ReefGeek

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I purchased a T5 Tek-light with 8 bulbs from ReefGeek about 18 months ago.

I had it shipped UPS.

The UPS brokerage fees are ridiculously high for low-value items. However, for a fixture and bulbs costing hundreds of dollars, a sixty dollar brokerage fee is immaterial.

ReefGeek packages their bulbs incredibly well, you could drop them 50 feet and most likely they would not break.

If I were doing it again I would order from OA if they still sell the Tek-lights, at the time I bought my lights OA didn't stock these but I think now they do. I was happy with my ReefGeek order but I prefer to keep my money local and support good local businesses.

As far as PST, on any item shipped from the U.S. you pay GST plus PST, plus a brokerage fee. For U.S. mail/Canada Post, the brokerage fee is $5.00, for UPS there is a sliding scale depending on the item's cost, the brokerage fee table is on the internet somewhere.