2y ago

U.S. border towns still wait for buyers from B.C., as Vancouver shopping buses vanish

Exchange rate, border lineups and online shopping also contributing to downturn at B.C.-U.S. border

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Not sure what people are expecting. Fed policy and BoC policy aren't really agreeing, because the Fed wants a strong USD while the BoC wants a strong CAD
Not to mention the shift in political attitudes in the last 10-ish years in the US aren't anything I feel the need to financially support with my purchases.
I can buy pretty much anything I want here. No need to subject myself to whatever indignity the border guards feel like causing just to buy beer and that one thing from Trader Joe's.
I recently went down to Point Roberts to get something that's not sold in Canada but before that the last time I went was in 2017, so I can't even blame COVID. As I age, time becomes a more precious commodity than money, so either I live without that thing or I pay a premium to have it sent from a mail forwarding service.