Have you noticed more and more lately as the Canadian dollar has become more valuable then the US greenback that online merchants are refusing to ship product to Canada?

Or are the outrageous shipping prices holding you back from pulling the trigger on the great deals that are available online from US online stores?

Once again, Canadians are getting the raw end of the deal as can be seen at almost every retailer in Canada. Just look at this picture of a price tag from a pair of flip-flops being sold at an Abercrombie & Fitch store in Canada. Wow…

The Canadian dollar has been worth more then the US dollar in 2011 and hasn’t been worth $0.73 US (the exchange rate shown on the A&F price tag) since June of 2004! (Click here to see chart) Why are Canadians still paying outrageous prices compared to our neighbors south of the boarder?!? Enough is enough! It’s time to take advantage of the strong Canadian dollar and seek out some great deals online.

The great news is that the team here at HowToGetItInCanada.com has figured out the best way to take advantage of the strong Canadian dollar and score amazing deals from those websites that are blocked in Canada and around the world! Please note, that the mail forwarding method described below also helps you save money on sites that will ship to Canada and around the world!

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I’m tired of getting ripped off and you should be too!

Why are products so much more expensive in Canada compared to the United States? At the time of writing, $1 US dollar was worth $1.0275 Canadian dollars meaning that a $100 USD item should be fairly priced at $102.75 CAD. Have you ever noticed that books, clothing, cars, homes, fruit, vegetables and pretty much everything is considerably more expensive in Canada vs. the United States?!? I’m sure you have but, as Canadians, our nature is to be polite, pay the inflated price and then say “sorry, eh”. Kidding, but no… seriously? Why do we put up with it?

Well, I’m here to tell you that YOU DON’T HAVE TO! There is a better way to buy the exact same items from the US and save a lot of money! To prove it to you I’m going to detail the process from start to finish for a product that I’m buying from amazon.com rather than amazon.ca so I can save a lot of money.

So, how much am I going to save?

21%! Don’t forget, this 21% savings is on the exact same product, the only difference is one is purchased on amazon.com and the other is on amazon.ca.

That product is the [easyazon-link asin=”B001R76D42″ locale=”us”]Samson Go Mic Compact USB Microphone[/easyazon-link]. I have a ton of great video guides on how to access Pandora, Hulu, US Netflix and other great sites and services that are otherwise unavailable to anyone living outside of the United Sates. I’ve been waiting to unleashed these videos because the audio quality I’ve been getting from the microphone on my laptop is terrible.

I need a better mic to give these videos the audio quality that they deserve. Plus, I want these videos to be extremely helpful to you and, trust me, you wouldn’t want to listen to the snap, crackle, pop from my built in computer mic.

I did quite a bit of research and have decided that the Samson Go Mic is the mic that fits into my lifestyle the best. I travel a ton for work and I have to pack my office essentials into my computer bag and the Samson Go Mic is extremely small. It’s a plug-and-play USB mic and has amazing audio quality for a mic of this size.

I plan on writing a full review of the mic after I receive it and test it out so stay tuned. For now, I’m just going to focus on the process of buying it for much less from the States compared to what I can get it for here in Canada.

Here is the proof:

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I can almost hear most of you saying right now “amazon.com charges an arm and a leg to ship to Canada!” My answer to you is “we’re not going to have amazon.com ship this to Canada!” Before you get mad at me because you don’t have anyone to ship to in the USA… you’re going to ship this to your own personal US shipping address! Hear me out.

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Have you every been shopping in Canada only to get disgusted by the atrocious price difference between the US and Canadian prices?  Sure, it made sense when the Canadian dollar was worth $0.66 USD but these days when the Canadian and US dollars are hovering right around par the price gouging that is going on in the Great White North is starting to get to Canadians.  So what can you go?  Never buy another shirt or jacket ever again?  We’re not recommending that at all!  We’re recommending that you take advantage of the strong Canadian dollar (this works from most countries around the world as well) and purchase your goods from US online retailers where you can save LOTS OF MONEY!

Here is a quick example of how you can save 35% on a Heritage three-button velvet blazer from Banana Republic:

When we visit the Canadian Banana Republic store we see that they are offering the Heritage three-button velvet blazer for $312.99

You might be thinking “$410.00 marked down to $312.99 is a pretty sweet deal!  Think again!  At the .com site, the exact same jacket is being sold for $249.99!

Wow!  Not only will you save $63 right off the bat, you can also get an additional 30% off your entire order if you purchase this between January 12th and 15th plus, you get free shipping since your order is over $50.

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