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]]> By: Jason Bolduc http://canadiansintheuk.com/about-the-author/#comment-513 Jason Bolduc Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:20:17 +0000 http://canadiansintheuk.wordpress.com/?page_id=844#comment-513 Hi Jean-Guy, The single-currency we have is primarily due to two reasons: 1) About 80% of our customers are ordering from the US with US credit cards. Visa/MC charge foreign transaction fees (1-2%) plus exchange rates that add another 2-3% to the total price. This was the cause of numerous customer complaints. Nobody likes to see that the price they paid on the invoice is not the same that appears on their credit card bill. 2) Our website transaction system does not allow true multi-currency processing. This is something that is slated for a future update to the software. We also maintain a sister-site Canada Grocer, which bills in Canadian Dollars and offers all the same products and pricing as Canada Only. It's address is at http://www.canadagrocer.ca Thanks for your comment. It is good to know what areas we can improve upon. Hi Jean-Guy,

The single-currency we have is primarily due to two reasons:

1) About 80% of our customers are ordering from the US with US credit cards. Visa/MC charge foreign transaction fees (1-2%) plus exchange rates that add another 2-3% to the total price. This was the cause of numerous customer complaints. Nobody likes to see that the price they paid on the invoice is not the same that appears on their credit card bill.

2) Our website transaction system does not allow true multi-currency processing. This is something that is slated for a future update to the software.

We also maintain a sister-site Canada Grocer, which bills in Canadian Dollars and offers all the same products and pricing as Canada Only.
It’s address is at http://www.canadagrocer.ca

Thanks for your comment. It is good to know what areas we can improve upon.

]]> By: Jean-Guy http://canadiansintheuk.com/about-the-author/#comment-510 Jean-Guy Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:25:04 +0000 http://canadiansintheuk.wordpress.com/?page_id=844#comment-510 You know, I have to say Jason, it is a supreme insult (and entirely ludicrous) that your prices are "in USD only" on a site called "canadaonly" that advertises itself as "a company that ships Canadian food, snacks, and other sundries to Canadians living abroad." Is the "prices in USD only" an error - or a bad joke??? Or is the Canadian dollar not strong enough for you? You know, I have to say Jason, it is a supreme insult (and entirely ludicrous) that your prices are “in USD only” on a site called “canadaonly” that advertises itself as “a company that ships Canadian food, snacks, and other sundries to Canadians living abroad.”

Is the “prices in USD only” an error – or a bad joke??? Or is the Canadian dollar not strong enough for you?

]]> By: Jason Bolduc http://canadiansintheuk.com/about-the-author/#comment-490 Jason Bolduc Wed, 26 May 2010 16:26:06 +0000 http://canadiansintheuk.wordpress.com/?page_id=844#comment-490 Hi Victoria, I hope you won't mind adding this to your blog. We are a company that ships <a>Canadian food</a>, snacks, and other sundries to Canadians living abroad. We got the idea from my own experiences living in the UK and the Caribbean. Nothing like trying to shop in the "main grocery store" in Antigua and seeing nothing but US cereal and 80% no-name or scary looking brands to want for some REAL Shreddies or Tim Horton's coffee! We have a coupon for Canadian Expats living in the UK also. Type in "canuckintheuk" as a coupon upon checkout and you'll get $3 off your order. Feel free to e-mail me directly if you have any questions about shipping to the UK. All the Best, Jason Bolduc Hi Victoria,

I hope you won’t mind adding this to your blog.

We are a company that ships Canadian food, snacks, and other sundries to Canadians living abroad.

We got the idea from my own experiences living in the UK and the Caribbean. Nothing like trying to shop in the “main grocery store” in Antigua and seeing nothing but US cereal and 80% no-name or scary looking brands to want for some REAL Shreddies or Tim Horton’s coffee!

We have a coupon for Canadian Expats living in the UK also. Type in “canuckintheuk” as a coupon upon checkout and you’ll get $3 off your order.

Feel free to e-mail me directly if you have any questions about shipping to the UK.

All the Best,
Jason Bolduc

]]> By: blogmella http://canadiansintheuk.com/about-the-author/#comment-488 blogmella Tue, 25 May 2010 12:15:30 +0000 http://canadiansintheuk.wordpress.com/?page_id=844#comment-488 Hey there! I have a section in my blog dedicated to educating Americans in the ways of the British, heh. http://blogmella.wordpress.com/brits-and-yanks/ There is a link to some American/Cockney translations that you might find very relevant. :D If you want to pimp me and link to any of it, I'd be more than happy. Hey there! I have a section in my blog dedicated to educating Americans in the ways of the British, heh.
http://blogmella.wordpress.com/brits-and-yanks/

There is a link to some American/Cockney translations that you might find very relevant. :D

If you want to pimp me and link to any of it, I’d be more than happy.

]]> By: Tania http://canadiansintheuk.com/about-the-author/#comment-420 Tania Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:57:22 +0000 http://canadiansintheuk.wordpress.com/?page_id=844#comment-420 Great blog - great idea and hope you get lots of hits. xx Tania Great blog – great idea and hope you get lots of hits.
xx
Tania

]]> By: Victoria Westcott http://canadiansintheuk.com/about-the-author/#comment-384 Victoria Westcott Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:09:51 +0000 http://canadiansintheuk.wordpress.com/?page_id=844#comment-384 Thanks Cameron! Looks very interesting indeed. :-) Thanks Cameron! Looks very interesting indeed. :-)

]]> By: Cameron http://canadiansintheuk.com/about-the-author/#comment-383 Cameron Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:48:34 +0000 http://canadiansintheuk.wordpress.com/?page_id=844#comment-383 Hi Victoria, I love your blog. Not to make you homesick, thought I don't think that's possible, I wanted to let you know about these videos the Canadian Tourism Commission has produced about life in Canada. Perhaps your students, readers or just yourself may find them interesting. You can find them all here: http://www.youtube.com/canadiantourism Let me know what you think. We invite you to pass them along to anyone who may be interested or embed one to your blog. Let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, Cameron Hi Victoria,

I love your blog. Not to make you homesick, thought I don’t think that’s possible, I wanted to let you know about these videos the Canadian Tourism Commission has produced about life in Canada. Perhaps your students, readers or just yourself may find them interesting.

You can find them all here: http://www.youtube.com/canadiantourism

Let me know what you think. We invite you to pass them along to anyone who may be interested or embed one to your blog.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Cameron

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