lynsey4321

We'd like a car, not so much for his work but for mine. Right now I work as a co-ordinator for home care, assuming I'll need to go back to basics again I'll need the car to get around the community.

To be honest we haven't ruled out anything but I suppose we asssumed Toronto wouldn't be as affordable and be mainly appartments - we'd like a garden for wee fuzzy (cat) to play and poop in

I had thought about Ajax actually - what seems to most people to be a reasonable commute? Right now I'm about 25mins from work (driving motorway) and he's a 20min (cycle).

Thanks for the suggestions! I've never heard of Danforth before - shall start googling!

lynsey4321

Ahh the money is the decider isn't it! Those are places I have been leaning towards in my hunts so glad I'm not totally off the mark Such a relief to have a bit of direction from people who have actually heard of these places thanks

lynsey4321

There we go! a good review I new there would be one out there somewhere, was starting to think I'd imagined it. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

If you don't mind me asking - how likely is it in Pickering to rent a house (not a basement) and do you have any idea what it would cost? When I do searches I seem to keep coming up with basements and I really would like windows.

Thanks so much everyone for your help, you've got me all motivate to hunt a home again!

iaink

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/f-real-esta...cationZ1700275

lynsey4321

eeeee! Thanks! I wish it was that quick for me to do!

So few want to rent to people with pets she's really a very tidy wee thing.

iaink

You could try posting a want add and see if anyone bites?

Although Im not sure if Kijiji is smart enough to filter out posts from non locals...

lynsey4321

That's the bit I'm worried about - how many weird folk are going to start mailing me and try to trick me/waste my time with make-believe houses - that being said might be worth a go, ever known anyone to try it?

cinelight

A little further east, in Pickering itself or cheaper and 5 minutes away in Ajax,
which still has small town feel.

Hope it helps !

Steve_

Having been forced to do some genuine research on this topic lately, the basic conclusion I am drawing (which I suspected and posted on here previously) about on-line shopping in Canada is this:

- there isn't any advantage to doing it, especially tax-wise. In the UK you get your DVDs etc. from Amazon from Jersey and avoid the VAT, in the US you can shop around and avoid your local sales tax. In Canada the retailer has to collect the sales tax/HST/GST of wherever you live.

- add on shipping costs, and Canada Post is really expensive. I've just had a situation where I shipped an identical item to the UK to what was shipped to me, postage cost shipping to me, £3.71, postage cost shipping to them: $28.

So why bother. Simpler to go to a shop, you save on the shipping costs.

Also, if you order from the US you get hammered with customs brokerage fees and often duty as well.

A few US retailers such as Microsoft, Tirerack, etc. are GST/HST registered so it might be cheaper buying from them but they don't collect PST, so you still get hit with brokerage fees in that event.

- faster to go to a shop. Postage here is painfully slow, people just aren't patient enough.

So although web usage in Canada has the highest penetration in the world, doing business on-line here is quite hard if you're trying to sell a physical good. If it is a service you are providing, you have a chance.