Red Lobsters chain restaurants seem to be doing okay, but I think The Cheesecake Factory has gone bankrupt (So much for health-conscious food trend, MacDonalds and KFCs are still popular). I'm not su ...
gracechanstuart 發表於 2014-8-27 08:06 PM
American people care about health? My girlfriend and I ate at Bellevue The Cheesecake factory before we returned to Canada on Sunday. The reason we were there... cheesecakes. Everything in Canada is more expensive especially food items. Rent, labor, fixed cost and coop tax add up=marginal profit.
7% sale tax is nothing! Our province charge 7% sale tax and the federal government charge another 5% making it a total of 12% sale taxes. Buying stuff from the States with custom duty and other taxes added is still cheaper than buying locally.
We have no choice other than buying electronics from Best Buy. Future Shop is also owned by Best Buy so basically the same company. I bought a TV two years ago and was forced to pay $75 delivery charge because the store never stock up the higher end models.
發表於 2014-8-28 04:21 AM
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My girlfriend and I ate at Bellevue The Cheesecake factory before we returned to Canada on Sunday. The reason we were there... cheesecakes. 
Everything in Canada is more expensive especially food items. Rent, labor, fixed cost and coop tax add up=marginal profit. 
Buying stuff from the States with custom duty and other taxes added is still cheaper than buying locally. 
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