Hello John:
I as a Moss distributor have run afoul of the UPS brokerage rip off.
Although I ship most things UPS here in the Colonies, I prefer Airborne
Express for any out of country shipping. To Canada, as you say. The Postal
service is the prefered shipping method.
Cheers:
Skip..........At 11:54 AM 5/26/97 -0500, John McEwen wrote:
>Hi Len:
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>I'm at the point where I tell all shippers specifically not to use UPS or I
>will return shipment and sue for repayment. I believe that this outfit is
>a candidate for a government enquiry. The "brokerage" fee is robbery. I
>make sure that everyone I know who uses any crossborder shipping avoids
>UPS. I like to think that I've made a significant dent in their business
>as I'm a member of many different clubs and hold/held executive membership
>in all of them.
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>I use First Class Mail for most shipments or if they are large I use Parcel
>Post. If I were really pressed for time I would consider Air Express.
>
>John McEwen
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>PS - I'll see you at RITV. I'm bringing my Vanguard. It comes out of the
>paint shop this afternoon.
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>John
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>>Hi Aron - I imagine you are in the U.S. I don't begrudge the
>>parts suppliers a few bucks for handling in the packaging of our
>>parts (it seems to be the common practise with all mail order
>>companies), but thank your lucky stars you aren't in Canada
>>and having to deal with UPS.
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>>They have a sweetheart deal here. Last week I had a small box
>>8" x 8" x 4" weighing about a pound come from Moss to Kelowna,
>>B.C. The distance is about 1,400 miles. Shipping charges
>>from Moss were $14.00, GST (our country's cash grab tax of 7% to
>>be pissed away on anything that defies logic) was $14.00 and UPS
>>added another $35.00 charge for brokerage, etc. which involved
>>doing up a form so that I wouldn't have to give the government
>>more money for duty (parts for cars 25 years old are duty free).
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>>That is the last time for me. These guys are nothing more than
>>rip off artists. They treat their customers with disdain, will
>>never admit to making a mistake, and charge brokerage rates
>>that are out of sight. Anytime I have used UPS while I was in
>>the U.S. their service was quick and the rates were reasonable.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Len Drake
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>>>If you want an estimate on how much a package (full of auto parts of
>>>course) will cost via UPS......go to the following URL
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>>> http://www.ups.com/using/services/rave/rate.html
>>>
>>>Also good for checking how much profit a parts company made in their
>>>shipping charge to you.
>>>
>>>-Aron Travis-
>>>"always in a automotive frenzy"
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