NewEGG in Canada

[Duncan MacGregor]

Once  you have paid the vendor (and UPS) all they  claim for shipping goods to 
you, you will likely be charged again at your doorstep to receive the goods. 
I had this experience   again as recently as a week ago.

It seems they have a shipping charge and a hidden delivery charge at   your 
door (on whatever pretext). 

To Canada, UPS is not competitive in their total rates,  or in their service. 
Avoid them. I have no idea why any vendor or any buyer  should ever use them.

Duncan


On Thursday 16 October 2008 16:09:25 Evan Leibovitch wrote:
> James Knott wrote:
> > If you look at operating systems, you'll only find Windows.  I also
> > notice they ship UPS.  If they ship from the U.S. direct to the
> > customer, that could cause real problems, unless they handle getting it
> > across the border, as UPS has obscene "broker" charges.
>
> I've found that this is no longer _necessarily_ the case, if the sender
> has an appropriate relationship with UPS much of that is taken care of
> in advance.
>
> Of course since Newegg now has a Canadian presence it likely now
> collects GST on purchases, so collecting that at the border will not
> likely be an issue. I've recently had things sent to me by UPS from
> companies that had Canadian websites and American warehouses without
> problem. This doesn't mean that Newegg shipments will be problem-free,
> but it does mean that UPS no longer automatically means "cross-border
> nightmare".
>
> - Evan
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