S/O - What will you miss about where you are originally from?

[sbwv09]

Everything is so ungodly expensive here! I'm headed to the states this evening for my belated wedding reception (yay) and I plan on stocking up on as much as I can 'smuggle' across, hehe

 

[heatherusa]

Everything is so ungodly expensive here! I'm headed to the states this evening for my belated wedding reception (yay) and I plan on stocking up on as much as I can 'smuggle' across, hehe

OMG it is unreal how expensive it is... milk is more than double the cost in Edmonton than it was in Michigan.

I never though I would say it but I actually really miss Michigan.

 

[can_usa_97]

OMG it is unreal how expensive it is... milk is more than double the cost in Edmonton than it was in Michigan.

I never though I would say it but I actually really miss Michigan.

How much is it? I cringe at the thought. I don't like milk but our kids at 3 obviously drink quite a bit yet.

 

[heatherusa]

How much is it? I cringe at the thought. I don't like milk but our kids at 3 obviously drink quite a bit yet.

In Mi I would have paid 2.20 for a gallon of skim milk and here it is about 4.50 and there is environmental tax as well as bottle deposit! I dont like milk either but my husband and daughter use it. Not sure if there is deposit in other provinces but there is in Alberta.

I also feel like a dope because I dont know how to recycle every last thing that is recycled here.

 

[can_usa_97]

Wow, yeah I just paid 2.69 at the gas station here in WI today.

I wonder how much things like soy milk and rice milk are. My son had a milk allergy. We were paying $8 a gallon.

Yeah I can't remember about recycling in Ontario from when I was last there. I think they were still in plastic bags the milk.

 

[iarblue]

Milk in Ontario comes in Jugs,bags,and cartons just like the US.We have the 4 litre jug,the three bags which is 3 litres of milk,and the carton which is 2 litres,a half litre carton,500 ml carton and the 250 ml carton lol.And if you think milk is expensive wait till you pay for feul lol.And its funny everybody complains about spending $4.50 for a gallon of milk then go to the store and pay over a dollar for a bottled water for less than 500 ml.Bottled water is more expensive than gas or milk but people still by it like crazy.
I paid $3.00 for a can of soda from Brazil the other day lol.

 

[can_usa_97]

Lol, I don't do bottled water.
I'm not looking forward to fuel either. Right now my husband works literally a mile away - and I know that it isn't going to be that nice when we move.

It all has me seriously thinking about not going - there's a lot to weigh.

 

[iarblue]

OH yes that for sure might change,but its just funny that people cry about paying $1.03 a litre for gas then pay a lot more for a litre of water?????Or pay $4.00 for a gallon of milk but if they bought a gallon of water they would pay double that or more.Just funny i guess.

 

[can_usa_97]

Ah, yeah it's funny how things like that aren't logical but we do complain about it.

 

[Kess]

I lived in Edmonton for a little bit, don't recall the cost of milk. I do remember gas being a lot cheaper then where I am now. Last jug of milk I bought here in Abbotsford (an hour east of Vancouver, BC) was less then $3.90. Sumas, WA is about 5 miles from my home but I just don't have the time to cross the border to shop.

 

[leroadrunner]

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I paid $3.00 for a can of soda from Brazil the other day lol.

You found guarana in Canada? If so, where? I've had no luck!

 

[heatherusa]

OH yes that for sure might change,but its just funny that people cry about paying $1.03 a litre for gas then pay a lot more for a litre of water?????Or pay $4.00 for a gallon of milk but if they bought a gallon of water they would pay double that or more.Just funny i guess.

my daughter wanted money for a bottle of water the other day and I only had a toonie so I gave it to her and she came back and said she needed another 30 cents... I asked if she was buying gold and she said no, just a bottle of water... I told her next time she finds the water fountain!

 

[kerianne]

Just wait until they permanently add the HST tax too! I really don't care all that much about the prices. As long as I'm happy with my lover that all I need. But shoot...I'm doing all my clothes, shoes...girl shopping in Oregon. No sales tax or anything. I'm gonna miss it!

Kess: I'm moving to Abbotsford too! I'll be there this weekend One thing I'm gonna cross into Sumas, WA for all the time is Tillamook cheese and ice cream! Yum!

 

[kerianne]

Oops, I meant that's* all I need. Lol.

 

[heatherusa]

Just wait until they permanently add the HST tax too! I really don't care all that much about the prices. As long as I'm happy with my lover that all I need. But shoot...I'm doing all my clothes, shoes...girl shopping in Oregon. No sales tax or anything. I'm gonna miss it!

Kess: I'm moving to Abbotsford too! I'll be there this weekend One thing I'm gonna cross into Sumas, WA for all the time is Tillamook cheese and ice cream! Yum!

Well Alberta has never had PST and from what I understand there is no plan of HST so at least that is great.... I have to go back to MI to get my husband, the rest of my stuff, and take care of some other business so I will be getting shoes, alcohol and other stuff while I am there! LOL