You think Can Post is bad? Check out my latest UPS fiasco

OK, You all may or may not know I have a buisness. Like my user name wouldnt give it away. Now I need to get supplies for my buisness. Pretty much all the good suppliers are in the US. Powder makers that make the really nice powders, etc. Well, I get this UPS Import Brokerage acct. Figure that will help me with importing the powders. I make an order, to a company that I have dealt with before(cant remember how much was charged shipping on prev order) But, it was a 10Lb box of powder. No special shipping, powder is not hazardous, non toxic. $80 purchase price for said box of powder. UPS bill comes in today $106. I am furious. I called their 1888 number and chewed a strip of the lady.

1, the powder is made in the USA, came in with NAFTA papers and yet they still charged me Duty.

Shipping alone was over $65 ???

Just freaking UNBELIVEABLE.
Heck, I have has snowmobile engiens shipped to me, and sent out, Both ways around $130. 80-100 Lbs each motor to Michigan no less, not Portland, like where this powder comes from

My real problem now is that most companies only ship UPS now and it is getting harder and harder to be competitive when my costs are astronomical.


Needed to vent

One of the dumbest things I've heard recently from Canada Post is: "you can't send candles in the mail because they're a fire hazard"

Takes a special kind of moron to say something like that. I'm not sure about you, but lighting a package on fire is the last thing on my mind.

A book I ordered from Ontario in the middle of December arrived today. I had to toss it out. It was supposed to have been brand new. The package was all wrinkled, looked like someone opened it (or tried to), and I guarantee you it was water (snow?) damaged. As soon as I tried reading it, the pages stuck together and the words were blurred. It even smelled mouldy! I'm very anal about my books. I have books that are 10+ years old and look like they've never been read. I don't want to add a disgusting book like this to my bookshelf.

I did email a complaint to Canada Post. Provided all the information about the package. The shipping date, the stamp on it, and a link to a picture of it. I'm sickened by the book, I can't get the smell out of my nose. :twised: