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| | | (...) Is that a potential problem if you actually put stuff in a proper cardboard box, rather than just wrapping it in brown paper - as a cardboard box is more likely to look like it was from a company? And by the way, does anyone have any qualms (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | Re: Seeking the Ultimate Truths on International Shipping —Huw Millington
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| | | | | Simon Robinson wrote in message ... (...) I think the return address is more important than packaging. (...) No :-) (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | Re: Seeking the Ultimate Truths on International Shipping —John Battcock
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| | | | Simon Robinson wrote in message ... (...) tax that bothers me. It is the @#!$@$# collection fee the post office charges on top of the tax that rots my socks!! The rule as I understand it is that merchandise with a value of $20.00 or more is subject (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | Re: Seeking the Ultimate Truths on International Shipping —James Brown
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| | | | (...) Actually, it's not the post office doing that, it's Customs - the P.O. doesn't see a cent of customs money. That $5.00 fee (which is also what cheeses me off) is the fee that Customs charges you to look at your package and decide how much tax (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | Re: Seeking the Ultimate Truths on International Shipping —Simon Robinson
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| | | | (...) Yes I can see that that is rather unfair. I think I'd be pretty angry if I got charged that. I wonder if that flat charge is a purely Canadian thing or whether other countries do that. Simon (URL) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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