Don't ship UPS to Canada!!!

[jsoong]

I am sure you all know this, but just in case .... a warning about using UPS to ship stuff from US into Canada.

I just received an order from the US, and UPS charges over $30 for their brokerage fee ... this to collect $3 in GST!!

They charge $20 as a brokerage fee, then $6 for the "bond fee" for the GST, and finally to top it all off, a $5 fee to collect their fee!!!

<And all the fees are hidden under layers of fine prints in their website.>

Needless to say, all these fees ate up any savings we had ordering on-line.

Well, my advice to all Canucks: DON"T ship using UPS. The Post Office (USPS) is far more reasonable & just as reliable!

[Ruadh]

I'm sorry to hear you got nailed like that.
I got nailed seveal years ago and havn't used them since.
There are venders in the States that won't use anything else, I won't do business with them either.
We sure get ripped off enough, don't we?

[mgamer20o0]

what was it? i sent some wood there last year but the guy never said anything about any fees on his end. i been looking into shipping some hardy plants to canada to see if they make it. i am always asked if i will ship there but i been saying no.

[Ruadh]

Originally Posted by mgamer20o0

what was it? i sent some wood there last year but the guy never said anything about any fees on his end. i been looking into shipping some hardy plants to canada to see if they make it. i am always asked if i will ship there but i been saying no.

Shipping to Canada via US postal service is just fine, never had a problem.
Sometimes it comes through without any duty at all.
The problem is UPS themselves, they screw us something awful on extra duties.

[mgamer20o0]

yea i sent it ups since it was heavy and i could ship ground with them vs air with usps. what happend to the open boarders crap nafta was about lol