Comments on: Avoiding UPS/FedEx brokerage fees http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/ WARNING: This blog contains writings known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:31:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Stuey http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/comment-page-5/#comment-221741 Stuey Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:21:24 +0000 http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/?p=457#comment-221741 Erik are you sure? http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/cost/zones/customs_clearance.html. Do the math. On a 60$ item you would've paid 19.45$. I still think that's too much, but it isn't the 41$ you think you paid. Erik are you sure? http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/cost/zones/customs_clearance.html. Do the math. On a 60$ item you would’ve paid 19.45$. I still think that’s too much, but it isn’t the 41$ you think you paid.

]]> By: Stuey http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/comment-page-5/#comment-221740 Stuey Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:19:39 +0000 http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/?p=457#comment-221740 Actually bob, that is an impossible amount. Are you sure you weren't getting charged tax? Which is a common thing for our country. http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/cost/zones/customs_clearance.html. Read that. It shows the different amounts you would've been charged. Actually bob, that is an impossible amount. Are you sure you weren’t getting charged tax? Which is a common thing for our country.
http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/cost/zones/customs_clearance.html. Read that. It shows the different amounts you would’ve been charged.

]]> By: JCurr http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/comment-page-5/#comment-219941 JCurr Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:11:14 +0000 http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/?p=457#comment-219941 Seriously, I agree with the below, although I do somewhat agree with you as well. Why is it if you wish to buy something online you have to go through finding what customs will charge you and brokerage? We should be told up front what the total price would be, if the price we AGREED upon is not met and extra charges are added, why shouldnt people bitch and complain? I just bought a $50 pedal, paid $15 for shipping, and now have to pay ANOTHER $50 because of UPS brokerage. How is it that when I agree to a TOTAL of $65 then hidden charges are applied. This is not a contract of any sort, I just want my f#$%^ing pedal without paying twice what its worth. UPS can go to hell, though i doubt Satan himself would agree with the broker fees for a fat f$%^k sitting in a chair asking for $50 more 'cause he looked at my guitar pedal. Hell if anything, you look at MY pedal, and touch MY pedal, you pay ME the f$%^&ing $50 for being an asshole and touching my new S$%^t before I even see it! F%^&K YOU UPS! Seriously, I agree with the below, although I do somewhat agree with you as well. Why is it if you wish to buy something online you have to go through finding what customs will charge you and brokerage? We should be told up front what the total price would be, if the price we AGREED upon is not met and extra charges are added, why shouldnt people bitch and complain? I just bought a $50 pedal, paid $15 for shipping, and now have to pay ANOTHER $50 because of UPS brokerage. How is it that when I agree to a TOTAL of $65 then hidden charges are applied. This is not a contract of any sort, I just want my f#$%^ing pedal without paying twice what its worth. UPS can go to hell, though i doubt Satan himself would agree with the broker fees for a fat f$%^k sitting in a chair asking for $50 more ’cause he looked at my guitar pedal. Hell if anything, you look at MY pedal, and touch MY pedal, you pay ME the f$%^&ing $50 for being an asshole and touching my new S$%^t before I even see it! F%^&K YOU UPS!

]]> By: Bob http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/comment-page-5/#comment-218734 Bob Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:58:05 +0000 http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/?p=457#comment-218734 UPS charged me $73.89 for brokerage fees. Including the original $65.00 shipping fee, the sum of these two fees isn't pretty and amounts to legal shipping piracy. On top of this, it took UPS 27 days to deliver my item. I refused the order and have ordered the exact same product from a different company with whom I have had much more pleasant dealings with in the past. I am so infuriated with UPS that I am personally boycotting them hence forth. They can go BEEP themselves. UPS charged me $73.89 for brokerage fees. Including the original $65.00 shipping fee, the sum of these two fees isn’t pretty and amounts to legal shipping piracy. On top of this, it took UPS 27 days to deliver my item. I refused the order and have ordered the exact same product from a different company with whom I have had much more pleasant dealings with in the past. I am so infuriated with UPS that I am personally boycotting them hence forth. They can go BEEP themselves.

]]> By: erik http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/comment-page-5/#comment-218729 erik Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:08:09 +0000 http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/?p=457#comment-218729 Just got duped too. 41 dollar fee and 15 shipping for 60 dollar gift. 56 dollar expenses for 60 dollar used item and gift. Just got duped too. 41 dollar fee and 15 shipping for 60 dollar gift. 56 dollar expenses for 60 dollar used item and gift.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/comment-page-5/#comment-218316 Anonymous Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:58:44 +0000 http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/?p=457#comment-218316 I have found that all you have to do is call and ask. When they have said no I have explained the insanity of brokerage fees and they have then said yes - EVERY TIME! I have found that all you have to do is call and ask. When they have said no I have explained the insanity of brokerage fees and they have then said yes – EVERY TIME!

]]> By: Stuey http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/comment-page-5/#comment-216880 Stuey Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:08:11 +0000 http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/?p=457#comment-216880 That would be 80$. Your poor head should read other posts on here, before it tries to think That would be 80$. Your poor head should read other posts on here, before it tries to think

]]> By: ninian http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/comment-page-5/#comment-216865 ninian Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:53:46 +0000 http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/?p=457#comment-216865 I just ordered a $3300 antique tool I need for my business from the US and because the seller said they were going to cross the border into Vancouver to ship it I thought nothing of it. Otherwise I would have had it sent USPS. Just received word they sent it UPS ground from in the US. I am not looking forward to what the brokerage is going to be. My poor head hurts just thinking of it. I just ordered a $3300 antique tool I need for my business from the US and because the seller said they were going to cross the border into Vancouver to ship it I thought nothing of it.

Otherwise I would have had it sent USPS.

Just received word they sent it UPS ground from in the US. I am not looking forward to what the brokerage is going to be.

My poor head hurts just thinking of it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/comment-page-5/#comment-216691 Anonymous Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:26:00 +0000 http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/?p=457#comment-216691 it's really an easy solution. Call 1-800-461-9999 tell them you want to pay the customs fees without the brokerage fee. They will redirect you to the closest CBSA office and they'll work everything out for you. I didn't call ahead to let UPS know that I was going to try doing this. In fact I already received the yellow slip at my front door telling me I just missed my package. When I called the CBSA it was really for information for the next time but instead they redirected my parcel to the nearest airport and have all the paperwork drawn up for me. =) Plus they were incredible helpful and well mannered. Saved myself nearly 40$ in brokerage fees. it’s really an easy solution. Call 1-800-461-9999 tell them you want to pay the customs fees without the brokerage fee. They will redirect you to the closest CBSA office and they’ll work everything out for you.

I didn’t call ahead to let UPS know that I was going to try doing this. In fact I already received the yellow slip at my front door telling me I just missed my package. When I called the CBSA it was really for information for the next time but instead they redirected my parcel to the nearest airport and have all the paperwork drawn up for me. =) Plus they were incredible helpful and well mannered. Saved myself nearly 40$ in brokerage fees.

]]> By: Stuey http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/posts/2009/01/26/avoiding-upsfedex-brokerage-fees/comment-page-5/#comment-215475 Stuey Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:30:13 +0000 http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpress/?p=457#comment-215475 Yes click on that link and read it. For standard shipments, there are brokerage fees. On every other service level, express,saver,expedited there are not. I have never collected brokerage fees or any of those other fees you talk about on these shipments. Yes click on that link and read it. For standard shipments, there are brokerage fees. On every other service level, express,saver,expedited there are not. I have never collected brokerage fees or any of those other fees you talk about on these shipments.

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