tell that to all of us who have ordered $50.00 worth of stuff to get stung
by a $40.00 brokerage fee .. sure $20.00 or $40.00 or $60.00 isn't going to
break anyone .. but when you have to pay the purchase price for your
article - IMO - it is just stupid to ship UPS when you can ship USPS.

jdd
----- Original Message -----
From: "roger sisler" <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 2:25 PM
Subject: UPS Canadian brokerage fees-------- again

> I called UPS today, trying to find out about specific brokerage fee for a
> package I may send to Canada. I got transfered around, and recieved 4
> different telephone numbers, getting to the bottom of this.I even got the
> brokerage house in Ottawa Canada. This guy could not give me the price.I
> started thinking that they didnt want to give this information out. Dont
> want to blow  a real money maker ,up there. I finally got there with this
> number  1-800-263-8125. The young UPS lady does know her stuff, and here
> it is.... There is NO UPS brokerage fee on items valued at less than $20
> Canadian.She can even give you the daily exhange rate, on request. $20
> Canadian turns out to be about $17.50 US(today). Also the brokerage fee is
> included in the shipping price for any UPS air shippment. So, big deal 20
> bucks? What can you buy in America for $20 Canadian? How about a set of
> stainless steel screws for the exterior of your Vanagon?
> http://stores.ebay.com/werksforwagens
>
>
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