It's an additive that is apparently really good at stimulating picky fish in to eating pellets. One of the big companies like new era or someone like that makes an otahime coated pellet that I tried to order from marine depot because I want to try and train my anthias on pellets (5 of 8 won't even taste them) and they wouldn't ship here. Not sure if it really works or not, but I'll never know!

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When i made my visit to the UPS store to pick up the UltraFlex we don't have , or get in Canada, and if you order it you pay a custom fee that double the price,so its better to just order it ,have it sent to the UPS counter and pick it up there. I found myself surrounded by Ontario licence plates and people collecting all sorts of item , stove, TV sets, dresser, you name it. I felt a bit silly with my little bit of plastic i'd just pick up from the american Loews , thats all it was pieces of elementary plumbing for my tank, elbows sch 40, $1,79, which was sold in a Canadian plumber shop for $ 7,49 . When i left the states, i filled up my almost empty gas tank, $ 23 , its $ 40 when i do it home. So the money i save on my pieces of plastic paid for my gas, and if time is money well i gain some, because i didn't have to do 12 stores to find what i needed . As for the service, like most there we exchange stories and i've learned a few. Personnaly in some stores you can play bowling in the alleys because you don't see anybody to help you , and when they see you , no kidding they go and hide, i was comparing stories with some guys while waiting in line. When we talked about Loews in the states they come to you and ask you if you need help , totaly the reverse, and this very familiar in many dep stores all across. So no , i'm not crazy and i'm not alone who thinks like that. Plenty of Canadian fed up with bad shopping experience in Canada go south. I'm not ready to shop for everything yet, i'm just saying for my tank supplies i couldn't find here i'll go to the states and that i found the people services much more expediant and willing. Here they talk about last nights game, before they serve you.....that is factual so much so that i saw a cat fight begin,between a clerk and a woman lol.

PS; some of you are taking this way too seriously, should take a pill or something. Its an opinion , i'm sharing an impression i had while shopping south of the boder with other Canadians as we exchanged stories about why we were there. And like the guy in front of me said; if your excuse for hight price is always the overhead; kill the overhead i want it cheap , lol. we're tired of your excuses for scaming us....cheers.Happy reefing.

I have gotten everything I require in Canada plus it just doesn't really save you any money to shop south of the border then have it shipped up here cause the shipping costs in most cases is pure murder.

Since you obviously never done it i'm sorry but you don't know whay your talking about. Sorry but you don't.

I and countless Canadians who go there can't be all lunatics at the same times. A full tank of gas here in Canada is $45, there, $ 23 . So when i go i time it to have just about less than a 1/4 left. and fill it there.

And if one of my PVC pieces is $ 1.79 there instead of $7.79 here in Canada times 4 i've got a free tank of gas, get the picture.... yes its cheaper. Do i like it NO. I would rather we had everything and i didn't have to spend my time 3h on the road to get stuff i think are stores should carry, because thats my main reason to go there, they don't have it here and when i ask about it its too expensive for them or they give me an inflated price. So i plan my trips carefully, all the stuff i group them i make a run that make worth the time. And some stuff are much better quality in are hobby down south. Since i've join this club the've showed me al sorts of new brand, better and cheaper too, and with better options. More variety of choices, here its all the same brands. So yes i shop for variety now and access. They've got huge special comming up in November, good brands too. The group is making a group order.

I know exactly how much disparity there is between the two countries and for the record I spent a lot of time down in the good old United States of Retardation so don't school me on prices.

I also have ordered from the US on numerous occasions for various reasons and without fail the shipping was very expensive in every case I am glad you are getting a deal on it but I also would much rather buy in Canada if I can

When is this stupid poll gonna be shut down? Spend your money where you want. This poll is by no means at all related to what this site is all about. Nobody gives a chit where you spend your money!! Your money I assume is earned here so keep it here. Go live there on their garbage wages. I couldn't survive, my job here pays 2 1/2 times here as there. And it's the same company.

Heres another to add to my ignore list....
right next to saltwaterseahorses and chase31.....
Im sorry basile, but you dont know what youre talking about sometimes.
End of story. Id like to see what youll reply with, but youre on the old ignore list now.

I miss her/he/they/it/them...

The Canadian government is supposed to be looking at trying to close the gap between the prices here and in the US.

I hope this link works. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...+Article+Links

I am a fairly fierce flag waver. We have a US postal box because sometimes we have things repaired in the US or sometimes have to buy something via the internet. Having the box saves us about 2-3 weeks in shipping time. The border is only about 30 mins away from my workplace so I can zip over after work if I need to.

Someone needs to start a new poll. Salt is always good. Take care of that, k? lol