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Re: [OM] Well, sometimes you just get hosed...

Subject: Re: [OM] Well, sometimes you just get hosed...
From: "Chris O'Neill" <chris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 13:50:19 -0600
On 12 Jul 2001, at 11:46, Mike wrote:

> Another note about UPS. They claim the right to open any package for
> inspection, read the fine print. Found this out when one of my wife's
> packages arrived at the destination with coffee spilled on the doll.

Any carrier handling a cross-border shipment will claim the right to open 
any package for inspection.  That's what "customs" is all about.  I don't 
object to that (about 1 in 5 of my parcels is inspected).  What bugs me 
is when:

1.  it takes them 2 weeks to inspect it;
2.  they damage it while inspecting it (like the coffee-stained doll); or
3.  they hose me with an extra fee.

USPS/Canada Post is very reliable and reasonable (notwithstanding the 
damned GST).  FedEx and Purolator are more expensive (although 
faster) but reliable and up-front with their fees.  CanPar (Canadian 
Parcel) is great for service and slightly cheaper than FedEx/Purolator, 
but is generally unheard of so it's hard to locate an agent.

UPS?  Thieves!!!  Bloody, incompetent thieves!!!

'Nuff said!  :-)

Regards,

Chris

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I'm *not* a Zuikoholic....  I'm a Zuikohobbiest!
Chris O'Neill (chris@xxxxxxxxx)
http://www.joinco.ca

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