Buying from Canada a hassle for you too?


I have had 3 nightmare transactions from Canada.
This ,I hope is not a reflection on Canadian Agon members,however, issues exist like never before.
I had a CD PLAYER held up at customs for 1 month by the FDA claiming it contained consumable goods.
I know the US does not want our senior citizens getting discounts on prescription drugs they need,therefore,everything must be getting delayed.

I can ship/get shipments from/to China,Russia and the Middle East easier and faster than Canada.

I guess it shows where our security priority is.

It's okay to mess with us just don't mess with those Pharmaceutical companies.

There is one common thing that does seem to occur with shipments fronm Canada.

And that is, they definately take their time shipping things to us.

I think most US Agon members try to ship the item as soon as they are paid or maybe a day or 2 later.

Canadian members like to take a week or so and then ship the item in a different manner than arranged.

These have been my experiences anyway.

I need to hear other stories,as I soon may not deal with Canada if this is the new norm
darealjaydee
The problem with shipping to canada is that the import duties are tied to the insurance value. If you lower the insurance value to make the transaction affordable vis a vis the import duties the american seller leaves themselves exposed.
Tom
The Canadians seem sensitive to an antecdotal story of minor import. I think they will agree that government rules can get in the way and slow things down internally and working across borders.

Granted Americans can be self centered spoiled asses at times but we are pretty nice generally.
I,ve shippied to and from Canada for years with no problems.

When selling in Canada you could get stuck with import duty if the buyer does not pay it.
Audiofeil you state that ''In a vaguely related issue, in August of 2007 I sent payment to a supplier via first class mail from western New York to Montreal, Quebec.
It took 16 business days from departure to arrival.''

Next time, for payment, try FedEx next day delivery. If it does not get there in MAX 48 hours, let me know.

To them, shipping a letter to Canada or Japan is just business as usual.

I had the same problem you had once, but it was my fault as part of the zip code was entered incorrectly by me.

These things happen rarely, but when it does, it can be for a number of reasons, destination Canada not being one of them if both the shipper and carrier do things right.
Canada seems to have a love hate thing going on with us. The hate thing is manifested toward letters and packages crossing their border. 8^)