Comment by acdha
22 days ago
When I lived in San Diego, tons of people would walk or drive across for better deals - teenagers would even take the trolley and walk over since their money went so much further. I’ve heard that this is also common in Washington and Maine.
If the savings is enough, it’s guaranteed that people are going to try this. San Diego claimed a 158% increase in egg seizures last month, there’s no way you aren’t going to have people try that with iPhones.
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5342554/eggs-border-sei...
In Washington/Maine it's typically Canadians shopping in the US - groceries are cheaper in the US unless the CAD is doing particularly poorly.