I just did a comparison and found this info..
Gas Price US = 1.71/Gal
Gas Price CA = 0.71/Litre
A Gal is 3.784 * a Litre so that means Canadians are paying $2.69/Gal.
It seems to me that even with the exchange rate, we Canadians are getting stiffed at the pumps.
I noticed this because the Canadian dollar is up near .75 US and it was not long ago at .62 US. I find it strange that there has been little or no 'change' in pricing to reflect this 'Stronger Dollar' in our economy. So, where IS the price difference? Who is grabbing all that 'exchange' money? I have made a few purchases recently in US Dollars and it seems that there is still about a 40% exchange rate on the bottom line.
I buy something for $39.95 US, (+$3.50 S&H) it is converted to Cdn$ ($57.36) Taxes are added GST/QST ($4.02/$4.61) and I have a new total of $65.99Cdn. to my dismay I find that there is a $7.92 Duty charge. (Taxable) for a new total $74.47Cdn
That's a whopping 186% wow!
The thing is, the same product was available here for 59.95 Cdn. I thought that it would be cheaper to order Online. Oh well, live and learn.
At least I can be happy knowing that more people got rich than just the retailer and government.
nuf said, Cheers!
OT: The price of Gas..
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