Mark Lanctot;244784 Wrote: > ...UPS charged me $50 "customs and brokerage" when I used them last. > Plus PST, and if you buy it within Canada out-of-province you avoid > that, so it may be a break-even proposition.
They did that to me too, and the part I had shipped was only worth $35! My original SliMP3 showed up at the door with a guy in Brown asking for $107 before he could hand it over. Luckily my wife had that kind of cash on her (oddly, the guy was only set up to take cash...you'd think they'd warn you). Part of the blame goes back to the shipper, however, as these costs can be greatly reduced with the proper paperwork. SqueezeBoxes don't get hit with fees like that any more. Mark Lanctot;244784 Wrote: > > UPS = Satan, but only because they have a tendency to leave expensive > packages on my doorstep for anyone to steal. I actually prefer that. Fedex and Purolator are both 10 minutes away at the airport but UPS seems to prefer being 40 minutes away so I always have them ship to my work so that I don't have to make the trip. Satan would be a bit much. If you have seen Reaper then you know Satan can actually be funny. I understand that UPS has good pricing from the US. They certainly have impressive market share, but there is probably a reason my company only ships with Fedex, DHL or intercity locals. -kdf -- kdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kdf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40499 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
