USD at 1.27 today. The sky is falling

[Myka]

Originally Posted by warriorcookie

The thing that really gets me is I always try to buy at Canadian retailers as much as possible. All the manufactures base our pricing on US dollars. This makes buying from China more and more enticing, especially with their low shipping rates...

Pretty much. With the lower prices of fuel, you don't see shipping getting any cheaper. Although oddly, I noticed the price of diesel was still $1.20 (a few weeks ago).