[TrueKnightGalahad]

"Jacket, sweaters, a couple of shirts, jeans, and then $10 for food. I'll save somehow." Add that to the $40 bus ticket and the taxi to get to the mall, and that's pretty lean.

The great thing is that she can go to Wal-Mart today and get everything on her shopping list and still stay within her budget. There was a time in my life when dropping $150 for a pair of pants was buying a cheap pair. Now I don't give a rat's patootie about labels and such...and the $13 chinos at Walmart are just fine. :-) Considering her shopping is injecting money into our economy and paying the wages of American workers, I'd say to her, "Cross the border as much as you like - and welcome!"

[fanfan]

The great thing is that she can go to Wal-Mart today and get everything on her shopping list and still stay within her budget.

She could do that at Wal-Mart here too.

That’s the problem for Canadian retailers.

The prices are down, but few people are checking, preferring to believe they can save money by buying in the US.

It's not true.