Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 06:44:27 -0800
Reply-To: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Fed-Ex and UPS brokerage fees... continued!
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Does anyone have contact information for this CA suit?
David
Marshall
Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
Quesnel, BC
Canada
Internet http://www.fastforward.ca
Email
sales@fastforward.ca
On Fri, November 3, 2006 06:00, mordo
wrote:
> You could tell them that you are considering
participating in a
> class-action
> suit against them and
their extortionate brokering fees.
>
> ----------
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>
From: Mike Miller
<mwmiller@cwnet.com>
> Date: Nov 3, 2006 1:49 AM
>
Subject: Re: Fed-Ex and UPS brokerage fees... continued!
> To:
vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>
> Tell 'em to stuff it.
>
> Mike
>
> On 11/2/06 12:54 PM,
"David Marshall" <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA> wrote:
>
>> Hi Volks,
>> This is to further carry on
the
>> thread about the exorbitant fees the UPS and Fed-Ex
charge.
>> In April of this year I bought a 15.50 EUR
electrical
>> device from Europe – that turns
>> into $21.11 Canadian after the conversion.
>> On the
bill that I have received, the customs brokers
>> paid $1.53 in
GST on my behalf. Now, in this
>> life, at least in there is
no escaping
>> death and taxes – so paying $1.53 in
GST is something to expect.
>> So, for the privilege of them
paying $1.53 in taxes
>> they charged me $43.65 in Brokerage
fees, of course on those brokerage
>> fees I got charged $3.06
in GST – more than the tax paid on the
>> original
item.
>> My package was held up for three weeks in customs
as
>> well, so I guess they did a lot of work on the package
during that
>> time. Never once did Fed-Ex call me to ask
if
>> I wanted to clear the package myself and now almost 6
months later I get
>> a
>> bill demanding that I pay
their extortion fee.
>> What do you think I should do?
>> I supposed I could always go to Wal-Mart and buy $50 in
Monopoly
>> money and pay them with that? If this went
>> through the Post Office I would have been charged a flat $5
brokerage
>> fee
>> and it would have gotten here a
lot sooner.
>> So, to all people shipping goods to –
please
>> where ever possible use the Post Office!
>> You’ll make some great friend that way!
>>
If you want to see the invoice they gave me please
>> see
here:
>>
>>
http://www.fastforward.ca/BrokerageInvoice.pdf
>>
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> David
Marshall
>>
>> http://www.hasenwerk.ca
>>
http://www.fastforward.ca
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> mordo
> 1990 Carat
>
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