On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: > On Sat, Feb 01, 2003 at 07:36:00PM -0500, Mike Dresser wrote: > | On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: > | > | "At present, SPI cannot accept donations in Canadian currency due to the > | reluctance of U.S. banks to deal with Canadian funds. SPI is currently > | evaluating the possibility of opening an account in a Canadian bank. " > > That's almost funny. Around here, Canadian coins (quaters, dimes, > nickels, pennies) are treated as equal to US coins by people and > cashiers. (vending machines won't take Canadian, though) I can't > speak for the local banks since I almost never exchange coin with > them. > > Of course, the ability to see Toronto on a clear day probably has an > effect on that :-). (Rochester, NY)
There's even a bar in Detroit area that will take Canadian money at par. In Windsor, almost everywhere will take US money, and give 35-40% on it, I've even seen Canadian people paying with US money. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]