Re: Frigging ****pping sux!!! How can I get my parts to Canada?

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Ray  <ray@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> FWIW, all you need to do to avoid UPS's insane brokerage fees is refuse

>> delivery and/or have the item held at the depot.  (I believe you can do

>> it ahead of time if you have the tracking #.)
>>
>> then, go to UPS, get the paperwork.  Go to Canada Customs, clear the 
>> item yourself, go back to ups and get your item.  It's sometimes more 
>> work than it saves, but usually it's worth it.
> 
> Sheesh, if I have to fly 500 miles to the border crossing in order to
> clear the damn item, I might as well just fly 800 miles to the final
> destination and hand-carry it.
> 
> Having to hand-clear items is NOT acceptable.  The reason we use
> ****pping companies is to avoid having to go halfway across the country
> in the first place.
> --scott
> 

I live 300km round trip from my parcel service in North Dakota.
Some companies, such as Summit, charge $9 or less for ****pping anywhere 
in the states.  Multiply that by 5 for ****pping across the border.  Then 
add UPS's brokerage fees of 10%.  Now, imagine a $2000 race car parts 
order that still ****ps for $9 to ND or $350 to ****p to Winnipeg.

Some places won't even ****p out of the states, so going there is your 
only option unless you want to hire a broker for that $6 ebay find.

Obviously I don't go on a whim, I usually batch order stuff.

Ray