News Video, Americans Fed Up With Canadians Taking Over Local Costco (Bellevue: to buy, school)

[Creature of the Wheel]

Big freakin' deal! Let them shop at Costco. People should be happy there are people spending money across the border. I don't see how this is a problem.

[StealthRabbit]

Originally Posted by 509

Thank you!!! For years we in eastern Washington have been complaining to the politicians about illegal immigration and the 40% of our property taxes going to illegal services, hospitals closing because they MUST provide medical care for FREE, gang violence, random shootings and murders, and on it goes.

For that we were called racists and intolerant of other people.

NOW I understand, we should have just mentioned the LONG SHOPPING LINES and NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A PARKING PLACE.

I am sure that Senators Murray and Cantwell will see the light now!! Even Gregoire will probably understand now that it is put into terms that western Washington residents can understand.

Thanks again......our letters are going out TODAY!!!

Oh TOO good to let fall back a page

My friends that post the messages on Hamilton Farms (thank goodness) Billboard at Exit 72 on I-5 would agree !!

So much for TOLERANCE hee-hee

[Tall Tiger]

Originally Posted by John1960

Residents of Bellingham, Wash., are fed up with Canadian shoppers who cross the border and buy up the goods at the local Costco.

Canadian residents are driving less than 30 miles across the U.S. border and taking full advantage of the favorable exchange rate when buying food, gas and other items. Right now, Canada's dollar is much stronger than the U.S.'s. Gas is more than a buck less in the U.S., and milk is nearly $5 a gallon less.

Americans Fed Up With Canadians Taking Over Local Costco | ABC News Blogs - Yahoo!

That's good for the merchants and jobs in the area. Not saying all positives but all Costco has to do is increase their supplies and everybody wins...no?

[Fat Freddy]

Long lines and limited parking is always a problem at Costco no matter where the store is located or who the customers are.

[Beenhere4ever]

Unless someone has been on the line fighting NAFTA and WTO, I have no sympathy for them if those globalisation changes are pinching them. Far worse than Costco is happening because of them. Wake up and learn about the world.

[Transmition]

Originally Posted by 509

I thought Bellingham was a liberal, tolerant, diverse town accepting of other cultures and nationalities??

It sounds like the only true part of my sentence is liberal.

Wait, so only liberals live in Bellingham? Then it must be the liberals who are complaining and none of them are conservatives who live in or near there. Nice to have such a black and white world.

[Lamplight]

Sometimes those Canadians venture farther south and spend money at the small, local businesses in my neighborhood, so I say bring them on.

[509]

Originally Posted by Transmition

Wait, so only liberals live in Bellingham? Then it must be the liberals who are complaining and none of them are conservatives who live in or near there. Nice to have such a black and white world.

And the comments posted about eastern Washington are NOT black and white???

Are you implying that conservatives hate Canadians??

[Transmition]

Originally Posted by 509

And the comments posted about eastern Washington are NOT black and white???

Are you implying that conservatives hate Canadians??

You are the only one who has mentioned eastern Washington in this thread; I don't read all the threads so I don't know what you are referring to.

I am implying that some of the people complaining about Canadians are conservatives.

[509]

Why would conservatives hate Canadians?? They have a conservative government.

The demographics of Costco shoppers is leans liberal. Read the bumper stickers in their parking lot!!