The central bank’s GDPNow tracker of incoming metrics is indicating that gross domestic product is on pace to shrink by 1.5%.
Embarrassed American here and I hope the rest of the world keeps it up, these stupid assholes only speak one language and it’s money.
I’m only buying European products, and even got some Canadian stuff. No US products at all. Ditched all meta, amazon, google, disney. Hope the US economy is going to take more hard hits, so people realise the Orange Toddler needs to go
I’m curious what Canadian stuff made its way to you. I think one thing that should be a more well known thing is Honey Dill Sauce. Yum!
As much as I love people buying stuff from MB, honey dill is obscenely simple to make
Honey Dill Mayo
You can do equal parts honey and mayo or adjust them to your preference, it’s an extremely forgiving recipe. I do usually around half the amount of honey to mayo.
I moved to Alberta and couldn’t find the sauce easily and found it is so easy to make. But having some to buy for the first time you taste it isn’t a bad thing.
Not OP, but one thing that is kind-of a luxury here is maple syrup, which I buy infrequently as a treat - but so far, I had always bought the cheapest (US) variant I found here in Europe. Seeing that I buy it so infrequently anyway, I will go for a more premium Canadian one for sure next time I buy some.
Be sure to buy grade B, not grade A. Grade A just means lighter in color (less flavor) than grade B.
Hrm, I hadn’t hear of Arc’teryx before. There’s a shop at the mall close to me. I’ll have to check it out!
I’ve already cut ties with Walmart, and will be drastically diverting purchases away from Amazon whenever possible.
Once you get it in your mind that “yeah, I’m not supporting Nazis”, it’s really easy to reject anything and everything American.
And for anything that isn’t made in Canada or by a Canadian company, I’m happy to support our allies from around the world, too.
Depending where you are it’s honestly not hard to avoid amazon.
I’ve cancelled prime in January and since then, I found that every thing I needed and got there for convenience, I got from elsewhere for the same if not less and with the same kind of shipping speed.
Hell, just this week I was setting up my old vita for my son and found I needed a replacement charger. I found it from a used game store in Ontario, came to me in 2 days.
I’m ashamed of being lazy these past few years and using them so much when I could have supported local businesses instead…
The problem (for me) isn’t necessarily not being able to find things, but the added shipping costs associated with buying from other retailers.
Paying $10 to $30 in extra shipping per order could costs thousands a year. But I will be exploring local options for every new purchase. 👌
How many of your Amazon purchases are things you actually need?
I deleted my Amazon account entirely – my kindle is a paperweight now. It sucked, but between Amazon and all the other retailers I refuse to do business with my impulse buying has dropped to near zero. Any non essential want has an added barrier to buying it now – and that’s not a bad thing.
Yes: some of the things I buy are a bit more expensive now, but I’m actually spending less overall.
I’ve got some Amazon gift card balance on my account from Christmas. I’m not sure if it would be better to spend that (which would mean buying from Amazon) or to leave it (which would mean letting Amazon keep my money.)
The best you can do if you want to spend that on Amazon is to look for Canadian manufacturers. Amazon has a lot of small, local businesses, especially on food items.
Edit: also consider that Amazon already has the money if it’s a gift card. Spend it on stuff you need and don’t sweat it. Finding Canadian items should be easy.
American here. We spend more money in Canada in the first quarter than we did in the USA. We loved returning to Quebec again for a visit, and also spending a week in Alberta for the first time. Our president is an idiot, and he’s harming my Canadian brothers and sisters. Keep buying Canadian, and I’ll try to keep doing the same.
We can’t wait to come back! I hope we’ll still be welcome in your wonderful country in the future. I would not blame Canada a bit for turning us away at the border however. Please continue to protect not only the land but the idea of Canada. Its a spark of modern enlightenment too important to be extinguished as it is in the USA right now under our current president.
I’m American, I needed new work boots. Got some Canada Wests. They are high quality and very comfy.
American here too. I needed snow boots for our trip to Alberta. I specifically wanted Canadian. I bought a pair of Kamik boots. While I couldn’t find Canadian manufactured snow boots, these were at least a Canadian company (made in Vietnam). They performed amazingly and kept my feet warm and dry while tromping through the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
I believe Kamik makes work boots too.
