Buy from Tops, Sell at Chubbies

Sharon Bowers is buying food items in Buffalo stores, illegally importing them and selling them at her restaurant, the Fire House Grill, or Chubbies, or whatever joint on Erie Road is called this week.

She often uses American mules to bring the stuff over under the guise of stocking up for Beach holidays. Not only does she get a break on the cost but she's also evading the HST.