I know you guys are talking bikes but I wish that there was a good Canadain online bicycle parts store. Trying to find a US store that ships to Canada and uses USPS can sometimes be tough. Sometimes even though they quote you a USPS shipping rate it ends up at my door on a UPS or FEDX truck and I am paying more in brokerage fees than the item is worth.
I don't know why the bicycle parts supply system in Canada is set up so that you either have to pay more for the item online or are forced to order through a LBS. I often just buy a item off my LBS just as kind of payback for the great and often free service and advice they give me. Still it bothers me that sometimes I am paying a lot more than I can find it online in the US.