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What is cheaper in Canada than in the U.S.?

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What is cheaper in Canada than in the U.S.?

So I am moving to the states soon, and I was pondering with my wife if we should buy some stuff here before we make the move. Which leads to the question, what is cheaper to buy in Canada than in the U.S.? Of course the currency should be factored in. Forget the cost of moving these items, let's just talk purchase price.
I wondering on items like TV, furniture, computer etc.
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Maple syrup, maybe?
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Salary is cheaper in Canada.
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There's a few things but not very many.
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GeeCee wrote: Maple syrup, maybe?
Not always. You'll find Canadian maple syrup cheaper at Sam's Club in the USA vs anywhere in Canada including Costco.

Remember, maple syrup from Quebec (which is where most of the world's supply comes from) is controlled by a cartel that hoards excess production in order to keep supply low/prices high (that not so minor detail came out a couple years ago when barrels of syrup were stolen from a warehouse... where the cartel was hoarding them).

I refuse to support Quebec businesses so I only buy maple syrup that came from Ontario, New York, or Vermont.
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Some Costco products are cheaper in Canada.
Seasoned Grill Wild Alaskan Salmon - Morey's $15.99 in Rochester , $16.49CAD in Toronto.
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the watcher wrote: what is cheaper to buy in Canada than in the U.S.? Of course the currency should be factored in.
Almost nothing!
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jackrabbit000 wrote:
hvwozq wrote:
jackrabbit000 wrote: Everything except for Apple products.
:lol: Did you mean Nothing but Apple products?

iPad Mini 4 16 GB Wi-Fi 399 USD > 515 CAD | 439 CAD
MacBook & MBP 13" Base 1299 USD > 1678 CAD | 1549 CAD
MacBook Air 13" Base 1099 USD > 1420 CAD | 1349 CAD
iPhones seem to be more expensive.
Where did you get your exchange rate from? lol Plus you didn't add on the 2.5% that Your credit card charges unless you have the Scotia MasterCard like me where there is no foreign exchange fee.
I don't see anything wrong with his exchange rates, they fluctuate throughout the day so they're bound to be a little different than this morning.

Also, who cares about currency conversion, he can just use a US credit card in the US.
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I understand that cars are cheaper here, but you need to undergo a dashboard surgery to get the right odometer/speedometer in mi for the US.
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lecale wrote: I understand that cars are cheaper here, but you need to undergo a dashboard surgery to get the right odometer/speedometer in mi for the US.
Cars tend to have both, you can just deal with it being the smaller part of the dial.
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tuition and Healthcare and some otc meds apparently.
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bluebellrose wrote: tuition and Healthcare and some otc meds apparently.
OTC meds are a biggie. Some meds were already OTC in Canada while still prescription-only in the USA (I know for sure Claritin and Zyrtec/Reactine) so those were cheaper in Canada until they went OTC in America and when Walmart et al started selling generics of them. Robax is still prescription-only in the USA while you can get huge generic bottles of it for $8 at Costco here.

But it does happen the other way around. Aleve was OTC in America for maybe 10 years before we could get it OTC here, so that was a frequent cross-border purchase for me (still is).

So if you're moving to America, see what meds are cheaper in Canada and stock up.
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bluebellrose wrote: tuition and Healthcare and some otc meds apparently.
Tuition depends on what state your comparing, California heavily subsidizes colleges and universities for state residents, and I could go for lower cost in California vs BC, really boils down to what your studying and where.
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Epipens
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jm1 wrote: Epipens
For sure...double thumbs up

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