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(09-07-2012, 11:00 PM)Oscar The Grouch Wrote: Ken you should seriously start up a big box store called Northern Imports. Even with a 40% markup, you'd make a killing.

Actually Oscar what I've been thinking about doing is setting up a neighbourhood co-op with a website and everything and taking orders for all kinds of s**t.

For example: my kids go through milk like you wouldn't believe - at costco here 4 litres is $4 and change - a gallon of milk (3.78 L) at Sam's Club in the US is 1.96.

There's the adhesive example above - the tiles themselves are 35% cheaper - same tile both from Home Depot but different sides of the border ... and yeah the tire example is crazy.

Between you guys, my family, my neighbours and myself I've imported 36 sets of tires in the past 4 years and that's not to mention the 20 some odd sets of rims.

Frankly if it was a difference of say 10 or 15% I for one wouldn't bother to do this and it wouldn't bother me to pay the extra ... but for 35, 40, 50 and sometimes 60% difference it's just too much cash to leave on the table.