I could not agree more...

By the way, I am thinking of doing the faucet here too, only
in part because I can walk to the end of the block and save
the shipping cost. What do you think of yours?

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 12:22:16 -0500
>From: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
>Subject: Re: Canadian Shipping Whining---
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Chris,
>
>This is the point I was responding to--not yours----
>
>Don't go getting me cornfused here----:>)
>
>Anyway you look at it--south to north, north to south its a
big burn----
>
>And i do want to reinterate $24.00 for a 2 lbs. package is
rug rash at
>best--:>)
>
>TK---
>
>  e-mail message
>
>
>Do you know what you are talking about!
>I buy and sell to and from the US every day; the custom fee
can be
>exorbitant. (Free trade my ass) and can be les than $5 some
days.
>The way it works, legally!!! (Both way!!! Mr. Terry):
>Under $200 CAD, custom fee of $8 USD + applicable state
taxes (if so,
>most of the time = none)
>Over $200 CAD, Custom fee of about (depend on gas fee) $20
USD +
>applicable state taxes (if so, most of the time = yes)
>The way to go is small package under $50, they don't bother.
>The best way to go is by normal post, they don't check as
much as UPS or
>Fedex.
>Ben
>My company: http://www.eurokitplane.com/ (server is slow
the past few
>days, I will kick their ass)
>Your $40 sound to me like a $24 CAD = $40 USD Don't make me
laugh, we
>buy a lot more in the USA than you guys do, and we don't
argue at all,
>we live with that... do the same. This is not a horror
story.