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Today with the internet you have thousands of sites recommending that you do this or  do that. Put your money here.  Take care of your heart and lungs here.  Lose weight and keep it off here.  Raise your children this way and spend your freedom 55 right here.  

I am asking who you can trust? 

Continue reading “Who can you trust?”

Maybe a bit off topic for some of you bargan hunters and  Consumer Advocates, but today’s article  in the Gazette’s “opinion page” by Jason Magder really hits home.  “Age of Openness is a good thing”

As most of you are aware the Internet and WikiLeaks have been making considerable headlines recently.  This article outlines the good, the bad and the ugly of privacy issues related to the internet and the electronic media in general.  

The Internet allowed thousands  of our followers and supporters to uncover the hoaxes and untruths perpetrated by the Car Companies and Transport Canada back in  October of 2007.   Many of these issues are still not yet resolved and hidden under a cloak of “privacy” by our duly elected government officials and their “price-gouging” friends.  

Looking at the big picture WikiLeaks and the Internet are here to stay!  Some of our Elected officials work hard to protect us and hide everything from us, but in the end they will be exposed.  Transparency today is not an option.  It is only a matter of time  Mr. Harper, M. Charest, M. Tremblay, Transport Canada!

Age of Openness is a good thing

EveryBody Knows…EveryBody Knows

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That’s how it goes
Everybody knows

Well, the other day I went over to my friendly Canadian Tire dealer to have my Winter Tires installed. 

 One look at the tires and the specialist indicated that they were finished and if I put them on the car the Quebec Tire Police (not to be confused with the Language folks) would certainly arrest me! But “don’t worry!”  He said we can set you up with some Goodyear 215/65R16s for around $150.00 plus tax.  $677.25.    Continue reading “Canadians still Paying More for Tires!”

$1.oo Canadian now equals $1.00 American…. Canadian Consumers beware… ask questions when you are forced to pay much more in Canada for the same service or product.   Start shopping SMART!

lol (Laughed Out Loud) when reading your misinformed article on Page two titled “Cross-Border Shopping” in the Gazette today.   

• You forgot to mention the most important and appealing aspect of Cross-Border shopping is the tremendous savings that can be achieved if you purchase items that are manufactured in Mexico, Canada or the U.S.   These items are all duty free and do not require any length of stay.   One can expect to save quite substantially.  When declared at the border, one is only required to pay the GST and QST on the value of the goods.   
• I also find it quite amazing that you would not mention the thousands of Canadians that are ordering goods on the internet, having them delivered to mail boxes in Plattsburg, Massena and Malone.  All legitimate purchases.  They venture down to the U.S. for the day, pick up their merchandise, shop for groceries and come home.  
• Instead you appear to waste your newsprint informing us that a second hand mattress needs to be fumigated prior to importation to Canada.  I imagine there are thousands of Canadians importing used mattresses.  
• You might have written about all the used cars that Canadians are importing these days. 
• Overall this article in the  Gazette that was compiled by Jason Madger is consistent with your policy to scare and intimidate Canadians away from “Cross-Border Shopping”.  Most informed consumers don’t read your slanted articles any more!   
• It is too bad that many people still trust in their newspaper to keep them properly informed.
• 2010-04-12gazetteshopping.pdf