I don't know 100% Buddy. The only Canadian/USD transactions that I do are from Pay Pal and the Canadian dollar is still below the USD.
Maybe thats just Pay Pal. I remember that many of the border towns that I am close to for shopping sprees, Minot ND for one, used to give out deals, Canadian at Par.
A lot of the Duty free at the border crossings used to do the same. Since I stopped driving truck, I haven't been across in some time so I don't know for sure.
Vegas for VNEA a couple of years ago was the last time and I didn't do any Duty Free at the time.
I do know that when I drove, I used to haul pot ash down to the farming communities and
soy or cattle feed on the way back. Other than bringing back a carton of Marlboros and a 24 pack at a Duty Free on the way back, you'd be amazed at how many cartons of smokes and 24 packs can get buried in a load of soy meal. Hahaha.
They had ladders and probes but at 3 am in the morning and 40 plus below, the Canuck Border Guards weren't prone to using them. Also another Hahaha.
It was just a big CYA Later as I hit 5th gear coming back home. However, I did have a couple of sweaty moments at the border. My Buddy and I had quite the stash for some time. My buddy was huge into bringing back RCA Sat Dishes
for some time. How he never got caught with a sleeper full of Sat Dishes, I'll never know. All good times. In fact, I still have a nice bottle of 180 proof Ever Clear in the basement.
Hey, do you know how nice an ounce or 2 of Ever Clear tastes on a bowl of vanilla or chocolate ice cream. Try it, you don't know what yer missing.