I am a Canadian (live in Ontario) and I live close to the US border and also Quebec border. I am getting married and have to pay for the bulk of the wedding myself so cost cutting is an issue. I have to have an open bar and the wedding is taking place on my own property and I have a liquor licence. So I need to know where I can get cases of beer and bottles of Whiskey, Rum, Vodka and Gin in a relative large quantity for as cheap as possible. A 24 pack of beer her in Ontario runs roughly $35CAD and a 40 ounce bottle around $45 if I remember correctly. I have seen flyers some time ago about duty free shops having deals if you buy 10 cases or something, so that even after paying taxes and duties it worked out cheaper. Does anybody have any info on this? Any advice?
Importing Alcohol into Canada? Please help...
Aug 03, 2004
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Yeah, don't get married.
That's exactly what I was thinking. Not only will this poor guy have to pay for the wedding, but he'll probably lose 50 percent of his wealth when the divorce goes through.
Women do get half in Canada to, don't they?
Duplicate reply, also posted to your same question in r.c.b.
First, why would you rely on advice from a Usenet group on the Internet? Look in the blue pages of your telephone directory for Customs. You'll find a toll free number and you can get the information right from the horse's mouth. I think you'll find that you have to out of the country for 48 hours before you are allowed to bring any booze back with you and you already know those limits. As for over and above that limit, even if you are willing to pay the extra duties and taxes that will be tacked on, you'll have to contact the LCBO to determine what the allowable limit in Ontario is for over and above your duty free allowance. Lets face it, the provincial government doesn't make it easy for one to circumvent their liquor cash cow.
Ross
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