I have to agree with a lot of points that Baraka is making. It is completely facile to assume that parity will make prices the same. Economies of scale probably have more to do with pricing than anything else, except purchaser behaviour.
Already though, purchaser behaviour is driving down prices at the register in many larger Canadian retailers (Walmart, Zellers etc) where they now charge the US price rather than the canadian. But typically, I will search out the lesser price. I just order flowers for a funeral, by using the FTD American site over the Canadian site. The cost was $15 cheaper for the purchase and $6 cheaper for the dlivery. The business still went to the same Vancouver florist tho.
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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
This phenomenon is what fuels the economy of Whatcom County, Washington. Canadian money has paid for malls, movie theaters, restaurants, etc.
Yes, you probably are paying too much, but it does benefit economies across the border.
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