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You're right; most of those links are for people who simply need the least expensive gear possible so that they can train at all.
As for the Canadian $, the simple fact that it's at or near parity isn't enough. While some retailers will mark shipments as "gifts", most won't. This means that we often wind up paying up to an additional 50% of the merchandise total in shipping, duties or brokerage fees.
Ex: On a 125$ order form Title MMA I wound up having to pay 57$ in fees from UPS / CBSA. :S
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