tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411879331385354112.post7328722810451623071..comments2020-11-10T02:58:05.240-08:00Comments on sheep to frog: A dollar is not a dollar...Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566841917930036143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411879331385354112.post-69705479197478302642017-07-27T00:26:58.680-07:002017-07-27T00:26:58.680-07:00I can relate to this as the Aussie dollar went dow...I can relate to this as the Aussie dollar went down into the US$0.60s a while ago. It's back up to something more respectable now (AU$1.00 = US$0.80). There aren't many local bricks and mortar yarn shops where I live so I am often forced to go searching online for the right thing. If I were more mobile and able to get to markets etc. I would probably have a better network of local spinners and dyers etc. but the exchange rates can make it very expensive to buy yarn. I had never thought of 'buying local' in terms of exchange rates and 'making your dollar go further'. I always think of the cost to the environment in freight etc. and ordering locally is kinder to the environment while supporting the local economy. We need to keep our local communities going, don't we?Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411879331385354112.post-82502756476592315262016-01-16T11:25:35.553-08:002016-01-16T11:25:35.553-08:00I am glad I am on a yarn diet this year. I hope b...I am glad I am on a yarn diet this year. I hope by 2017 the canadian dollar will have rebounded. It is shockingly low, eh? Makes us rethink our three month trip in our camper to the USA. Gas and camping are cheaper there, but with our dollar exchange I don't think it would be a wash. Also another good Canadian yarn is Ancient Arts in Calgary. Breathing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482981001235740285noreply@blogger.com