Why do a lot of Canadians shop in the States and a lot of Americans shop in Canada?
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I live just across the border from Ontario,Canada in Cheektowaga (Buffalo), New York. One of our malls is called the Walden Galleria and about 70% of all the license plates in the parking lot are from Ontario! I was speaking to a Canadian couple the other day and they said they come down every 2 months for all the deals at the American department stores like Target and JCpenny. It's funny because I go to Yorkdale in Toronto all the time and I love there shops! The Bay and Zellers are great!! I was wondering why a lot of people seem to like shopping at stores they don't have around them. Is it because it's different, or a change from the norm, or just because the deals really are better? I know not every one does this, but avid shoppers seem to enjoy this (including me lol!)
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Answer:
Haha! The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
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I believe there is a bit of a novelty factor, every time my wife and I end up shopping in New York State, we like to see different products from those available in Toronto. As for cost advantage, I think it works out cheaper for both to shop in each others country. Canadians shop in the US to beat the higher taxes in Canada while Americans shopping in Canada can take advantage of their stronger dollar and apply for the GST tax refund when they cross back into the US. So either way both are keeping money from the taxman and that's OK by me.
Rockin' Mel S
LOL. I got some friends they do this a lot. Once in Every 2 months they go to Buffalo.:) :) :) I asked them why?? They said it's just they want something different :) :):)
Ryan
Well I live in Amherst, and you know that going to Canada is awesome because you can get the great candy bars, it is like a whole 'nuther country, because it is! There are different things available inToronto that you just can't get in Buffalo or up at the outlets. Stuff in Canada is expensive compared to stuff here, which is why you will always see so many Ontarion Plates at the malls especially the day after USA Thanksgiving...USA stores have huge sales compared to Canadian stores...go Bills, go Sabres! I grew in Cheektowaga between Cleve Hill and the Thurway!!!!
Iamstitch2U
people from canada go to the us because theres greater selection and better stores. people from the us go to canada because of the exchange rate; they can get better deals.
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i kno ppl like that also. it allows the person to say oh i got this from canada/ us/ somewhere you can't buy it kinda makes it more of a specialty purchase lol plus its nice to get more designs from other places
highschoolgal789
I think there are some deals for us Canadians visiting the US, and possibly for you coming to Canada. Maybe we all just like the variety cross-border shopping provides.
tiko
I suppose mostly to get all the different things. There are so many places I like to go to in the US that I see advertised on TV that we don't have in Quebec. Also, the exchange rate for canadians has gotten WAY better the past few years. And I think there's a way to save on taxes, too.
nellierslmm
Because they probley, I mean, probably need variety, as it is the spice of life you know! I don't think it's a case of one being better than the other? This is so much easier than having to cut and paste or post links, although the "I love Canada........" speech was tempting, er..I mean, touching! Where'd the puppy go?
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There are deals to be had on both sides of the border. I used to cross to the US to get big appliance or computer purchases because the import taxes for those things were very high to Canadian retailers....the US usually comes here because the CAN dollar is worth less than the US dollar.
markus
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