Last summer, when we were going to set up the compass for the start countdown, we discovered that we had an "equipment overboard situation". It had apparently been knocked out of its bracket and fallen overboard.
I never (hardly) do impulse buys. I also like to replace same with same. Simplifies my shopping experience. Unfortunately the exact same model wasn't available. I did a Google search, looked at other boats to see what people were using, and asked skippers for comments about the compass they used. A typical product/price discovery effort on my part. I decided that the Micro Compass would be a good replacement. West Marine had it but the C$ price was 20% more than the US $ price in C$. I can wait.
Flash forward to now: As part of my pre season boat prep I do another check. West Marine has the item in stock and at the US $ price. Problem solved.
It is great to see that Canadian retailers are not using border hassles to avoid passing on the benefits of loonie greenback parity! It pays to wait (sometimes).
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