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Re: Shipping to Canada
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lugnet.market.shipping
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Sat, 6 Mar 1999 20:46:36 GMT
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Being from Canada, I can say that I have a hard time selling Lego to people in
the US. My first sale, a Lego Mindstorms RIS went across the boarder (during
Christmas). I put 'gift' on the pkg and it was insured. The person receiving
the package did not get charged anything extra. I believe that this was due
to Christmas shipping as customs must be busier. I guess they are not making
enough money and need to find ways to do so.... No really, I think it
sucks! I do not claim to be the info source on free trade, but the way it
sounds, they are not making the cross boarder thing very easy... I guess they
don't wany all of you buying up here in Canada - I suppose it is a lot cheaper
here with your exchange and all. As an example, I picked up a Barcode Truck
for $100 Cdn last week. That is only $70 US... Not bad...
Dave out.
> Of the last 5 packages I've received from the US, all of them were stopped at
> customs, one of them was opened, and I was charged a handling fee, and GST on
> all of them, and the whole process made each of them take (avg) 2 weeks
> (between 9 and 13 business days) from post date until I can pick them up • (after
> noon the day after I receive notice of a package waiting)
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| Ok, I'm not sure if this is a rant, or a peeve, or a legitimate gripe. ;-) Of the last 5 packages I've received from the US, all of them were stopped at customs, one of them was opened, and I was charged a handling fee, and GST on all of them, and (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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