Screwed Again

[Gregoire]

St Croix is having a really good sale on their Legend Tournament rods right now. Thinking I could beef up the arsenal for my trip to the Northwest Angle I ordered a classic jerk from them. I forgot to check what company was doing the shipping. The rod arrived today and the fees were almost 80 bucks. I could have bought it here for cheaper, and it would have been the new model. Just a reminder to all of you. Check to make sure that anything you order from the states is shipped USPS, otherwise you may get screwed.

 

Rant over.

[Terry]

yup they do it to us every time they can

UPS is the worst

[mike rousseau]

thats when knowing people along the border is nice...they can pick up your package at a fedex store...bring it across the border... then ship it to you...

 

i order to ny state and its a 10 minute drive plus customs each way to pick it up... and i buy my gas over there anyways so the trip doesnt add to the cost of the rod...

[Harrison]

Sorry to hear Fishgreg, very frustrating. We hear it quite often in my line of biz.

 

Even with USPS you can get dinged Tax and Duties. I hear some folks get it without the extra fees, but mine seldom do. Especailly with a larger item like a rod, they always seem to pick it out.

Edited June 27, 2012 by Harrison

[mike rousseau]

Even with USPS you can get dinged Tax and Duties.

 

 

And rightfully so... But you shouldn't get hit with USA taxes... You get taxed based on your billing address...

 

Like when I order something to a NY address and my billing address in Canadian... I pay no tax... Unless the customs officer decides to make me pay...

Edited June 27, 2012 by Musky Mike

[johnnyb]

Just wondering.....can't you send it back? I mean....tell whoever's holding it that you don't want to pay the fees, so they can have it back? I suppose you've already paid for the item itself though....not sure how it would work.

Edited June 27, 2012 by johnnyb

[Snidley]

I was looking to buy something off the St Croix web sale as well. I asked about brokerage since I had been burned before and they explained to me that a 2 piece rod can be shipped USPS parcel mail and would cost around $20 to Canada but a one piece rod is too long for USPS so it has to go courier. They warned me it was a significant cost and $80 surely is exorbitant. They did have some great deals at St Croix recently but my taste runs to 1 piece rods and shipping by courier tears it for me.

[smally21]

if ya live near the border, look up Kuhns storage