I took a quick run into Barrie tonight, go to the (MEC) Mountain Equipment Co-op outdoorsy place. I was in there once when they opened about 4-5 years ago, wasn't really impressed, looked mostly like a yuppy store where you pay extra if you can get your nose in the clouds. Well I spied a nice coffee travel mug, good quality, price not overly outrageous. Go to the counter to pay, the lady asks for my membership, ah sorry don't quite understand. Well you have to have a $5.00 membership here. So you want me to spend $5.00 just so I can buy something here for $25. I said politely, you can keep you coffee mug, I'll donate the $5 to the local animal shelter. Rant over. BTW, the local animal shelter will get 20 times that in a donation at Xmas for the poor critters.