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I was apprehensive at first but now that I’ve gone through it, it’s so freaking smooth.

I got there, scanned the code, gave my ID, gave my cash, done.

And it seems like the instructions that the staff receives after scanning the code is super simple too. They had never gone through this and yet there was no issue in their side.

HUGE kudos to the team that came up with this idea. Can every bank do this? It just makes so much sense.

Though I also wonder how Canada Post profits from this. Anyway, standing ovation for Wealthsimple. Amazing feature.

I recently wanted to buy a book and I didn’t want to buy from Amazon. Searching on Indigo, I saw options for ebooks and that led me to Kobo. I saw they have really well-reviewed e-readers and a full blown ebook system just like kindle. First, I never thought there was a viable alternative to Kindle, and second I was surprised to see it’s Canadian.

More research shows they were acquired by a Japanese company called Rakuten, but they still largely operate in Canada with an HQ in Toronto.

Whatever the case, it’s nice to see non-US alternatives for ebooks. I ended up buying an ebook from Kobo and I use their iPhone app for now. Planning to buy a Kobo Clara BW e-reader next, and I’ll take that on my next vacation (which won’t be in the U.S.).