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That's it! %@$& The Island is a go

   When I buy anything from the US, I make sure to tell the seller that 
I will refuse any UPS shipment.
   UPS automatically adds a brokerage fee to anything that goes across 
the border. That fee is in addition to any tax/duty/etc, and you still 
have to pay it even if ther is no tax/duty/etc.
   I even had to pay duty on a *repaired* fan. I got that refunded by 
the shipper.
   Now I refuse any UPS shipment. The other carriers are OK, it is only 
UPS that cannot get through their heads that since the brokerage fee is 
the same no matter the value of the shipment, it is not a big deal for 
large commercial customers but to us it is highway robbery.

	Jean-Claude

C Boyko a ?crit :
> So yeah, in my son's world, an island will be built. And I'm gonna help
> him. It will be comfy, sorta like Alcatraz, but without benefit of the nice
> building. Maybe with an inner perimeter of land mines. And BROWN is going
> right smack dab in the middle of it.
> 
> So yesterday, the day that gave me today's headache...I get home, and there
> are TWO UPS notices. Good says I, I got my PN 171 941 821C, also known as
> the key to my continued happiness. And I owe WHAT!!!!! $66 more for
> duty/taxes/brokerage/taxes-on-the-brokerage?? Not to be outdone, my son's
> needs another $71 added. Just for driving the thing across the border. So
> on the island, Brown will get that prime spot, right smack dab in the
> centre. It's just another reminder of why they need to be there. At least
> the delivery part of it went well enough. For once.
> 
> So beside me on the couch, I have the tastiest thing I think I've laid
> hands on, a brand new MkI fusebox. No water stains, no little cooked parts,
> no loss of the magic smoke, and SHINY copper....now mind you, Klaus'
> doesn't look that bad, but it's 27 years old vs brand new. The clear
> plastic cover is still clear, and it's even there.....Oh yeah, baby.....:)
> 
> Oh, and Potter added a CD to the usual M&Ms!!!!!! A $66 mix, I'm guessing....
> cathy