[pct-l] US gear prices- shop in Canada

["Kirsten Bradley" <kirsten_bradley@hotmail.com>]

Hi there,

I lurk on this list, and plan to do PCT starting around May 1.

Jamie Riches noted that US gear prices are cheaper than European prices, and 
asked for gear websites.  This reminded me of something I just discovered 
that might be of interest to folks on this list.  It is often a lot cheaper 
to buy gear in Canada.  (I am Canadian, so I can't tell you anything about 
customs duties)

But I've been looking at US web sites for gear prices, and I've noticed that 
sometimes the US stores sell products with the same list price as Canadian 
stores - the important difference is that our prices are in Canadian 
dollars!

Check out the web site for Mountain Equipment Co-op www.mec.ca

They don't do on-line ordering, and their website only seems to show their 
own products, but you can request a print catalogue from them, and they do 
have a good mail order service.  It may not be apparent from their website, 
but they do sell products from many other manufacturers as well.

Oh, and right now $1 US is worth about $1.50 Canadian, so now would be a 
good time for Americans and British people to buy stuff in Canada.

Salut!
Kirsten from B.C.


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