Accepting Canadian Money
This story in today’s PDN is a clear example of one of the Peninsula’s most glaring faults: the refusal of so many local merchants to accept Canadian currency. How difficult can it be?
This story made the news because it almost cost Port Angeles a convention at the Red Lion. But how many hundreds or thousands of other instances have there been? When a Canadian visitor can't get his/her money accepted at a local business, it doesn’t usually make the news. But will this person come back? How often does this happen?
I was in Canada last June for about two weeks. People took American money everywhere we went, even when we were in remote areas hundreds of miles from the U.S. border. Whatever complicated procedures these Canadian merchants had to go through, local businesses should be willing to do the same.
How many merchants are thinking “gee, how can I get more customers?” while saying “Canadian money? No, I'm sorry, we don’t accept that.”
This story made the news because it almost cost Port Angeles a convention at the Red Lion. But how many hundreds or thousands of other instances have there been? When a Canadian visitor can't get his/her money accepted at a local business, it doesn’t usually make the news. But will this person come back? How often does this happen?
I was in Canada last June for about two weeks. People took American money everywhere we went, even when we were in remote areas hundreds of miles from the U.S. border. Whatever complicated procedures these Canadian merchants had to go through, local businesses should be willing to do the same.
How many merchants are thinking “gee, how can I get more customers?” while saying “Canadian money? No, I'm sorry, we don’t accept that.”
Labels: Canadian currency, Red Lion
posted by Tom Harper at 7:42 PM
4 Comments:
I can assure you it has before. When they do take it, its usually at a rate that borders on robbery. I've said this before, customer service in this town is deplorable, and it certainly does't seem to be getting better.
I was in the Red Lion a couple of weeks ago, standing there with some people, planning on having breakfast. After about 10 minutes or so (with several staff members walking past us without so much as a hello) and watching some other people that came in after we did being seated, we left. I have no intention of ever going back.
You can go just about anywhere in the world and negociate in USD. I remember being on the island of Bali (an island that lives or dies on tourism) a few years ago, the exchange rate for most of the world currencies was posted everywhere, not just at the money changers, but just about anywhere that wanted your business.
passport regulations go into effect today....so you can't travel to/from Canada without a passport
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=nation_world&id=5684151
Those rules are only for flying. By ferry or car it will be a while yet. Some are trying to move it up until January for now it is beyond that.
Damn..Came to close the store up only to find those pesky Canadian 20s in the till. Guess I'll have to go shopping.
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