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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill folks go to Canada to shop ?
Americans may just go to other countries to buy products and tourism.
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Will folks go to Canada to shop ? (Original Post)
Beachnutt
Apr 2025
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They should, but can and will have to smuggle back, like shoes and phones
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2025
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Wingus Dingus
(9,173 posts)1. Will we be let back in, is the question.
Search our phones and send us to El Salvador because we criticized Donnie Dumbass.
Lovie777
(22,118 posts)2. shithole musk republicans..............
may close the borders.
bucolic_frolic
(54,339 posts)3. They might be subject to inspections upon return. /nt
lapfog_1
(31,758 posts)4. there might even be a resurgence of black markets
for illegally imported smaller expensive items.
Not just illegal drugs... iphones? computer chips?
Beachnutt
(8,873 posts)5. Nike shoes
Shirts etc....
usedtobedemgurl
(1,943 posts)6. In a worse case scenario
We already plan to go there for vaccinations.
C_U_L8R
(49,067 posts)7. Trump is stealing my savings and retirement
So I won't be buying squat.
Scrivener7
(58,695 posts)8. I would if I could.
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)9. They should, but can and will have to smuggle back, like shoes and phones
tRump has ended the $800 personal exemption for the border and for packages.
But if you buy some $300 shoes in Canada for $200, wear them for a few days, who are they to say you didn't buy them in the states? "Yes officer, of course I bought new shoes in preparation for my vacation!"
I suppose the potential exists they might assess a tariff tax on the shoes and dare you to provide a US receipt to get the money back. But how likely is that really?
The Border goons would have to search your phone to determine if it is new (file transfer dates), but it is illegal for them to search the phones of American residents.
surfered
(12,143 posts)10. People go to Mexico for prescription drugs procedures. I have a friend who got genetic testing for cancer
..and a full body MRI for $600
no_hypocrisy
(54,492 posts)11. TSF will raise import duties to match his tariffs.
MichMan
(16,792 posts)12. Our dollar is worth $1.40 there, so always a possibility
Not likely I will because it is a three hour round trip to Detroit plus the tolls to cross the bridge. I don't recommend anyone try to smuggle anything through customs