Things that are cheaper in the UK vs Canada?
Apr 6th 2017, 12:06 pm
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Re: Things that are cheaper in the UK vs Canada?
I have similar issues but surprisingly I bought some in Walmart recently for $17. They seem to fit nicely! Usually I wouldn't even consider bras there.
Apr 6th 2017, 12:46 pm
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Re: Things that are cheaper in the UK vs Canada?
I bought one at Walmart in Buffalo that I like when we were over last year . Kicking myself for not buying a few since it was about $15.
Apr 6th 2017, 2:22 pm
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Apr 6th 2017, 8:19 pm
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May 8th 2017, 9:59 am
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Re: Things that are cheaper in the UK vs Canada?
Great to see a few other horsey folks on here! Several of you have said horses are cheaper in Canada - is this true (I hope so!)? From what I've seen on the Internet horses seem pretty pricey but I'm hoping it's not a real reflection of the market! We're moving to BC in August- is it worth shipping rugs and tack out, and should I stock up on boots and jodhpurs to bring over or buy new in Canada?
May 8th 2017, 11:12 am
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Re: Things that are cheaper in the UK vs Canada?
Great to see a few other horsey folks on here! Several of you have said horses are cheaper in Canada - is this true (I hope so!)? From what I've seen on the Internet horses seem pretty pricey but I'm hoping it's not a real reflection of the market! We're moving to BC in August- is it worth shipping rugs and tack out, and should I stock up on boots and jodhpurs to bring over or buy new in Canada?
I suspect tack is cheaper, that should be easy to compare Horseware Ireland and Shires products are sold here and there, both are premium brands here, blankets of similar quality made locally are offered at a little over half the price. Quality tack brands probably unfamiliar to you include Brubachers and Ger-Ryan.
For your browsing and comparing pleasure, these are tack shops with aggressive pricing, not in BC admittedly:
Brubacher's Harness Supplies and Tack Shop, Wallenstein Ontario
https://www.pleasantridge.ca/
Bahr Saddlery Tack Equestrian Store Horse Supplies Equipment Saddles Bridles Apparel Breeches
May 8th 2017, 5:28 pm
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Re: Things that are cheaper in the UK vs Canada?
I don't think horses themselves are cheaper in Canada. They cost from $750 for a newly retired racehorse upwards, once you get into the tens of thousands then they may be purchased from Europe anyway. What I think is cheaper is board, not at an A circuit barn, but in general.
I suspect tack is cheaper, that should be easy to compare Horseware Ireland and Shires products are sold here and there, both are premium brands here, blankets of similar quality made locally are offered at a little over half the price. Quality tack brands probably unfamiliar to you include Brubachers and Ger-Ryan.
For your browsing and comparing pleasure, these are tack shops with aggressive pricing, not in BC admittedly:
Brubacher's Harness Supplies and Tack Shop, Wallenstein Ontario
https://www.pleasantridge.ca/
Bahr Saddlery Tack Equestrian Store Horse Supplies Equipment Saddles Bridles Apparel Breeches
I suspect tack is cheaper, that should be easy to compare Horseware Ireland and Shires products are sold here and there, both are premium brands here, blankets of similar quality made locally are offered at a little over half the price. Quality tack brands probably unfamiliar to you include Brubachers and Ger-Ryan.
For your browsing and comparing pleasure, these are tack shops with aggressive pricing, not in BC admittedly:
Brubacher's Harness Supplies and Tack Shop, Wallenstein Ontario
https://www.pleasantridge.ca/
Bahr Saddlery Tack Equestrian Store Horse Supplies Equipment Saddles Bridles Apparel Breeches
May 9th 2017, 1:20 am
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Re: Things that are cheaper in the UK vs Canada?
Another popular one at our barn is www.horseloverz.com but the shipping to Canada is $22.99 
Its a US site and has some great flash sales
Its a US site and has some great flash sales
May 9th 2017, 2:29 am
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May 9th 2017, 6:26 am
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May 16th 2017, 5:00 am
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Yeah i have to say i did enjoy Halifax when i was there. Feels more like a big town than a city, way more friendly than your average big city. The upper deck is great for live bands!
Although I did go to a dodgy nightclub in Halifax - it was called Reflections I think....lets just say i was glad my girlfriend was accompanying me! lol It seemed it was a gay/mixed club, but there were quite some characters in there to put it mildly! One of them to took quite a shine to me..... :
we didnt stay too long after that. 
As for whats cheaper in UK than Canada.......Canadian Cheddar!! unbelievable really....I bought a block of Canadian cheddar in Sainsburys that was actually produced in Campbellford Ontario - just down the road from where i live, and i found it 3500miles away in the UK waaay cheaper than i can buy it here! Crazy!!!
May 16th 2017, 5:11 am
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Re: Things that are cheaper in the UK vs Canada?
Yeah i have to say i did enjoy Halifax when i was there. Feels more like a big town than a city, way more friendly than your average big city. The upper deck is great for live bands!
Although I did go to a dodgy nightclub in Halifax - it was called Reflections I think....lets just say i was glad my girlfriend was accompanying me! lol It seemed it was a gay/mixed club, but there were quite some characters in there to put it mildly! One of them to took quite a shine to me..... : we didnt stay too long after that.
As for whats cheaper in UK than Canada.......Canadian Cheddar!! unbelievable really....I bought a block of Canadian cheddar in Sainsburys that was actually produced in Campbellford Ontario - just down the road from where i live, and i found it 3500miles away in the UK waaay cheaper than i can buy it here! Crazy!!!
Although I did go to a dodgy nightclub in Halifax - it was called Reflections I think....lets just say i was glad my girlfriend was accompanying me! lol It seemed it was a gay/mixed club, but there were quite some characters in there to put it mildly! One of them to took quite a shine to me..... :
we didnt stay too long after that. As for whats cheaper in UK than Canada.......Canadian Cheddar!! unbelievable really....I bought a block of Canadian cheddar in Sainsburys that was actually produced in Campbellford Ontario - just down the road from where i live, and i found it 3500miles away in the UK waaay cheaper than i can buy it here! Crazy!!!
