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Posted by: Smikey2006 Sep 21 2007, 04:32 AM
Hey guys just because the rest of the world may be unaware i am here posting that officially yesterday the Canadian Dollar matched the US dollar which means no more undermining the canadian dollar 
apparently its actually hurting our economy but it means i get to go shopping in the US for guitar stuff and actually end up paying less
Posted by: chast Sep 21 2007, 04:49 AM
€ for teh win 
We have a really good course at the moment. But shopping (online) in the USA isnt good for me, because the shipping costs etc 
Posted by: Pavel Sep 21 2007, 04:57 AM
US $ is TOOOOO LOOOOOOOW!!!!! 
Posted by: Asphyxia Feeling Sep 21 2007, 05:44 AM
haha, yeah the US dollar is going to ****, because the Feds keep borrowing money and just printing more money to pay off debts. if we weren't wasting millions of dollars every day in Iraq... but, that's another story.
Posted by: The Uncreator Sep 21 2007, 06:32 AM
lol....Looney.....
Posted by: VinceG Sep 21 2007, 10:48 AM
Ive always wanted to move somewhere in Canada.
Posted by: mattacuk Sep 21 2007, 04:55 PM
Smikey, this seems a big thing to Canadians so i say congratulations ! I hope you dont spend ALL your money on guitars
Posted by: rokchik Sep 21 2007, 08:32 PM
apparently its actually hurting our economy but it means i get to go shopping in the US for guitar stuff and actually end up paying less It's great for importing but REALLY bad for exporting.
It is a proud moment however the companies in Canada have to come on board and adjust prices to compare with the US or else they risk losing a lot of business. But before all us Canucks go hog wild and spend oodles of money on big ticket items.... just an FYI....make sure you check out policies on cars, boats etc as most big companies won't honor warranties if vehicles are being exported to Canada or even sell. Big names like Toyota, GM, Volkswagon have agreements in place for this very thing. So do your homework.
On another note it works out well for our sports teams too as almost all operating costs are in USD. Hopefully now that they aren't losing so much money on the exchange they can be a bit more competitve when aquiring players. With NHL season 8 days away this could prove to be interesting....GO SENS GO!
EDIT: I've also been on a few guitar sites and my Ibanez shopping is heating up
Posted by: ActiveX Oct 8 2007, 09:30 AM
Bring the Jets back to the Peg!
Posted by: rokchik Oct 9 2007, 01:24 AM
I agree 100% man.....I'd even go as far as saying bring the Nordique back too. More Canadian teams the better in my opinion.
Posted by: fkalich Oct 9 2007, 02:12 AM
It is a proud moment however the companies in Canada have to come on board and adjust prices to compare with the US or else they risk losing a lot of business. But before all us Canucks go hog wild and spend oodles of money on big ticket items.... just an FYI....make sure you check out policies on cars, boats etc as most big companies won't honor warranties if vehicles are being exported to Canada or even sell. Big names like Toyota, GM, Volkswagon have agreements in place for this very thing. So do your homework.
On another note it works out well for our sports teams too as almost all operating costs are in USD. Hopefully now that they aren't losing so much money on the exchange they can be a bit more competitve when aquiring players. With NHL season 8 days away this could prove to be interesting....GO SENS GO!
EDIT: I've also been on a few guitar sites and my Ibanez shopping is heating up
Correct. Good new for US, bad for Canada.
Weak Canadian dollar ---> falling exports to US and rising imports from US --> Unemployment for Canada and economic plus for US
All caused by Iraq, as the guy above said, so let me rephrase that....
Iraq --> Weak Canadian dollar ---> falling exports to US rising imports from US --> Unemployment for Canada and economic plus for US --> Dopey Americans moving to Canada
sounds good to me.
Posted by: Smikey2006 Oct 9 2007, 03:00 AM
Yet our unemployment rate is the lowest its been since 1973.. even i have a job 
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