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Re: Technic Box #1 Status
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Date: 
Sat, 12 Feb 2000 20:58:19 GMT
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Martin Legault wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.market.jambalaya, Kevin Wilson writes:
> > If Larry remembers correctly and Martin is in Canada, mail Canada->US
> > does sometimes take 3 weeks (and who can tell which side of the border
> > the delay is on?) so it may not be time to despair yet. Over Xmas I had
> > a couple of letters take 4 weeks to reach me from the US (and one
> > package take 3 days - over a weekend! in the other direction!). I have
> > also had a couple of letters US->Canada get lost, but never any packages
> > (in about 350 that I've mailed) Canada->US.
> > 
> > Kevin
> > --
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> > Web page:
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kwilson_tccs/default.html
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> 
> Yes I live on Canada and I`m sorry that the boxes seem to be lost, should • have
> used insurance (Canada-Post) seem to be more careful when you bhought
> insurance.
> 
> For the few pack I sent over the border, never had trouble except slow • service.
> 
> If this box is still missing in a week I`ll start a new one and have it • sent to
> phil to replace the missing one.


I'm not sure what the quickest and slowest trips from Canada to me have
been, but I would give it more than a week before giving up hope.

One possibility is that it's sitting on a customs desk somewhere.

Frank



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  Re: Technic Box #1 Status
 
(...) Boy what a funny picture THAT would be. I believe I mentioned coming back in to the US from Ottawa (actually I went through US Customs IN Ottawa) and knowing that Lego is admitted duty free, I told the customs officers that. They asked me how (...) (27 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)

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  Re: Technic Box #1 Status
 
(...) used insurance (Canada-Post) seem to be more careful when you bhought insurance. For the few pack I sent over the border, never had trouble except slow service. If this box is still missing in a week I`ll start a new one and have it sent to (...) (27 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)

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