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From: herman@corpane.uucp (Harry Herman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Special Offer/Group Buying - HP Calcs !
Message-ID: <1991Jun22.202656.26173@corpane.uucp>
Date: 22 Jun 91 20:26:56 GMT
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In <1991Jun17.200016.21088@cpsc.ucalgary.ca> mikeh@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Michael Hoffos) writes:

>Ummm, I beg to differ with you, but there *is* a free-trade agreement
                                                  ^^^^^^^^^^
>between the US and Canada.  Many items became duty-free when it went into
                                               ^^^^^^^^^
>effect.  Of course, we still have exchange rates and import taxes to
>fend with, making US mailorder mostly a losing proposition for most items.
>But some stuff did get cheaper to bring up.  Certainly not calculators though.

I thought free-trade meant duty-free, leaving just the currency exchange
rate.  My Webster's Dictionary states (in part):
	...international trade conducted without protective tariffs,
	customs duties, etc.