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To the Canadian shoppers - 6/4/2008 9:56:19 AM
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firefightermama
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When you get a chance to cross the border to visit our southern friends, what finds are you looking for? What do you always look forward to bringing home. What are your favourite things to buy that you can't get here?
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/4/2008 1:45:43 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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I love natural toiletry.
Hehe. Bath and Body works is far, far, far from natural. If want more natural try the *Melt* brand.
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/4/2008 1:52:24 PM
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ta_mosquito
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When I go home for a visit, we usually go clothes shopping, at least a little bit. In Minnesota there is NO TAX at all on clothes (including shoes and accessories). So if we're in need of something, we try to get it there.
I do like to stock up on Bath & Body Works as well, although there's some nice smelling soaps, etc. around here, too. I just haven't explored enough to know which brands/kinds I'd like here. But now that B&BW has discontinued my favorite scent (sun ripened raspberry), it may drive me to that exploration. 
On our last trip I bought a block of Swiss cheese - yeah, I know you can get Swiss here, but it's much more expensive (as are most cheeses here). And the last time I looked for Swiss, all I could find was prepackaged slices, not blocks.  I do also miss Monterey Jack cheese.
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/4/2008 1:58:47 PM
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flowerz
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Years ago we used to buy all of our dairy products & gas in the U.S. Haven't done that in years though. We only live about 4 miles away from the border.
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/4/2008 2:56:27 PM
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ta_mosquito
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Nice.
We're about 2 hours from the border.
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/4/2008 5:08:13 PM
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pbaribeault
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Vanilla Cream Soda!
Most of ours is pink and absolutely cloying. You can get some clear or amber stuff that is really tasty! (We can get that, but it's the specialty stuff that comes in individual glass bottles for twice the price of ordinary soda.)
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/4/2008 10:27:21 PM
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When I was in university I was a 40 minute drive from a State-side outlet mall...we used to go shopping for the clothing deals at Target, Old Navy and Gap because it was quite often that their advertised sales weren't applicable in Canada. On the way out though I always stopped at Wegman's and stocked up on the Weight Watcher's frozen meals (which are now available here). The last time I went cross-border shopping we purchased quite a few books, movies and CDs from Target because the sale prices with the exchange rate was way too good to pass up.
ETA: Justin always has me search Target, ToysRUs and WalMart for Star Wars toys and Lego that are considered store "exclusives" or are not available here for any other reason.
< Message edited by waiting2be_called -- 6/4/2008 10:33:31 PM >
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/5/2008 3:30:18 PM
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ta_mosquito
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Nilla Wafers!
As far as I've seen, Canada has NOTHING like them!
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/6/2008 9:23:48 AM
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lexie
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I bought Nilla Wafers at No Frills a little while ago!
Maybe there another one of those things that we only get here once in a while. I KNOW they were real Nilla Wafers, but a few weeks ago Dh and I were looking for them....and wait, we saw them then too!
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/6/2008 10:12:42 AM
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ta_mosquito
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No way!
Maybe your No Frills is bigger than mine. But I had searched multiple stores (No Frills, Price Chopper, A&P) and didn't find them. Maybe mine will get them soon!
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/6/2008 6:26:11 PM
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lexie
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I looked again today when I was there just to make sure I wasn't going crazy. It was the Mr. Christie ones. Anyways, they were in the baking section.
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/7/2008 10:53:19 AM
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paulsbride
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No way!
Maybe your No Frills is bigger than mine. But I had searched multiple stores (No Frills, Price Chopper, A&P) and didn't find them. Maybe mine will get them soon!
My mum found them at Walmart up there... but they were about 3 x the price that they are down here!!
When my family comes down here they like to buy fabric (mum), clothes (everyone!), computer stuff (dad), electronics (siblings) and certain types of food.
There is some chocolate yogurt down here that my sister can't find up there and she adores it.
Also the price of things down here is usually significantly less so they often buy things you can buy up there but for a lot less money.
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/8/2008 3:13:27 PM
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lexie
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Here's another question.....
What is something that you love that you can't get in the US?
For me, it's poutine and ketchup chips!
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/9/2008 7:29:27 PM
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9drtr
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Tricia,
I don't know if it's still there, but there used to be a cheese factory in Warkworth, which should be a good deal less than two hours from you.
We used to stop there on the way up to the cottage.
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RE: To the Canadian shoppers - 6/9/2008 11:22:00 PM
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ta_mosquito
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Mmmm. Cheese!
That might be a place to stop in either to or from Presqu'ile. I wonder if Hubby would go for it....
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Oh, and cheese curds! I know they sell them down here, but it's not common like up there!
