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Originally Posted by guzzy
Sadly most items in Canada will always be more expensive. We have terrible infrastructure and pay huge taxes on everything. The cost of doing business in Canada is quite larger than the US. The US interstates make moving products much cheaper than Canada's highways. Canada could learn something from the US when it comes to infrastucture.
I do agree that it would be nice to see some items even move closer to the US price. For example, my new Oakleys were $230 plus tax at Spare Parts. I went online at Oakley.com and the glasses were $155 US. On Oakley.ca they were $230 CDN. Needless to say, I bought them in Montana on my last visit. I do almost all of my clothes shopping down there because it is ridiculously cheaper for everything because they are not taxed to death down there.
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I agree that freight costs are higher in Canada, but $20k higher? I don't think so. I think it has become quite apparent that Canadians have been fleeced by the auto industry for a long time now. They were just able to use the dollar as an excuse, until now.
The other question I have is....what will the Bank Of Canada do (if anything) to put a halt to this trend. I mean, at some point the strong dollar will really start to hurt the economy....right?