Neil trust me on this one!  There was about a 600% difference in shipping costs to send it 75 miles further north to Winnipeg. Never mind the brokerage fees. Lots of private guys will accept your package for a fee but why bother. Find a FedEx depot close to the border. No fees. No worries. 

Jeff

> Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:07:48 -0500
> From: mcneely4@COX.NET
> Subject: Re: Canadian Picking up a FedEx'd Vanagon Part in US.
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> Well, FedEx is in fact worldwide.  But for a given shipment, I would confirm that they will ship to your address.  A FedEx outlet in Canada is not a U.S. address ............ .  mcneely
> 
> ---- neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > This is an overly pre cautious question, but since I'm a Canadian......
> >
> > Vendor says they ship FedEx Ground to any US address. I assume a FedEx
> > outlet counts.
> >
> > If I have tracking number, ID, proof of purchase, I should be able to
> > pickup my package at that FedEx address right?
> >
> > Any Canadians done this?
> >
> > This is for a TruckFridge for my Westy.
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
> >
> > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named.
> >
> > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
> > Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
> >
> > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
> 
> --
> David McNeely