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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThis is the Threatdown! The Number One threat to America... CANADIANS!!
That's right, Canadians. Not content with their Timmies, back bacon, hockey, and universal health care, they are now staging cross-border raids on our Costcos!!
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/residents-washington-town-want-stop-canadians-shopping-nighborhood-170812607.html
Angry locals have even created a Facebook page, "Bellingham Costco Needs a Special Time Just for Americans" which has received more than 3,000 "Likes." An opponent of the Americans-only plan wrote on the page, "Not only are you giving Costco a bad name, but the entire town of Bellingham. Just be happy your town is busy. There are a lot of places around America that would do anything for patrons to visit their businesses." Good point. Another user offered this proactive peacemaking suggestion: If Costco's so popular, how about it open another location? That way there will surely be enough giant jars of mayonnaise and pallets of cat litter for everyone.
Bellingham is not just near the border, it's near Vancouver, so there are lots of Canadians ready to rape and pillage the defenseless Costco.
And yes, you read that correctly: "take advantage of the exchange rate". The loonie is now above par.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)they are 2 maybe 3 to 0 in that regard!
Denninmi
(6,581 posts)I have a pretty good idea which cut of the Tim Horton they come from.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Our stores are overrun by out-of-staters looking to buy crap with no sales tax. Geez, Total Wine on Naeman's Road, the first exit after leaving Pennsylvania, is overwhelmed by bad driving Pennsylvanians looking to shop at the 2nd largest liquor store in the world (Some place in Texas as the largest - this place is like shopping for booze at a fricking Wal-mart).
Bunch of whiners in Washington!
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)Like drugs, maybe. Stop whining already.
TrogL
(32,822 posts)Remember what happened the last time you pissed us off.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Oh, by the way, happy August 15th. It's not snowing, is it?
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)Justin Bieber!!!!
applegrove
(118,759 posts)the Soviet Revolution happened. When she grew up in Nova Scotia they were afraid of Americans. She kept that fear for 100 years. She'd say "forget the Soviets: it's the AMERICANS we have to worry about". She loved the NDP.