Be glad it didn't come UPS or you'd have another $50 customs clearance charge.
NEVER use UPS (untill they change this policy).  M

On 11 Aug 2002 at 20:32, Lawrence Johnson wrote:

> A minor RANT and a warning to fellow Canadians about the pitfalls of
> buying from our southern brothers and sisters. Or how I learned to
> love the NAFTA AGREEMENT.
>
> I bought Vanagon parts from a famous Vanagon parts supplier in the
> U.S. of A. for a total of $16.90. The famous supplier charged me $8.75
> for S&H (packed in a box with "DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE" label still on the
> side). Canada Customs charged me $2.23 in sales taxes. Canada Post
> charged me $3.15 for the favor of shipping it to Customs. All $ is US
> Bucks. For a grand total of $31.03. That is a 83� % markup over cost
> thanks to our fearless leaders who carved out NAFTA - Free Trade my
> ASS.
>
> But I'd pay anything to keep Fritz happily rolling down the road.
> Larry