And that is not considering currency conversion at any point in time, either, right?

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The currency has basically 'even' for a number of years so it has stopped being a real factor these days.

The US was going to go metric at one point but there was such push back that it never happened. It also dawned on the powers that be that it would cost a lot to change the system - all new traffic signs and mileage markers in meters, new gas pumps that measure in liters, new scales in kilos, new odometers and spedometers in cars, etc. That's probably what really killed the idea.

Regarding fabric, I would prefer to get 3 less inches and pay half or one-third of the cost. ;) I have a cottage in Canada so spend lots of time there and don't know how you guys afford to quilt at all. I love finding a quilt shop up there but can almost never bring myself to buy anything.

Our cars have always had kilometers included on the speedometer but it's really hard to see the numbers. When we were in Canada we just checked what the US mph was for the posted limit and looked at that on the speedometer. So when it said 50 kmph we knew not to go 50 mph but more like 30 mph. lol.

Canada has gone metric in everything from temperature to car speed to fuel by the liter - and you think US gas is expensive? At least everything is consistent.

But aren't your fabric prices relatively more expensive as some Canadians tell us?

I think that we use yards, feet, in, and all the other different methods of measuring things because we wanted to be different and unique. hehe

They sneak the metric measurements in on us thinking we will change, but it has never worked out that way. i.e. pop and water 1 liter/2liter There was a big push for metrics way back when in I was in HS, but I think we are quite stubborn when it comes to changing.

Australia also went metric many years ago so we buy by the metre too. In a quilting store you pay up around $20 -$28 per metre, prices I can't afford :(

We pay twice as much for that meter so how is it better?

That is also what they charge here.
It seems quilt fabrics/notions are extremely expensive
everywhere out of the US.
I for one only buy online..