That's right. I had forgotten that there is a minimum limit.

On 1/10/07, rpc <populuxe59@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> FYI, Yes they do refund some taxes BUT: you have to  spend enough cash to
> surpass a certain minimum in taxes paid.  Find out how much that is or you
> will be wasting your time standing in a line at a duty-free shop holding
> your worthless wrinkled receipts like I did.
> Chris C 90mv
>
> *Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>* wrote:
>
> It has been a while since I have done this but the answer is definately
> Yes.
> Keep your receiots and when you come back into the states stop at customs
> and present your receipts to them. I'm not sure that they refund both GST
> and PST but they will refund one of the two (or both can't remember). Like
> Ian said this applies to good not Alcohol, Food, or services.
>
> Again some of my points could be a bit off because it has been a long time
> since I have been to Canada. Which is crazy considering my home town has
> the
> International Blue Water Bridge and Sarnia is just across the bridge.
>
>
> On 1/10/07, Ian Allan wrote:
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > > From: Ian Allan
> > > Date: January 10, 2007 12:39:08 AM EST
> > > To: jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU
> > > Subject: Canadian taxes
> > >
> > > Joy:
> > >
> > > Pretty sure that visitors to Canada can recover the taxes (both
> > > provincial and and federal) on goods they take back home. Taxes on
> > > Guinness, lobsters etc. stay in the country and benefit Frank C. and
> > > Benny Boy etc.
> > >
> > > Hope to meet you some day.
> > >
> > >
> > > Ian Allan
> > >
> > > 93 Eurovan Westfalia
> > > 85 Westfalia
> > > 02 Jetta 1.8t
> > > 89 Audi 80Q
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
> 86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
> 85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)
>
>
>

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Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)