on 10/18/01 8:37 PM, Roman Tarnovetsky at romantic_at_arvotek.net wrote:
> Grant [P.P.] Hutchinson wrote:
> "Yeah, except they won't ship to Canada. Bummer. I'd still buy two of
> yours John, should you reconsider" ..
> Grant, I bought a couple of dongles from a list member in the U.S. for
> peanuts, ($10. - thanks Mark...). I had them sent to a cousin in
> Detroit to avoid Canada Post's greedy fingers. I was going to retrieve
> them at the next family get-together. Thinking he was doing me a big
> favour, my cousin sent them pre-paid to me in Toronto, via UPS. When
> they got to my door, a c.o.d. from Canada Post was attached demanding
> $49.00 for "handling". In this case, I had a plan "B" to fall back
> on..I refused the package and it was returned to my cousin where it
> awaits me. However, there was a time when a $15. (U.S.) magazine ended
> up costing me $60. through Can. Post's extortion procedures.
> My question is, how do you get around the bandits at Canada Post?
You just don't tell them, and don't use any carrier like Airborne and the
likes, because they will be too happy to charge you fees for customs
handling.
Just send an anonymous package through regular parcel service. Use AirMail
or Priority to expedite shipping. Usually, it will be less than $10 from the
US.
-Laurent.
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