalent to Californian sales tax.
- slavik81 11y agoNo. This is why Canadians cross the boarder to shop in the US: US: $30 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EZYMF4 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EZYMF4 Canada: $70 - http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001EZYMF4 http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001EZYMF4
- stanmancan 11y agoSales tax is a small part of it, but most item's just cost less period. When you declare at the border, as long as you don't have more than a few hundred dollars, you're typically alright. I've declared up to $350 worth of groceries and they let me go through no problem. Liquor/Tobacco is a different story, however, once again, I've crossed and declared a flat of beer (24) and was asked to pay.