What are the shopping strategies in Canada?

In our daily life, when we come to a city, we will definitely take away some special products of the city. As a country rich in tourism products, what must-buy items does Canada have? Facing everyone's confusion, next, Bian Xiao sorted out some related contents for everyone. Let's take a look!

1. What is worth buying in Canada?

(an Indian handicraft)

Although it is a new city, the original owner of this land is the local indigenous Indians. They have lived in this land for generations. Although it is an information society now, most Indians still live a relatively primitive life, so their handicrafts can best reflect India's social culture and have a strong primitive atmosphere.

(2) Salmon

Canada's world-famous aquatic product is salmon, also known as salmon. Salmon is a specialty of Canada and can be bought in the fish cabinets of local shops. Winter is the off-season. There are many ways to smoke salmon. You can buy half a slice for your own use, and if you give it away, you can buy a packaged salmon fillet.

(maple syrup)

Maple syrup is one of the most famous specialties in Canada. At present, 70% of the world's maple syrup products are concentrated in Quebec. This kind of juice collected from sugar maple for more than 40 years is very precious. On average, 40 liters of maple syrup can only extract 1 liter of maple syrup. Maple syrup tastes mellow and is a pure natural product. It is said that you can lose weight by beauty, which is very popular.

(four American ginseng)

Canadian American ginseng is also a specialty. Please note that Hong Kong laws prohibit the import of wild American ginseng without a valid license issued by AFCD. Artificial cultivated American ginseng varieties also need to show the license issued by the exporting country before they can be imported. Guan Zhiyi, a Chinese medicine practitioner, said that wholesalers also need to hold certificates of origin or import when purchasing American ginseng and its imports. Therefore, you need an import license to bring American ginseng into Hong Kong, and you should pay attention to asking for it from the merchants when buying it.

(Five glasses of iced wine)

Ice wine (ice wine, grape ice wine, ice wine) is a special wine made by squeezing ice grapes into juice and fermenting them under certain climatic conditions. It originated in Germany and is produced in cold regions of Europe and parts of North America, among which Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, Canada and Okanagan Lake in British Columbia are the best producing areas of ice wine. Ice wine has high nutritional value because of its unique production technology. At the same time, due to the harsh production conditions, it has also become a precious wine. For a long time, ice wine has enjoyed a worldwide reputation. It is the best wine, one of the most famous specialties in Canada, and a national treasure of Canada. At present, iced wine is increasingly favored by people in China, and it is a fashionable gift and elegant wine.

(six dream catchers)

The luck of North American Indians comes from the care of mothers and gods for their children. Indians are convinced that this kind of round net, which is woven by the trees symbolizing Mother Earth and the feather leather of animal gods, can drive away evil spirits, bring good luck and bless the whole family's dreams come true. If you have time, you can also ask someone to make it on the spot and weave your own unique birthday stone.

(7) red wine

The quality of Canadian red wine, represented by ice wine, is improving year by year, and it is also widely praised around the world. Its producing areas are mainly distributed in Ou Ken, British Columbia, Niagara, Ontario, Laurenson, Quebec and other places.

2. Canadian shopping credit card consumption

(1) UnionPay card

In 2009, China UnionPay opened UnionPay cards for Canadian merchants and ATMs. At present, * * *16,000 ATMs can accept unionpay cards to withdraw Canadian dollars in cash, including more than 3,800 ATMs of CIBC Canadian Imperial Commercial Bank (with Chinese interface installed), more than 2,800 ATMs of ATM operator OpenSolutions and more than 4,000 ATMs of Calypso. Among them, the ATMs of CIBC Canadian Imperial Commercial Bank are all over the country, concentrated in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and other big cities. Citibank's ATM can not only accept cash withdrawal from UnionPay cards, but also check the balance. Some UnionPay card POS consumption opened in Canada mainly includes airport duty-free shops, restaurants and shopping in Toronto and Vancouver.

(2) Credit card

Most merchants and retailers accept credit card payment. Some shopping, especially large-value shopping, can be done more simply and safely through these non-cash ways. In Canada, major credit cards such as VISA, MasterCard and American Express AE are widely accepted. Some merchants don't accept credit cards without chips. Most merchants only need to sign for overseas credit cards. But now you need to enter the password and start replacing it step by step.