Canada Post are happy to collect the taxes too. Remind me what all this "free trade" was about? I guess free, ain't so free after all. ;-)
What hurts the most, is sending something out from Canada. If I send a small book, or a couple of chocolate bars (surface) overseas, I usually pay equal to, or double to ship it, as what I paid to buy the item. Couriers are out of the question for such a thing. Ed 300E On 23 January 2012 21:47, Allan Streib <[email protected]> wrote: > E M <[email protected]> writes: > > > Shipping costs are crazy here too! I got a box from Rusty once. Arrived > > in about 3 days, and cost me something like $10 in shipping. Amazing > > deal!! last time I sent a few magazines to the U.S., it was something > > close to $15! > > When shipping to Canada, I've heard you want to avoid the private > shipping companies such as UPS, FedEx, as they will ream you on customs > "brokerage" fees. Send it parcel post at the post office. Slower, > maybe, but a lot cheaper. > > Allan > -- > 1983 300D > 1979 300SD > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
