No American money accepted.
ziggy @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:44 pm
I saw this sign on one of the stores today and it's a first for me.I asked the teller why they dont take American funds and she said they only get 95 cents for one dollar so it's not worth it.
There was a hint of a smile on her face as she told me this.
Has anyone else seen this happening around?
This was a liquor store and they dont seem to worried about pissing off American tourists.
ziggy @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:35 pm
What do our American members think about this?
Would it affect any travel plans you had to Canada?
PluggyRug @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:41 pm
Thats odd...I was in Buffalo last week and a gas station would not accept Canadian money.
Same gas station accepted my Can dollars in April. 
Blue_Nose @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:41 pm
Use Canadian currency in Canada.
Use American Currency in the US.
saturn_656 @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:42 pm
American money is not legal tender in Canada. Businesses accept it at their convienence, so its nothing to be really shocked about.
Its the same with Canadian dollars in the US, hell these days you are better off converting your currency to USD before you go to the US because retailers have highway robbery exchange rates (between 80 and 95 cents USD) considering our dollar is worth a few cents MORE than theirs.
Arctic_Menace @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:44 pm
In regards to Zig's question, I haven't seen anything like that, but I've heard plenty of "look, someone gave me an American quarter" with a reply along the lines of "Well it's worth less now" types of jokes.
ziggy @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:44 pm
PluggyRug PluggyRug:
Thats odd...I was in Buffalo last week and a gas station would not accept Canadian money.
Same gas station accepted my Can dollars in April.
I've seen lots of signs in the states about 15 years ago where they wouldnt accept our money and if they did it was a 25% charge on top.
Same gas station accepted my Can dollars in April.
ziggy @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:47 pm
Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:
In regards to Zig's question, I haven't seen anything like that, but I've heard plenty of "look, someone gave me an American quarter" with a reply along the lines of "Well it's worth less now" types of jokes.
This isnt a pissing match anyone wants to get into as American's bring lots of cash in,I imagine it puts a few nose's out of joint knowing it isnt good in Canada.
Toro @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:54 pm
Hahaha.
That's funny.
I wonder if the vending machines down here will start accepting, nay asking for Canadian coins!
fatbasturd @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:55 pm
ziggy ziggy:
PluggyRug PluggyRug:
Thats odd...I was in Buffalo last week and a gas station would not accept Canadian money.
Same gas station accepted my Can dollars in April.
I've seen lots of signs in the states about 15 years ago where they wouldnt accept our money and if they did it was a 25% charge on top.Same gas station accepted my Can dollars in April.
saturn_656 @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:57 pm
lily lily:
I live near Point Roberts, a small community whose only land access is via Canada. The population is mostly Canadian, and they rely heavily on Canadian business. When the dollar was at its lowest, several business advertised Canadian dollas at par, which always made me wonder what their American clientele thought.
How the hell did they make any money? I'm interested in how they covered their costs, perhaps they purchased their inventory from Canadian rather than American suppliers?
ziggy @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:58 pm
fatbasturd fatbasturd:
ziggy ziggy:
PluggyRug PluggyRug:
Thats odd...I was in Buffalo last week and a gas station would not accept Canadian money.
Same gas station accepted my Can dollars in April.
I've seen lots of signs in the states about 15 years ago where they wouldnt accept our money and if they did it was a 25% charge on top.Same gas station accepted my Can dollars in April.
ziggy @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:59 pm
Toro Toro:
Hahaha.
That's funny.
I wonder if the vending machines down here will start accepting, nay asking for Canadian coins!
Who's responsible for this? Harper or Bush?
That's funny.
I wonder if the vending machines down here will start accepting, nay asking for Canadian coins!
wildrosegirl @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:00 pm
ziggy ziggy:
Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:
In regards to Zig's question, I haven't seen anything like that, but I've heard plenty of "look, someone gave me an American quarter" with a reply along the lines of "Well it's worth less now" types of jokes.
This isnt a pissing match anyone wants to get into as American's bring lots of cash in,I imagine it puts a few nose's out of joint knowing it isnt good in Canada.There's plenty of Canadians who travel to the US as well. They've never been concerned about pissing us off. Why should we, now that the tables are turned?
I guess it's a sore spot with me, because we've had some pretty arrogant ones here over the years. Personally, I think it'll do a few of them (just the arrogant ones) some good to have a little taste of humble pie.
fatbasturd @ Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:03 pm
lily lily:
$1:
Who's responsible for this? Harper or Bush?
Bush. Our dollar isn't up - the American dollar is down.