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Subject:Re: Why I hate UPS (was: Vendors and shipping)
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Sun, 7 Jan 2001 22:28:34 +1200

>Being Canadian, buying parts from the US, and being addicted to eBay has
>taught me one thing:
>
>UPS WILL SCREW YOU WITH OBSCENELY HIGH "HANDLING FEES" IF THEY TAKE YOUR
>PACKAGE ACROSS THE BORDER.

UPS wanted $100CD to ship a Hella Raintronic autowipe unit from BC, Canada
to New Zealand. Crazy! Airmail cost $20CD.

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 VW Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi)
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel (taxi)