Grainger was mentioned several times, and I agree that it would be nice if they would sell to end users. Grainer Canada seems to be different from the experiences that members have posted. Here is the first line of their purchasing policy "
Acklands-Grainger Inc. ("Grainger") is a distributor of MRO products to businesses, and such products are to be used for business purposes only. We reserve the right to restrict sales of products unless business verification has been performed."
There are many reasons they might choose to operate this way. Takes a lot of time serving customers that come in for ones and twos.
Amazon Canada is not the same as USA amazon too. Less selection, usually higher shipping fees too. Canada is great, but we don't have the same consumer purchasing opportunities as USA. USA dollar exchange is not in our favour as consumers now either. This is the reason for my initial inquiry. Still hoping to find a Canadian source.