| Subject: | Re: [subaruvanagon] Re: Why I hate UPS (was: Vendors and shipping) |
| From: | Mark Dorm |
| Date: | Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:32:32 -0800 |
<html><DIV> <P>Is this to protect Canadian businesses from American businesses? Part of NAFTA??? ....<BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: David Marshall <VANAGON@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG> <DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: David Marshall <VANAGON@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG> <DIV></DIV>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [subaruvanagon] Re: Why I hate UPS (was: Vendors and shipping) <DIV></DIV>>Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 11:27:06 -0800 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Add Fed-Ex or any other courier to that list too - I had a customer return <DIV></DIV>>an item to me and *I* had to pay $80 CAD in brokerage and duty to get the <DIV></DIV>>item back. US Mail is the only way to go to get an item from the USA into <DIV></DIV>>Canada. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>The only way to "escape" this is to go with their expedited service which <DIV></DIV>>has these fees "built in".... I agree - they are a total rip off! <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>If you need "generic" parts for your Vanagon go to http://www.bowwow.ca or <DIV></DIV>>if you need "specialty" parts for your Vanagon please feel free to visit me <DIV></DIV>>at http://www.fastforward.ca and support Canadian businesses - no offence to <DIV></DIV>>any of the fine American businesses out there. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>The stranger part of this is if you send something from Canada to the USA <DIV></DIV>>the US customers DON'T pay these ridicules fees. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>David Marshall <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning <DIV></DIV>>4356 Quesnel Hixon Road <DIV></DIV>>Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 <DIV></DIV>>mailto:info@fastforward.ca http://www.fastforward.ca <DIV></DIV>>Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>. Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions <DIV></DIV>>. Transporter, Unimog and Iltis Sales <DIV></DIV>>. European Lighting for most Audi and Volkswagen models <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>-----Original Message----- <DIV></DIV>>From: Lawrence Johnson [mailto:LARRY_AVERY.JOHNSON@SYMPATICO.CA] <DIV></DIV>>Sent: January 7, 2001 6:45 AM <DIV></DIV>>To: "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\""; vanagon; Syncro@egroups.com; urabus <DIV></DIV>>Subject: [subaruvanagon] Re: Why I hate UPS (was: Vendors and shipping) <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Chris, <DIV></DIV>>I wish you had posted this last week. UPS is in the process of screwing me <DIV></DIV>>out <DIV></DIV>>of over $100 more than it would have cost with the postal service. And if <DIV></DIV>>that <DIV></DIV>>weren't enough to leave a bad taste in your mouth, they rerouted the parcel <DIV></DIV>>to <DIV></DIV>>return to the US (GKY). I tracked the damn thing and notified them of their <DIV></DIV>>mistake. Now it is rerouted off in the direction of Bracebridge (again GKY). <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Listen to Chris.. DO NOT USE UPS FOR US-CANADA SHIPMENTS. <DIV></DIV>>-Larry <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\" wrote: <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> > Being Canadian, buying parts from the US, and being addicted to eBay has <DIV></DIV>> > taught me one thing: <DIV></DIV>> > <DIV></DIV>> > UPS WILL SCREW YOU WITH OBSCENELY HIGH "HANDLING FEES" IF THEY TAKE YOUR <DIV></DIV>> > PACKAGE ACROSS THE BORDER. <DIV></DIV>> > <DIV></DIV>> > This reason is at the top of a very long list of screw ups, missed <DIV></DIV>> > deadlines, etc. as to why I NEVER will use UPS. I had to order a <DIV></DIV>>replacement <DIV></DIV>> > carafe for my Krups coffeemaker and went through the whole order, gave <DIV></DIV>>them <DIV></DIV>> > my address and credit card info, etc. and then I asked about shipping. UPS <DIV></DIV>> > was the only option... I cancelled the order and sourced it locally, I had <DIV></DIV>> > to go out for my coffee for a couple extra weeks but it was worth it not <DIV></DIV>>to <DIV></DIV>> > use those rip off artists. <DIV></DIV>> > <DIV></DIV>> > Thanks (for listening to my rant), <DIV></DIV>> > Chris Gronski <DIV></DIV>> > Toronto, Ontario, <DIV></DIV>> > '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY <DIV></DIV>> > '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer <DIV></DIV>> > '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertible <DIV></DIV>> > www.vanagon.org & .ca <DIV></DIV>> > www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca <DIV></DIV>> > www.nineeleven.org & .ca <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: <DIV></DIV>>subaruvanagon-unsubscribe@egroups.com <DIV></DIV><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p></html>
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