Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 10:50:22 -0400
Reply-To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject: Re: Canadian Shipping Whining---
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Terry, I think you may be missing the point of the original
post.
The point WAS NOT that shipping "crooks" only exist when
shipping from the US to Canada... the point WAS that
brokerage fees make a material difference to the cost, are
generally hidden to the unwary sender, and then charged on
the back end to the helpless receiver.
US to Canada, Canada to US, US to New Zealand, or whatever.
My original post was intended to warn listees about hidden
fees and get them to ask the right questions before they
ship.
YEARS before yesterday's post I was on the phone with Ron at
Bus Depot asking him to send an item USPS instead of UPS and
started to talk about fees... he politely cut me short and
said "Don't worry Chris I know all about those brokerage
fees to Canadians.". As I recall Ken Wilford at Vanagain was
similarly aware.
Bottom line Terry, your post only serves to reinforce my
point that no matter what side of the border you are on
shippers will screw you if you walk in there blissfully
unaware of the hidden fees they may charge.
Thanks,
Chris
---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 06:28:24 -0500
>From: "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
>Subject: Re: Canadian Shipping Whining---
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Ben,
>
>I am laughing -----out loud--
>
>What an antique system----
>
>I have been to them brokerage joints ----
>
>I used to drive a truck, and many times have been stuck up
at them
>stupid broker's, waiting for them slower than molasses
fools to inspect
>my load, call the recipient, and wait for the recipient of
the goods to
>come and inspect the load, and then --oh maybe 3-4 hours
later, be able
>to deliver the stuff---
>
>Yea--free trade----I ain't being payed by the hour mister--
lets get this
>crap off my trailer!!
>
>What a money sucking, time consuming, inefficient,
bureaucratic,
>government BS idea them brokerages are---real efficient---
real fast
>----
>
>And a $24.00 shipping fee for a 2 lbs item, is a supreme
rip off---
>
>Lets see--I could have bought a magnum load of Captain
Morgan for that
>figure---:>)
>
>" We buy way more stuff from you guys than you do us"---Boo
hoo, snob,
>sniffle, bawl--- --you sound like a little whining kid, not
getting to
>play with the ball----
>
>Talk to your local government representative, and get some
industrial
>capacity up,there----don't cry to me that all you guys got
up there is
>tree's fleas, and mosquitos---!!
>
>Ok---- I'm done--shipping from Canada is still a rip off----
>
>Later
>
>
>Terry
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