On the road shopping list
Just wondering what to shop for that might be hard to get or expensive in Canada or AK. First big trip we need to travel light.
Forum Discussion
http://www.bcliquorstores.com/product-catalogue
This is a price list of the prices in BC operated liquor stores. Alberta stores are private owned and tend to be less expensive. Figure out how much, if any, booze you plan to consume in Canada and decide if it is worth it to haul extra.
One thing I have noticed over the years, is that Canada doesn't have the cheaper lines of booze, such as we have in the US. I don't know what the alcoholics in Canada use to fuel their needs. Here in the US we have all the cheap vodka, gin, fortified wines, etc. for that market. If a person compares the costs of the products available in Canada with the top lines/same brands of US liquor, it isn't much different. I can buy a jug of Black Seal rum, made in Bermuda, in Canada cheaper than I can buy it here in Florida. Must be something to do with the Commonwealth status of both countries, as with England, etc.
I have always heard it is no sin to drink good gin. But the cheap stuff sold in the US seems to cause problems with people that consume too much. Most all gin in Canada is imported from England and is first rate, if a person likes the stuff.
I walked into a liquor store here in Florida last week to buy some gin, for medicinal purposes. True, honest, as I soak golden raisins in the gin, to then eat a spoon full a day, for joint problems. Research says the old folk remedy doesn't work, but for me, I believe it does, plus the juice is so yummy. There were several brands that were on sale for less than $10 a liter, not something you will find in Canada, from my experience.
The years living in rural Interior Alaska, I used to buy cheap vodka,80 proof or better, add about a half cup of Joy or Dawn dishwashing soap to it for use in my vehicles as windshield washer fluid. Tends not to freeze up as does most of the commercial window wash solutions. :P
Even my Baptist friends would use the stuff, even though several would ask me to go buy the basis ingredient for them. So I would, us Presbyterians are good about doing stuff like that for others. LOL :)
This is a price list of the prices in BC operated liquor stores. Alberta stores are private owned and tend to be less expensive. Figure out how much, if any, booze you plan to consume in Canada and decide if it is worth it to haul extra.
One thing I have noticed over the years, is that Canada doesn't have the cheaper lines of booze, such as we have in the US. I don't know what the alcoholics in Canada use to fuel their needs. Here in the US we have all the cheap vodka, gin, fortified wines, etc. for that market. If a person compares the costs of the products available in Canada with the top lines/same brands of US liquor, it isn't much different. I can buy a jug of Black Seal rum, made in Bermuda, in Canada cheaper than I can buy it here in Florida. Must be something to do with the Commonwealth status of both countries, as with England, etc.
I have always heard it is no sin to drink good gin. But the cheap stuff sold in the US seems to cause problems with people that consume too much. Most all gin in Canada is imported from England and is first rate, if a person likes the stuff.
I walked into a liquor store here in Florida last week to buy some gin, for medicinal purposes. True, honest, as I soak golden raisins in the gin, to then eat a spoon full a day, for joint problems. Research says the old folk remedy doesn't work, but for me, I believe it does, plus the juice is so yummy. There were several brands that were on sale for less than $10 a liter, not something you will find in Canada, from my experience.
The years living in rural Interior Alaska, I used to buy cheap vodka,80 proof or better, add about a half cup of Joy or Dawn dishwashing soap to it for use in my vehicles as windshield washer fluid. Tends not to freeze up as does most of the commercial window wash solutions. :P
Even my Baptist friends would use the stuff, even though several would ask me to go buy the basis ingredient for them. So I would, us Presbyterians are good about doing stuff like that for others. LOL :)
