Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/05

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Re: airport security - mailing films?
From: bkhinderks at shaw.ca (Barry Hinderks)
Date: Wed Jan 5 17:48:24 2005
References: <3.0.2.32.20050105190731.022e4780@pop.infionline.net> <ba951328050105053869ab2e5c@mail.gmail.com> <026617DB-5EC9-11D9-B397-000A95C33F68@dodo.com.au> <ba95132805010502303318982c@mail.gmail.com> <41DBC982.3010907@gmx.de> <ba951328050105053869ab2e5c@mail.gmail.com> <3.0.2.32.20050105190731.022e4780@pop.infionline.net>

At 04:56 PM 1/5/05 -0800, JB  wrote:
>
>Well Marc, I must be that "brain-damaged at birth" person of which you 
>speak.
>
>I have, over a couple of decades, shipped all kinds of goods, used camera 
>equip, book publishing material, finished books, fine art, film to and from 
>destinations, etc, via FedEx. I have never paid your so called fee ($75?) - 
>I don't know what amount to put in the parens either as I have never paid 
>it!
>SNIP<

Sorry JB,

Both Fedex and UPS (as well as Purolator/DHL etc) do charge the handling
fee to the recipeients (at least here in Canada). The fee is $35.00 CNDN
and applies whether the value of the item is $1.00 or $1,000.00. Anything
arriving via USPS does not have the fee attached.
Barry H


Replies: Reply from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] OT: now Canadian brokerage fees)
In reply to: Message from msmall at aya.yale.edu (Marc James Small) ([Leica] Re: airport security - mailing films?)
Message from alaxsxaq at gmail.com (Glenn Stauffer) ([Leica] airport security - mailing films?)
Message from rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra) ([Leica] What's the story with airport security these days?)
Message from alaxsxaq at gmail.com (Glenn Stauffer) ([Leica] What's the story with airport security these days?)
Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas M. Sharp) ([Leica] airport security - mailing films?)
Message from jcb at visualimpressions.com (JCB) ([Leica] Re: Re: airport security - mailing films?)