Shopping at Canadian Tire

Today we went shopping to a "Canadian Tire Store". This store only operates in Canada and offers everything you need for your car, home and recreation. It is quite a large complex (the largest in Canada) and is not far from our home.

Tomorrow our band will be playing music at an outdoor retirement party for a friend. Yesterday it was 37 degrees C (45 with the humidity factor) so we wanted to purchase a couple of fans for tomorrow's event.

Fishing is quite a popular sport in Canada. We have so many small freshwater lakes in this area. This store has many aisles of just fishing rods and bait.

They also have a huge aquarium containing local fish. Every noon hour the staff toss in some fish food so that the children can see them being fed. It's difficult to see from this picture but the aquarium is about 10 feet tall.

And of course, you must know that hockey

is a big sport here in both winter and summer. In the summer, indoor rinks offer youngsters opportunities to continue tournament play. Canadian Tire caters to this year round with an entire section of the store dedicated to just hockey.

Stephen and I ended up buying a few plants for the cottage garden and some tin foil for the grill. Unlike China, the prices are all set and there is no bargaining. We pay sales tax (13%) on top of the price. I miss the fun of engaging in a good bargain. Also, relative to the wages, prices (with the exception of electronics) are much more expensive. And you'll be interested to know that even though it's called "Canadian Tire", most of the products were manufactured in China. Be proud!

Take care!