Is the weak Canadian dollar influencing your reef purchases?

Howie · #1 01-31-2016, 04:29 PM

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.

brotherd · #2 01-31-2016, 04:43 PM

I have a wish list of items that I can't get locally. Unfortunately those will have to wait until the dollar improves or I get fed up with waiting. Whichever comes first

Dearth · #3 01-31-2016, 05:07 PM

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.

The Guy · #4 01-31-2016, 06:09 PM

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.

View Poll Results: How has the weak Canadian dollar affected your reef spending?
I haven't noticed any price increases locally.	3	6.12%
I haven't noticed any price increases at online Canadian vendors.	1	2.04%
I've noticed price increases with online Canadian vendors, but it hasn't affected my purchases.	0	0%
I've noticed price increases with online Canadian vendors, and I've lessened purchases.	20	40.82%
My dollar doesn't go as far so I've lessened US purchases.	19	38.78%
I've noticed price increases locally, but it hasn't affected my purchases.	8	16.33%
I've noticed price increases locally, and I've lessened local purchases.	21	42.86%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll

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