Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 10:21:18 -0400
Reply-To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject: Re: Canadians beware! UPS are a bunch of crooks
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I have no problem paying extra fees if they are justified.
However UPS and Fedex do not readily diosclose these fees to
senders and since they are material (in this case UPS fees
added roughly 50% to the shipping cost, or 25% to the cost of
the item) A fee that high should be disclosed to senders.
Thanks,
Chris
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2002 08:08:25 -0600
>From: Ben McCafferty <ben@kbmc.net>
>Subject: Re: Canadians beware! UPS are a bunch of crooks
>To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>,
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>
>Sorry, worked in this industry, and I have to defend UPS and
FedEx here.
>The reason they have to charge brokerage is because they're
not government
>agencies, and don't have quite as streamlined a process as
the postal
>service. In a way, the government agency you are touting is
the reason that
>FedEx and UPS have to charge higher fees.
>
>Also, FedEx and UPS offer insurance and trackability, so you
can always find
>your Vanagon parts (RVC) when they get lost. FedEx and UPS
are two of the
>most reliable common carriers on the planet, and you get
what you pay for
>99.9% of the time.
>
>Anyway, just a thought. Sounds like your shipper might have
used 2 or 3-day
>air?
>bmc :)
>"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a
shovel...."
>
>
>> From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
>> Reply-To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
>> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 09:17:43 -0400
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Canadians beware! UPS are a bunch of crooks
>>
>> 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
>>
>
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