I was in Chapters the other day. I grabbed a book and asked if they were now charging the US$ price of the C$ price. She told me they still charge the C$ price. I said I would order online instead and put the book back.
Hopefully enough people do that that the retailers get the message. I know many of these retailers are constrained by contracts, but I am not, so if they want to regain my business they will need to compete on price. I will reward local retailers with my business if there is a compelling reason, but customer service worth paying an additional 10% - 30% is rare in Calgary.
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