Posted AT 12:26 AM EST on 08/11/07
Time to buy American
Everything's on sale at the world's biggest candy store.
That's the United States we're talking about here. The land of the free isn't exactly gratis to us Canadians, but it is a big, screaming bargain now that our dollar is on the rampage.
Travelling? Florida looks mighty fine, and we're not talking about the high of 26 degrees in Miami yesterday. Feel a book-buying binge coming on? Hello, Barnes & Noble.
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