The Pentax Program Plus I bought for $102 on Ebay was supposed to come by USPS, as I requested ship by USPS and NOT UPS. The seller went ahead and sent it by UPS. It was supposed to arrive this afternoon with no charges. As the sender marked it as a gift, in excess of $60 CDN, Customs are not accepting this was a gift, as they say it was misrepresented. with the result I am now being billed over $70 CDN for GST, PST, Gift Tax, plus $35 UPS Brokerage Fees (+ GST/PST). Anyway I am thinking of sending this item back, I was too late to stop him after he sent it. I spent 3x twenty minutes talking to UPS, only to discover I was talking to UPS International tracking stateside. Canadian UPS close at 4.30 PM EST and just after lunch Pacific time (Bloody Unions again) no wonder things are SNAFU in Canada.
A very Pissed-off James - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .