[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi

[James Knott]

On 2021-03-08 12:33 a.m., Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote:

> And subsidized shipping.  It is often cheaper to mail from China or Hong
> Kong than from within Toronto.

When someone pays for international mail, the country that has to 
deliver it receives nothing.  This means China can set a low fee for 
that mail and Canada gets to pay for the delivery.

> I've also had DHL be faster from China than Canada Post's fastest
> service can make it across Toronto.

I recently received a parcel from Hong Kong via DHL.  It took just over 
a week.