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Title: Canadian-USA , USA-Canadian shipping tip
Post by: vermonster13 on April 18, 2008, 12:02:00 PM
When you ship a package across the border now, put a phone number on the package. I recently had some kid bows held up in customs at the border for four weeks and then returned to the seller in Canada because there was no contact phone number on the package for the destination. You end up paying shipping twice and get held up for way to long, plus they open the box to search it(repackaging it the way they found it isn't a priority). So when shipping across the border now be sure to include a phone number for the destination. You may save yourself a lot of hassle and money.

PS the package was being shipped by Canadian Postal Service
Title: Re: Canadian-USA , USA-Canadian shipping tip
Post by: R.W. on April 18, 2008, 05:00:00 PM
Are you sure it was held up in Customs, and not just delayed by the inept Canadian Postal service?

Canada Post is very slow in getting packages/letters to the appointed delivery address.
Title: Re: Canadian-USA , USA-Canadian shipping tip
Post by: vermonster13 on April 18, 2008, 05:50:00 PM
The tracking listed it as in Customs
Title: Re: Canadian-USA , USA-Canadian shipping tip
Post by: Paul Mattson on April 18, 2008, 07:24:00 PM
I havn't had any problems yet with not using a phone number.  I have been putting Unkown.
Title: Re: Canadian-USA , USA-Canadian shipping tip
Post by: vermonster13 on April 18, 2008, 07:48:00 PM
Just takes once to get expensive.
Title: Re: Canadian-USA , USA-Canadian shipping tip
Post by: Killdeer on April 18, 2008, 08:03:00 PM
Thank goodness that the mystery has been solved, and things can get moving again. May I have the honor of paying the redundant fee?

Killdeer  :bigsmyl: