Re: backorder stuff

I've had the same bad experience with UPS, charging outrageous "brokerage fees" on top of GST and PST (added about 20% to my order, I think). Purolator has been much better, in my experience.

Graham

Ismail Esmail wrote:
They call them "brokerage fees" and all they do for it is fill out a couple
of customs forms when it crosses the border. When I last encountered this, I
phoned them and they suggested that I could travel to the border and walk it
over myself if I didn't want to pay the fee. I now specify that packages be
sent it by regular mail (USPS) and not use these "convenience" services.
This is not a CodeGear issue and there's plenty of evidence of irate
customers all over the web, e.g.
http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2006/12/10/ups-brokerage-fee-class-action/

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