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Why Do Canadians Always Pay More Than Americans Even When the Dollar is at Parity?

Filed under: Buyer Beware, Budgeting & Planning, Consumer Complaints, Credit Cards, Debt, Family Finances, Investing, Loans, Saving, Shopping, Taxes, Pop's Wallet

The Canadian dollar is once again in free-fall today, but if you read one of our most popular posts here at Walletpop -- Extreme Couponing isn't as Extreme in Canada -- one of the biggest recurring questions asked was, "Why do Canadians pay more for everything even when our dollar is worth more stateside, or at least at parity?"

Well, when our readers ask questions, we listen. We sent our sleuths to find an answer and I believe we've come up with something definitive.

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