@cube_drone @gatesvp confirmed that this is a Pain-in-The-Ass Supreme, because to do this right, you should declare your items and potentially pay duties+GST+PST
but that said, if you want something *soon* sometimes those days spent for customs clearance (this is particularly an issue for Canada Post during the holidays), can really make this an appealing option.
also, everybody should go to Point Roberts at least once in their lives. it's a weird place.
I know a bike shop owner who regularly rides down to Blaine from Vancouver to get parts that, for whatever reason, are too expensive to get shipped to Canada
I have family in Seattle so that's how I handle this
@gatesvp @cube_drone there are MULTIPLE
@cube_drone I joined a friend for a bus ride to that gaudy bass pro shops then a nice bike ride along the bluffs to pick up a pair of sneakers but yeah it doesn't pencil out generally
@cube_drone I laugh at those who do the whole Point Bob thing but
@jakedonham looks fine. why can't someone just push it back in place
This is beautiful, but come on, "When two artists bought the vacant building", nice job waiting until the second paragraph to mention that one of them is an software engineer at Amazon
OTOH this has all the hallmarks of a NYT lifestyle piece so that makes sense
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/realestate/grocery-store-home-seattle.html
@ionchy and yet
@regehr this seems both worse than expected and entirely true to character
@ionchy you also have far fewer protections for unauthorized use (than a credit card) go figure
@robs that's what I'm thinking.
陳振華 is someone you might know? He/him