SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Extreme shoppers would argue that Black Friday is the most wonderful time of the year.

While New Brunswick merchants are promoting massive deals to keep shoppers north of the border,… Jim Cormier …with the Retail Council of Canada says a new poll shows it might be working.

“Nearly 94% of Canadians are reporting that they are not going to the US to shop on Black Friday, through until Christmas and in Atlantic Canada it’s only one percent of the population.”

Shawn Cox, a spokesperson for the Canada Border Services Agency in Woodstock, wants those who do choose to shop in the States to know there is smart phone technology to help them identify any duty fees facing them when they come home. “There’s some duty and tax calculators on there. It tells you about your exemptions.

The app is available on the CBSA’s website: www.cbsa.gc.ca/mobile.

Cox also reminds travellers to have passports, Nexus cards, or other approved identification when crossing the border on either side.