Update:

I just bought the 6 piece kit. I didn’t make the $35 mark, but I don’t really care. I really didn’t know what else I needed. I so wish I had waited and made my last purchase and this one together…then I would have gotten it…
Oh my GOODNESS, this sale better end today…or else I’m screwed…I already want more…

Okay, so despite my whole issue with my first order with EDM, I placed another last Monday the 19th. And actually contemplating placing another now…seeing as today is the last day of the 20% sale that EDM is having in honour of their new website launch.

It should be noted, that they have been having MEGA troubles with transferring over to the new site (that is said to have been fixed now), so delays are to be completely expected. My shipment should have arrived by now, and hasn’t. They are rather difficult to reach by email, but they do their best to reply apparently. I think more people have luck with posting problems in the forums, than emailing them.

Anyway…
so the decisions in what to buy have been killing me!

Why is this so difficult you ask?

Because I don’t want to be hit with ridiculous duty fees.

Which is why I have totally stalked out Canadian buyers to ask their feedback on when they buy things from EDM, and whether they get charged.

A Watercolour sky actually answered my boring question…
I heard somewhere too that under the NAFTA, products made in the US isn’t taxable by Canadian customs. Am not sure though. I know though that the rule is if its under $20, or $60 for a gift, you won’t get taxed for sure. I’ve tried making Everyday Minerals and Madame Madeline orders close to CAD$40 and didn’t get any charges. Not sure if they just let it go because of the NAFTA thing or because it wasn’t over by that much.

It would be risky though with ordering from a place like Sasa.com, which is why I haven’t bought anything there even though I’d love to try some of the products there.

I already knew about things from Sasa, seeing as most of them aren’t US made, and about the under 20, which is why I keep all my purchases as close to that amount, but I’m really hoping that if I put in an order for a custom kit, that I will get lucky like her *crosses fingers*

Farrah is a blogger who actually commented on my EDM issue. Noticing that she has a blog as well, I checked it out. And now I have decided that if I get the custom kit, I will most likely go with wakeupcall. I don’t know why, it is a lovely colour, totally not me…but I am strangely attracted to it.

Anyway…
What to buy…what to buy…I don’t work well under pressure :P

Oh also to just mention. I am FOREVER boycotting a place called SMOKEY JOE’s in the Sheppard and Yonge (I think?) Area. In the past 12 months, I have gone a total of 3 times.

The first time, we had a VERY rude waitress, who not only was tactless, but lets just say she’s lucky I was with work people, or I might have just taken her down. The establishments manager DID try to reconcile this fact though, by providing us with some free stuff. But I was downright annoyed, seeing as we were a rather large group, and our boss was a heavy tipper.

The second time I went, I left. Once again, we were treated rudely. The bouncers annoyed us, shoving us all over the place, and barking orders, while we tried patiently waiting for a table. We got so annoyed that they wouldn’t seat us (they weren’t all that busy…and yet they took their sweet time), that we just walked out.

But come on, we don’t want to always hold that against them…so we went yet again this week. And now, I swear that I will ban that place from my list, and never stop to tell others that it is a ridiculously crappy place to go. We took our business to Firken and Frog (?) South West of the other place, and enjoyed a great time there. The waitress there was nice, cheerful, and listed off a list of 13+ different drinks like it was nothing. Well I’m sure she has to do it alot, but she didn’t forget anything. Anyway, we always have good luck with the Firken chain, so I’m not surprised that it was a great and fun time. Just wish we hadn’t wasted all our time with the stupid other place all the other times…

ps, I loved the platters that we got at Firken. DeLICOUS!