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Subject: [OM] OT: buying from overseas--customs?
From: Olaf Greve <Ogreve@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 10:16:02 +0200
Hi,

> Ditto for UPS in Canada - excessive brokerage charges. FedEx includes 
> theirs in the delivery rate. 

>>> My worst experience was with the one and only time I used 
>>> UPS. At first it seemed the parcel arrived without any customs duties,
>>> but then I received a bill for $65 of charges.

Yes, and this was AFTER I paid $37 for UPS shipping! Moreover, these $37
were added to the "value" of the lens in the tax calculations...

<Exit UPS>

Cheers!
Olafo


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