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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 1:30 pm
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robsawatsky
 
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Originally Posted by Ken hAAmer
One only needs to go to Bellis Fair mall to realize that for many residents of the GVRD (particularly those in the south) driving to Bellingham is a lot more convenient and trivial than driving to downtown Vancouver.

On many occasions, after a 3-5 minute wait in the line up at the border the entire transaction between me and the US official consists of:

INS: Where are you going today?
me: Bellis Fair Mall.
INS: Drive safely.

With a NEXUS card, it would be even faster.
It may be convenient when there is no border lineup, which is frequently not the case in either direction. But if it is a day shopping trip, which is when convenience really counts, how much can you bring back duty/tax-free and avoid a form-filling line-up on the way back?
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