So, Thursday night....near or past midnight - I was doing a little online gift shopping at ThinkGeek.com. Placed my order with DHL International shipping hoping for the best (cuz YOU KNOW I wouldn't have opted for UPS). The package arrived TODAY. The brokerage fee on about $200 worth of odds and ends? Seven bucks (UPS would been $50 plus I'm sure).

I don't know what I'm more impressed (stunned) with....the fact that it got here in just one business day or that it only cost me $10 at the border.

ThinkGeek and DHL - Santa's little helpers :singing:

Shipping has been freakishly fast recently. Bought a kite on Friday.... shipped out of CA.... reached Boston area around Noon time. :shocked2:

ATB,
Sam

thinkgeek... is THE BOMB!!!!! I got the ninja remote from there. I've had a lot of fun at the malls around, turnin off the Tv's etc.

I love that website, when i come into some more money, i think i want to get that Personal Soundtrack tshirt, and the equalizer tshirt, hmm... maybe i can make a kiting compilation depending on what im doing up there...

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Originally posted by macboy So, Thursday night....near or past midnight - I was doing a little online gift shopping at ThinkGeek.com. Placed my order with DHL International shipping hoping for the best (cuz YOU KNOW I wouldn't have opted for UPS). The package arrived TODAY. The brokerage fee on about $200 worth of odds and ends? Seven bucks (UPS would been $50 plus I'm sure). I don't know what I'm more impressed (stunned) with....the fact that it got here in just one business day or that it only cost me $10 at the border. ThinkGeek and DHL - Santa's little helpers :singing:

interesting. DHL heh?
i recently had some photo gear shipped (USPS/still waiting) and since researched various shipping rates/fees. it seems that UPS may not be as bad as most think. t'was explained to me like this...
if one simply selects UPS's least expensive option then one pays extra fees (such as brokerage and such) and waits longer on top of it all. if one selects one of UPS's more inclu$ive services then brokerage is included and package arrives sooner.
i don't know how much of that is true/accurate.
Paul

And funny enough Paul, the wife apparently placed an order on Monday night cuz UPS arrived today and only asked for $3 at the door......

(But I'm still gonna keep trying to train the dog not to bark at any courier other than UPS ; )

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Originally posted by macboy And funny enough Paul, the wife apparently placed an order on Monday night cuz UPS arrived today and only asked for $3 at the door...... (But I'm still gonna keep trying to train the dog not to bark at any courier other than UPS ; )

funny/odd but most folks at all other forums (photo/camera/music) i visit have the same opinion of UPS as those here.
what i don't get is why UPS does not advertise to us garden variety consumers whom are not very well educated with respect to shipping savvy. i guess their business/commercial accounts are keeping them happy/busy/fed? I mean USP has got to be the most "well known name" for shippers in north america. there has to be enough of us small timers to make it worthwhile to run a few ads specifically geared towards dispelling myths to us guys.
Paul

It's simple really...we just have to figure out what brown can do for us ; )

No, the real story on UPS is much deeper than that. I was one of thousands in on a class action law suit against UPS. I ordered a part from the states with a value of $12.00 and was charged $55.00 duty. UPS lost the law suit and we all received pay outs. They had to change their practice in Canada, they are not allowed to just bill you for duty they must ask you if you want them to be your broker.
Personally I think The Big Brown sums it up very nicely.