

Here are some tips to help you with your shopping experience:

Ensuring you are aware of currency when making purchases online will help avoid unexpected charges on your credit card statement. Information about the currency and exchange rate may only be disclosed at the checkout or in the fine print so be sure to read carefully before confirming your purchase. Ensuring that you are shopping on the company’s Canadian website (with an address ending in “.ca”), or selecting Canada as your country of origin can help, but it does not guarantee that the price shown is in CAD. In some cases, they simply use the “$” symbol, which could represent either Canadian or American dollars. Some websites fail to clearly identify which currency they use in advertised prices. When shopping online for various goods such as furniture, entertainment tickets, clothes, jewellery, online games and travel packages, pay close attention to the dollar prices displayed and beware that they may not be shown in Canadian dollars (CAD). Thrilled, you book it! But did you think to check which currency was used in the advertised price? After searching for some time, you start to get a little lost in the maze of international websites that offer price comparisons. You have a tight budget and need to squeeze it in. You are looking for a good price on a flight for your upcoming summer vacation. Use these tips to prevent an unexpected currency exchange from breaking your budget
