I have been on this rant before but I just got burned again
and I have to vent.

I just got a rear facing seat from an 82 Westy, and because
of a miscomunication the seller ended up sending the item
UPS. The cost for the seat was about $58 US, UPS shipping was
$42. The shipping in itself was not the end of it...

UPS charged me $37.45 Canadian / $24.32 US in brokerage
fees... this is over and above any customs charges and duty.
So the total shipping charge from UPS is a whopping $102.13
Canadian or $66.32 US. Fedex does the same thing. This is why
I NEVER use these jerks.

Canada Post charges a flat $5 fee over an above duty or 87%
less than UPS in this case.

Thanks,
Chris