Hey barb,

I too would venture off to MEC if i were in Canada....No offence to TE however i don't want the exchange rate mess and extra taxes.
I just had a friend from Perth visit Canada and the first thing she had to do was visit MEC(True Canadian there....)...and i spent hours & hours trying to decide on what to tell her to purchase for me whilst there!!!

Umm, i'd do the same if you were in aust/nz asking this q...as i'm put off from purchasing things from overseas because of the exchange rate btwn aus/us, shipping costs etc etc...

C