Sorry Dan, my error. I see "red" whenever I read "UPS".
The postal services between our two countries is pretty good compared to the alternatives. In fact, if the value is less than $50CAN, it gets a free ride to our door. NAFTA ensures that the paperwork going in either direction is similar, so it should be no more difficult to ship something north than it does south. The problem is on our end, as on top of the 7% customs and duties, there is another 7% Goods and Services tax thanks to our wonderful Canadian government, then come thosee "special" charges from the gougers like UPS. Add to this that our customs dept is poorly staffed to accomodate the volume of material crossing into Canada, and it makes for some rather colorful conversation from recipients across the board (from us modelers - to the rather large shipping operation of our GPS products at work). Quoting Dan Kitching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I said....... "/_*USPS*_/ is the only way to ship north" > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >UPS is not the only way to ship here, more importnatly UPS should be avoided > at > >all costs! Their pre-brokering premium is the worst of the lot. > > > > > >Quoting Dan Kitching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > >>Phil, > >> > >>USPS is the only way to ship north. The couriers all charge a brokerage > >>fee. It's not a secret fee, they charge what they charge. > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> > >>Winch wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Because bureaucratic costs and delays often makes it a losing > proposition. > >>>By the way UPS/Fedex/DHL are no better as they hit you with outrageous > >>>"brokerage" fees. > >>> > >>>Phil > >>> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: Dan Kitching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Sent: January 8, 2006 8:45 PM > >>>To: RC Soaring Exchange > >>>Subject: Re: [RCSE] Shipping to Canada - WAS: Vender Disappointment > >>> > >>> > >>>And why is that? > >>>Put the address on the box, take it to the post office. Fill out the way > >>>bill, pay the fee, and say goodbye to it. > >>> > >>> Dan > >>> > >>>George L Meyers wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I initially thought it was strange that you had USA mailing address > >>>>but then I remembered that I wanted to mail a package to a friend in > >>>>Alberta. I found that Canada is not a user friendly place to send > >>>>international mail. > >>>> > >>>>This might not > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>seem like a big thing but I have a USA mailbox which calls me when I > >>>>>have a > >>>>>parcel come in. > >>>>>Phil > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send > >>>>"subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in > >>>>text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based > >>>>email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and > >>>"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > >>>subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with > >>>MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL > >>>are generally NOT in text format > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and > >>"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > >>subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with > MIME > >>turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are > >>generally NOT in text format > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >Simon Van Leeuwen > >PnP Systems - The E-Harness of Choice > >Radius Systems > >Cogito Ergo Zoom > > > > > > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME > turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are > generally NOT in text format > Simon Van Leeuwen PnP Systems - The E-Harness of Choice Radius Systems Cogito Ergo Zoom RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
