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The central bank's GDPNow tracker of incoming metrics is indicating that gross domestic product is on pace to shrink by 1.5%.

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[–] swordgeek 13 points 5 hours ago

I can't speak for anyone else here, but personally this whole fiasco was the final kick in the ass I needed.

I'm not looking for the US to fix themselves so I can buy from them again, I'm looking to divorce them for good.

They'll probably pull back from the brink in the next few years. I will still avoid buying American.

They'll probably go through a period of rebuilding and political/economic outreach. I will still avoid them.

Because even if they recover from Trump, they'll eventually do it again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

As an American, please, more more! It's not like they can make the minimum wage lower, they're already only giving us the dusty crumbs of profits. Let them burn.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

I'm doing my best to give the red states the single finger salute and avoid their products. Purchased a case of Molson Canadian and Labatt's Blue Light...lol! Bottles only!

[–] Randomgal 23 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Pretty sure betraying their allies and bringing back absolute monarchies are also contributing to this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

Absolutely!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

As an american, please keep this up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

In the words of Omar Little, "oh indeed."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Look at all those eggs! I bet their price is acceptable right now! I had to mortgage the backyard to buy some eggs here.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Given the planned government sector reduction, we should expect a much more than 1.5% decrease.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Yup! But every bit helps!

[–] [email protected] 59 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

American here. We spend more money in Canada in the first quarter than we did in the USA. We loved returning to Quebec again for a visit, and also spending a week in Alberta for the first time. Our president is an idiot, and he's harming my Canadian brothers and sisters. Keep buying Canadian, and I'll try to keep doing the same.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for visiting, we appreciate it, really!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

We can't wait to come back! I hope we'll still be welcome in your wonderful country in the future. I would not blame Canada a bit for turning us away at the border however. Please continue to protect not only the land but the idea of Canada. Its a spark of modern enlightenment too important to be extinguished as it is in the USA right now under our current president.

[–] Rentlar 13 points 17 hours ago

Thank you very much for your support.

[–] [email protected] 111 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Embarrassed American here and I hope the rest of the world keeps it up, these stupid assholes only speak one language and it's money.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago

I fully believe half of them will delude themselves into thinking it's just part of cancel culture (woke-ism or whatever the raison d’être), and if they just keep holding on to technocrat authoritarianism just a little longer, the world will have to give in.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm American, I needed new work boots. Got some Canada Wests. They are high quality and very comfy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Baffin boots for cold weather.

[–] LowlandSavage 3 points 9 hours ago

The new red wings!

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[–] Showroom7561 71 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I've already cut ties with Walmart, and will be drastically diverting purchases away from Amazon whenever possible.

Once you get it in your mind that "yeah, I'm not supporting Nazis", it's really easy to reject anything and everything American.

And for anything that isn't made in Canada or by a Canadian company, I'm happy to support our allies from around the world, too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I've got some Amazon gift card balance on my account from Christmas. I'm not sure if it would be better to spend that (which would mean buying from Amazon) or to leave it (which would mean letting Amazon keep my money.)

[–] Showroom7561 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

The best you can do if you want to spend that on Amazon is to look for Canadian manufacturers. Amazon has a lot of small, local businesses, especially on food items.

Edit: also consider that Amazon already has the money if it's a gift card. Spend it on stuff you need and don't sweat it. Finding Canadian items should be easy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Maybe buy some groceries and donate them to a food bank to get rid of it? Then at least someone in need gets something.

[–] Reannlegge 7 points 20 hours ago

I cancelled Prime’s auto renewal, I think my membership is up in November, but I have uninstalled all the Amazon apps from all of my devices.

[–] UnderFreyja 13 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Depending where you are it's honestly not hard to avoid amazon.

I've cancelled prime in January and since then, I found that every thing I needed and got there for convenience, I got from elsewhere for the same if not less and with the same kind of shipping speed.

Hell, just this week I was setting up my old vita for my son and found I needed a replacement charger. I found it from a used game store in Ontario, came to me in 2 days.

I'm ashamed of being lazy these past few years and using them so much when I could have supported local businesses instead...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

I'll add - dumped Amazon a bit ago and wish I'd done it sooner. Finding lots of other online stores and getting more quality products. Haven't shopped at Walmart in decades. Trying to walk the walk more and it's improving my qol.

[–] Showroom7561 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The problem (for me) isn't necessarily not being able to find things, but the added shipping costs associated with buying from other retailers.

Paying $10 to $30 in extra shipping per order could costs thousands a year. But I will be exploring local options for every new purchase. 👌

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

How many of your Amazon purchases are things you actually need?

I deleted my Amazon account entirely -- my kindle is a paperweight now. It sucked, but between Amazon and all the other retailers I refuse to do business with my impulse buying has dropped to near zero. Any non essential want has an added barrier to buying it now -- and that's not a bad thing.

Yes: some of the things I buy are a bit more expensive now, but I'm actually spending less overall.

[–] Showroom7561 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I'm a minimalist at heart, so I scrutinize my purchases and tend to only get things I need. And if I need something, I'll let it sit in my cart or wishlist and track price changes to get the best deal.

Take the last example. I needed a replacement battery for my UPS. I've been buying from a small business for years, but they are an hour drive away and only open during regular business hours. Driving there would be wasteful (time and gas), but I'd have to take time off work to do it.

They charged $19 shipping for the several that I've purchased in the past.

Amazon lists the same battery for the same price, but free shipping.

I should have gone with Amazon, but as the latest shipping price was "only" $12, I went with the small business instead.

Even if I had to make only one of those decisions per month, we're still talking over $100 extra for no benefit to me as the consumer. It's a hard sell, but I've been willing to spend more if it means keeping more money within Canada. I do not expect everyone to have the financial means to do that all the time, but I also don't think we should be striving for perfection (which could act as a barrier to begin with).

And the other challenge I've been facing with trying to support local businesses is that quite a few don't try to accommodate people like me, who need a safe place to lock up my bike when I shop. No consumer should have to fight to give businesses money, but I still try!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

You can get fucking batteries literally anywhere moron. Defending Amazon like your life depends on sucking Bezos dick.

[–] Showroom7561 0 points 5 hours ago

For clarity, not talking AA batteries.

I needed a special lead acid battery for a discontinued UPS backup system.

They most certainly aren't sold "anywhere".

Originals are from an American company, so I won't order from them.

But, yeah. You're lucky if you live in a place that sells these types of batteries everywhere.

[–] Reannlegge 6 points 20 hours ago

Yeah it is amazing how much you realize when that option is taken away.

[–] [email protected] 108 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I'm only buying European products, and even got some Canadian stuff. No US products at all. Ditched all meta, amazon, google, disney. Hope the US economy is going to take more hard hits, so people realise the Orange Toddler needs to go

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

Please keep it up! The US economy needs to feel significant pain if we're to wake up from this ketamine coma or whatever the fuck has happened.

[–] Auli 5 points 19 hours ago

Nope never trust them again. We the world need to diversify.

[–] Albbi 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (20 children)

I'm curious what Canadian stuff made its way to you. I think one thing that should be a more well known thing is Honey Dill Sauce. Yum!

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Californian here. Thank you. Keep up the heat. Those of us on the inside fighting for what's right need your help in putting as much pressure on these assholes as possible.

I think it might be time for those of us in the blue states to offer a reciprocal sales tax break to our Canadian, European, and Mexican allies to offset the tariff idiocy. If CA nixed it's sales tax for "Allied Countries", that's roughly 10% we could trim the tariff impact by. If it's reciprocal, then it could be a way to mitigate Trump's effect on our shared financial interests. I'd be more than willing to vote for this.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

I'm not really seeing any effects yet and our government is still at it.

So keep at it.

Don't stop until all communication stops and you just see smoke coming from our direction.

[–] Perhapsjustsniffit 23 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Dumped all the social media for us and our small business as well as my art sales. Shut down Amazon and the streaming stuff. No more American big box or fast food. The garden is much bigger cause fuck Galen Weston and Sobeys too. Don't forget those assholes are profiting big from all this shit. I teach a cooking class for kids and I think I might expand that to adults this fall as well.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago

Agreed. Make the assholes at the top feel it where it hurts.

BUT dont sell cheap when it crashes. Thats what they are hoping for- to scoop up the remaining assets on the cheap.

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