And the Canadians rejoice!

[Colin]

For the first time since I turned 13 (1976), the Canadian dollar is on par with the US dollar. We can finally order stuff from the US and not be killed with the exchange rate!

Good Luck trying to buy a book or magazine in the store though Most places haven't adjusted the rate in years. The last book I bought (2 weeks ago) was still way cheaper in US funds despite that we were at $.97 to the US $1.00 that week.

It's a bloody gauge I tell ya!!!

[ccga3359]

Good Luck trying to buy a book or magazine in the store though Most places haven't adjusted the rate in years. The last book I bought (2 weeks ago) was still way cheaper in US funds despite that we were at $.97 to the US $1.00 that week.

It's a bloody gauge I tell ya!!!

Yeah I know that. You can't tell me shipping and duty adds up to 1/3 more.

[Colin]

Yeah I know that. You can't tell me shipping and duty adds up to 1/3 more.

Especially when it is printed in Ontario. Do they send it to the stores by cab?

[Raphael]

Do you think the the shop keeper in the US will rather accept the Loon than the US Dollar?

[ccga3359]

Do you think the the shop keeper in the US will rather accept the Loon than the US Dollar?

They'd still wouldn't understand all the pretty colours. This includes the twonie!

[ccga3359]

No more...

[mexpiper]

Do you think the the shop keeper in the US will rather accept the Loon than the US Dollar?

Most likely not... they would not know how to handle it. As a frequent traveler to Canada, I sometimes come home with some Canadian money... When I took it to the bank to exchange it took 2 bank tellers, lots of paperwork_ I had to show ID and sign a document, and I got a better deal on the coins than on the bills. The teller told me to try to have more loonies because the exchange rate was better on the coins. I had to find a bank that would do it... Mind you I only live about 2 hours from the Canadian Border.

But who knows what the border towns will do. Hopefully we will see many more Canadians visiting the states and spending money. There was great article in the Detroit Paper... where they interviewed a MP whose child is attending University in the States and because of the new exchange he is saving alot of money than compared to last year.

[Thebes]

Do you think the the shop keeper in the US will rather accept the Loon than the US Dollar?

When I grew up, near Detroit, some of the larger stores kept Canadian money under the drawer. Lots of Canadians would come over for cheap cigarettes, and other items which were taxes more heavily in Windsor. I don't know if any still do though, even then it varied place to place.

Personally, I'd welcome just about anything over the USD right now. Its really tanked in the past few years, and now with "Helicopter Ben" at the Fed....... I'm a bit worried the only kilts I'll be able to afford in the future will be sold in pesos or something.

[slohairt]

It's hard to say whether they accept it, even if it eventually becomes more valuable! It reminds me of the currency situation when I lived in Ireland. Despite the fact that the (now-deceased) Irish pound/punt was alway close to par with the British pound sterling, shopkeepers in both countries would rarely take each others' coin. I had a friend who lived in Northern Ireland, and it was a pain to have to exchange money every time I crossed the Ireland/Northern Ireland border.

[McClef]

Interestingly Irish coins used to circulate freely on the Island of Anglesey, no doubt due to the port of Holyhead, but were not welcome anywhere else.