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Date:         Fri, 18 May 2007 06:38:51 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject:      Re: UPS Canadian brokerage fees-------- again
Comments: To: RAlanen@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <d0e.9aaac71.337ed0eb@aol.com>
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There's no way in hell I will give UPS another red cent of mine due to their brokerage fee practices - they are pure criminals. The post office is the ONLY way to go.

David Marshall

http://www.hasenwerk.ca http://www.fastforward.ca

Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J2

On Fri, May 18, 2007 02:50, Frank Condelli wrote: > In a message dated 17/05/2007 4:11:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > 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_ > (http://stores.ebay.com/werksforwagens) > > >

> > > Roger, good detective work, thanks ! > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains > (_Collection > for sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) )_ Frank Condelli & > Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) - > Vanagon/Vanagon > Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley_ Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust > Systems_ > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _ BusFusion_ > (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, > Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, > 2007 >


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