dbd33

It's one of the great dividers of today's society, isn't it? People who will go into a WalMart and people who won't. I'm about as likely to shop there as at Canadian Tyre, McDonalds or Tim Horton's.

Lion Heart

Why is that out of interest? What's wrong with those stores?

Is it like if you shop at M&S and Sainsbury's you likely won't shop at Asda???

Atlantic Xpat

Why do you persist in these ridiculous affectations of Britishness. It's "Tire" eh?

I'll shop at Crappy Tire. There are some good things to be had in amongst the dross & it's generally not an unpleasant experience. WallyMart I will also shop in but quickly and for a purpose. It's not a store to linger in, the weight of human misery pushing down is intolerable. Also peopleofwalmart.com

dbd33

Canadian Tyre shops are dirty with narrow aisles and are full of Chinese tat.

McDonalds and Tim Hortons peddle crap under the guise that it's food to people who then lurch out of the drive through lane and veer all over the road while stuffing their corpulent faces. They then chuck the packaging out of the window despoiling the environment.

I don't really support the idea of people turning to blubber nor littering and there's nothing at Canadian Tyre I can't get elsewhere.

dbd33

Wannabe Americans!

Atlantic Xpat

Are the shelves at the Tractor Supply Store (or whatever more upmarket retailer you frequent) stocked with quality made in the USA or Canada things then? Or is their Chinese tat simply of a higher quality?

dbd33

I use TSC as a retailer of poultry equipment, it's mostly made in Wisconsin. I'm struggling here to think of something I've bought recently that could have come from CT. What would one buy there?

Souvy

Shear pins. Rockwell circular saws. Torque wrenches.......

And the beloved Fubar.

Atlantic Xpat

Most recently? A set of ratchet spanners, windscreen wiper blades, a flashlight, BBQ lighters....

dbd33

Mahindra dealer, Home Depot, Brought from UK.

Vulcanoid

Recently from Canadian Tire? Wiper blades, a curling slider, securing straps, and a bookcase. All of them holding together fine, and reasonably priced.

dbd33

Brought from UK, Ford dealer, dunno had them forever, matches came, I think, from Home Hardware.

So, not especially better shops than CT, just bigger, cleaner, ones.

BristolUK

Maybe NB shoppers/workers at Canadian Tire are better behaved.
I don't find the aisles narrow either - although Home Depot is certainly bigger and wider.
I find they have too much stock high up and my blood pressure plays up from looking up.

dbd33

Well, OK, I don't know where else one would buy a curling slider, nor even what one is.

Souvy

Nor me. It's either in the sporting goods area or personal care.