Old ladies can be OG.

Amazing. Fantastic. If we had more of her the world would be a better place.

Oh, I like her

It is in possible to though. Don't use any computers? That is impossible even if a non American company all parts are american. Credit cards american companies. Your right I could see this kind of coming. What I mean is I don't get why we let one country become so dominate and dependent on them.

Home Builder brand at Home Hardware is made in Canada.

Don't you have Sika or Knauf in your local hardware store? Especially Sika is a renown company with very high quality products. They're based in Switzerland and sell worldwide.

100%

If there is any alternative (Canadian first, but any non-USA), even if it costs a bit more or is less convenient, I get that. If there isn't an alternative, then I think if it's a need or a want. If it's a want, back on the shelf it goes. If it's a need with no alternative, I grugenly buy it. That eliminates 99.9% of purchases from USA companies or products that have a USA connection in some way.

I understand that I'm lucky enough to be able to spend a slight premium or take some extra time to find an alternative. I also lump Israel and Russian products/companies in with the above logic, but they're much easier to avoid.

YMMV.

I think consumables alone makes a huge dent. Like you buy calking like once a decade?

And like who knows how long it sat on that shelf. Retailer might be selling off old inventory before switching to a domestic supplier.

I'm sure you asked an employee but IMO that will go a long way to helping retailers transition their inventories as well.

All in all I think you're doing a great job!

Wait til you hear about their president...

If the EU comes up with its own payment mechanisms I hope they make them available for Canadians to use. It pains me that every credit card purchase makes money for a US company.