Re: OT- shipping parts, BIG parts...

[Jean-Claude Desinor <desinor@sympatico.ca>]

  Unless you are using UPS to ship outside the US.

  Here in Canada, UPS charges $30 to the recipient, brokerage fee they
call it. Why? Not sure. We got free trade, reduced expensive
bureaucracy, made sure goods and people move freely between our two
countries, and now "free enterprise" comes in and charges $30 because
they check that there is no duty on the item. That is on top of the
normal sales tax. Shees ...

  Sounds funny to me, because FedEx does not charge that fee, and
neither does the US Postal Service.

  In my case, I refuse any item shipped UPS.

	Jean-Claude
	84 8v (in hibernation)
	96 Jetta GLS
	

Brian McGarvey a écrit :
> 
> Try a UPS or FedEx service place. they wont charge you a 20-30% surcharge.
> and you can ship oversize items...
> 
> On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 Cmr446@cs.com wrote:
> 
> >   I'm trying to mail out a bumper skin to another Fox owner, but this may or
> > may not happen now. I tried Mailboxes Etc. first as it was closest and after
> > going through thier regs (adding 4 inches to each side for packing), the
> > thing winds up being oversize on thier max area that they will ship
> > (amusingly the clerk asked if it could be broken down or folded....). UPS may
> > or may not be able to for the same reason, but they will ship if I have it
> > picked up at my place regardless of size. Anyone have some advice on this
> > looming fiasco?
> > I mean really, stuff like this gets mailed out everyday by places like UPS,
> > FedEx, USPS, right?
> >
> > Carl
> > 77rocco
> > 89fox
> >
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