It used to be (before U.S. prices got hit with inflation and, concurrently, our government drove our dollar down so much) the same out on the coast. Especially on weekends, there’d be queues at all the petrol stations (and mail forwarding agents) in Blaine and Point Roberts, with pretty much all the plates being from BC…it was even more pronounced in Bellingham…Costco and Winco were favourite destinations and again on Saturday mornings, it was rare to see a Washington plate in the parking lots.
There was some (in my opinion, justified) grumbling about the Canuck invaders every weekend (fear not, we feel the same every time a cruise ship comes to Vancouver, LOL) and even calls for ‘Locals Only’ days at Costco…but then the Mayor detailed just how much tax money was coming into Bellingham and Whatcom County, paying for services, recreation centres, parks and so forth…and then COVID hit and cross border shopping stopped…and the economy all but fell out of the whole northern half of Washington.
Even with the prices going up, some things – like beer and spirits – are still cheaper…and besides, US Costcos and Walmarts are way more fun than ours are :-)
Very sadly, in British Columbia its “To Kill a Mockingbird”, “Of Mice and Men”, and “In the Heat of the Night” …and other jurisdictions are after “Winnie-the-Pooh”, “Alice in Wonderland”, and “Animal Farm”
By default, iced tea is pre-sweetened, whether in a restaurant or made at home, at least here in British Columbia…still get surprised if I order it south of the 49th.
It used to be (before U.S. prices got hit with inflation and, concurrently, our government drove our dollar down so much) the same out on the coast. Especially on weekends, there’d be queues at all the petrol stations (and mail forwarding agents) in Blaine and Point Roberts, with pretty much all the plates being from BC…it was even more pronounced in Bellingham…Costco and Winco were favourite destinations and again on Saturday mornings, it was rare to see a Washington plate in the parking lots.
There was some (in my opinion, justified) grumbling about the Canuck invaders every weekend (fear not, we feel the same every time a cruise ship comes to Vancouver, LOL) and even calls for ‘Locals Only’ days at Costco…but then the Mayor detailed just how much tax money was coming into Bellingham and Whatcom County, paying for services, recreation centres, parks and so forth…and then COVID hit and cross border shopping stopped…and the economy all but fell out of the whole northern half of Washington.
Even with the prices going up, some things – like beer and spirits – are still cheaper…and besides, US Costcos and Walmarts are way more fun than ours are :-)