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Foreign shipping brokerage costs and UPS - (Was: Re: Slik Stik - Any Word)
Zakk:
Jsut in case a UPS guy jumps in and tries to argue the fact that UPS isn't a criminal organization....I'll post the delivery notice. I removed the tracking info number, I don't need koolemoekraig****** showing up at my door asking if I think his tie is funny. However, this card is real, and it was for a set of disposable stencils, weighing about 1 pound, if that.
Zakk:
--- Quote from: protokatie on February 04, 2008, 08:27:30 pm ---Ok.. I may be a bit nieve here.. But..
WTF! I have NEVER heard of broker fees before when it comes to sending anything! I have sent things VIA UPS and USPS, and never dealt with this... I have gotten packages from the UK and Norway, as well as a few from Vanuatu, and never dealt with this.
This is something new to me, so would someone post a basic guide to how this works? (And without it being biased, I just want to know how it works)
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You want the guide? Okay, here it is. Are you from Canada? If not, then this won't apply to you. This is a scam on par with magazine publishers: ( http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_17681.aspx )
Order item from USA.
UPS picks up item, which shipping and handling has ALREADY BEEN PAID.
They take item to border, cover it in vaseline.
They bring item to your door, check out how affluent your house looks, and tacks on a "fee" which is usually $20-$200 depending on how stupid and gullible they think you might be.
They show you said, PREPAID item, and demand their new, made up fee. If you don't pay it, they send the item back to the shipper, and charge HIM the fee to get it back. If you accept, they carefully take the pre-vaselined package and insert it into your....well you get the idea.
UPS guy: I DARE you to deny that your company is a joke. I mean, I REALLY REALLY dare you. You said that they don't do this? Well there's the proof.