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| I haven't noticed any price increases locally. |
   
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3 | 6.12% |
| I haven't noticed any price increases at online Canadian vendors. |
  
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1 | 2.04% |
| I've noticed price increases with online Canadian vendors, but it hasn't affected my purchases. |
  
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0 | 0% |
| I've noticed price increases with online Canadian vendors, and I've lessened purchases. |
  
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20 | 40.82% |
| My dollar doesn't go as far so I've lessened US purchases. |
  
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19 | 38.78% |
| I've noticed price increases locally, but it hasn't affected my purchases. |
  
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8 | 16.33% |
| I've noticed price increases locally, and I've lessened local purchases. |
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21 | 42.86% |
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#1
01-31-2016, 01:45 PM
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Is the weak Canadian dollar influencing your reef purchases?
How is the weak Canadian dollar affecting you? It's multiple choice.
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01-31-2016, 04:29 PM
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Even though prices are higher I am still purchasing things. If the dollar stays crappy for awhile and everyone holds on spending then eventually all of your favorite stores online/local will close shop. Paying a higher price sucks for sure but not being able to drop into a lfs would suck even more.
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01-31-2016, 05:07 PM
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I haven't really noticed an increase in online prices mind you I haven't been looking too hard either with that being said if we want an item where I live we have no choice but to have it shipped as we have no local distributor per se so for us it has always been the cost of this hobby to pay.
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 My aquarium is nothing but a smorgasbord for my cats.....
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01-31-2016, 06:09 PM
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 Our weak dollar makes it the pits to buy anything in the states so I've cut back on US purchases of anything. But "it is what it is" as they say but it sucks.
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Hey! I never "LEFT" the hobby, just doing fresh water now. Which is still listed as part of Canreef if I'm not mistaken. 
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01-31-2016, 11:53 PM
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Even buying locally is getting pricey. I had to pick up filters for my RO/DI unit and paid over $100.00. And I didn't buy the DI resin, they were out of stock. Normally it would under that including DI resin.
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I believe Reefkeeping is not a hobby but a way of life It's unfortunate mine is at a stand still! Building a 135 reef 9 years in the making(seem like I'll never get this 1 together! Too Busy with the Nano and Pico tanks
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02-01-2016, 01:05 PM
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02-01-2016, 04:35 PM
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I hadn't been in an LFS for a year or so and went on a tour a month back and was gagging at prices all across the board.
RBS, one of the financial institutions that has a phenomenal track record of monitoring the currencies, has stated they are betting on .59 USD cent Canadian Dollar. Canada held rates steady and the USA decided to do the same...not sure many people saw that combination coming. It's scary out there. Our economy is SO resource based now, especially oil and it's derivatives. Oil recovery will be years...or will take an OPEC miracle. I'm like 60% cash now. Last edited by gobytron; 02-01-2016 at 04:37 PM.
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