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SuSHi
Nov 4th, 2009, 01:47 PM
where do you guys shop for gear? a lot of the places online i've ran into can't ship to canada or have huge UPS brokerage fees for shipping cross border

can't seem to find a reputable canadian online dealer with decent prices IE bauer one95 shoulder pads for under $150
Stock R
Nov 5th, 2009, 09:27 AM
I've shopped at both hockeymonkey.com and hockeygiant.com .

Just ship it to the US and pick it up across the border.
Spor 13
Nov 6th, 2009, 03:41 PM
For a Canadian site: www.thehockeyshop.com but their prices won't be as competitive as the US sites

I've also used www.icehockeywarehouse.com, which is based in California.
ndrew029
Nov 6th, 2009, 03:52 PM
Try hockeygiant.ca (www.hockeygiant.ca) or prohockeylife.com (http://www.prohockeylife.com). Both are based in Canada.
SuSHi
Nov 8th, 2009, 01:23 PM
I've shopped at both hockeymonkey.com and hockeygiant.com .

Just ship it to the US and pick it up across the border.

yeah that's what i wanted to do but i hate trying to sneak stuff back across the border especially if they'll just kill me in duty and taxes for cheap items
Stock R
Nov 9th, 2009, 10:30 AM
yeah that's what i wanted to do but i hate trying to sneak stuff back across the border especially if they'll just kill me in duty and taxes for cheap items

Don't sneak it.

I always declare my stuff. In the past 5 years, i've had to pay duty once just recently. Otherwise I only have to pay Gst+Pst, which you would've had to pay locally anyways. So what the problem?