Cross-Border Shipping....

[Gary]

I too got burnt with the UPS brokerage charges, so a friend let me share the
use of their US PO Box just across the border which works out pretty good
especially when I cannot get there straight away.

For those senders who "Only Ship UPS", the UPS Depot in Niagara Falls NY
will notify you when a parcel arrives and hold it for pick-up for 7 days (5
bus. days). You just have to ask the sender to put your phone no. after your
name, address it to the depot's address and UPS will call you when it
arrives. I was told that 75% of their customers were Canadians.

I haven't had any problems crossing back over.

Gary.



> Subject: Re: Cross-Border Shipping....
>
> When I purchase from Ebay, I always instruct the seller to send it SURFACE,
> REGULAR MAIL ONLY. This sometimes gets caught at customs, but usually not.
> UPS and other couriers almost always gets tagged at the border. If it is a
> large item, consider having it shipped to a border city near you at a
> location like Mailboxes Etc (they charge a storage fee), or to friends or
> family members so you can get it later.
>
>

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