FYI: The US Post Office won't take packages over 44 lbs., so we couldn't
ship a transaxle that way even if we wanted to.

As far as packages less than 44 lbs. are concerned: Any company (or
individual) that is not adding in a surcharge to send international packages
through the U.S. Post Office is probably losing money on the deal (time is
money!). Of course, they might have some extra $$ built in to the price of
their parts to make up for this...

> From: "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@vanagon.org>
> Reply-To: "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@vanagon.org>
> Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:31:09 -0500
> To: "Chris Weddle" <info@2weddle.com>, "Lawrence Johnson"
> <LARRY_AVERY.JOHNSON@sympatico.ca>, "vanagon" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>,
> <Syncro@egroups.com>, "urabus" <subaruvanagon@egroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: Why I hate UPS (was: Vendors and shipping)
>
> I regret to find out about your use-UPS-or-get-charged-$30-tax because I
> know Weddle Engineering has an excellent reputation for transmission
> rebuilds. It means when the time comes I will look elsewhere first before
> doing business with you. Economics 101 - (all else equal) if a less
> expensive substitute can be found, consumers will buy the substitute instead
> of the higher priced good.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Gronski
> Toronto, Ontario,
> '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
> '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
> '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertible
> www.vanagon.org & .ca
> www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca
> www.nineeleven.org & .ca
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Weddle" <info@2weddle.com>
> To: "Lawrence Johnson" <LARRY_AVERY.JOHNSON@sympatico.ca>; ""\ 1980 VW
> Westfalia \"Pokey\"\ "" <pokey@vanagon.org>; "vanagon"
> <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>; <Syncro@egroups.com>; "urabus"
> <subaruvanagon@egroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 2:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: Why I hate UPS (was: Vendors and shipping)
>
>
>> Why Vanagon parts vendors might not like to use the US Post Office for
>> shipment of international packages:
>>
>> As a business that is attempting to make money, we normally won't ship
>> anything by the US Post Office because we have to wait in line for 45
>> minutes and if a package ever gets lost (which seems to happen all too
>> frequently), they tells us "tough luck". Insurance on the package does not
>> help this problem, because once the package leaves US soil, the post
> office
>> will not take any responsibility for delivery. Believe me, we have tried
> to
>> file damage and loss claims with the post office and it is totally
>> pointless.
>>
>> In the rare event that UPS loses a package, they will cover the loss, even
>> if the loss occurs outside US borders. Also, they pick up at our door,
> which
>> saves us at least an hour of hassle.
>>
>> I think you will find that very few "for profit" businesses are willing to
>> use the US Post Office to ship international packages. If one of our
>> international customers absolutely insists that we ship a package by the
> US
>> Post Office, we will usually do it, but we add a minimum handling fee of
>> $30.
>>
>>> From: Lawrence Johnson <LARRY_AVERY.JOHNSON@SYMPATICO.CA>
>>> Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 09:45:29 -0500
>>> To: "\"1980 VW Westfalia \\\"Pokey\\\"\"" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>, vanagon
>>> <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>, "Syncro@egroups.com" <Syncro@egroups.com>,
> urabus
>>> <subaruvanagon@egroups.com>
>>> Subject: [Syncro] Re: Why I hate UPS (was: Vendors and shipping)
>>>
>>> Chris,
>>> I wish you had posted this last week. UPS is in the process of screwing
> me out
>>> of over $100 more than it would have cost with the postal service. And
> if that
>>> weren't enough to leave a bad taste in your mouth, they rerouted the
> parcel to
>>> return to the US (GKY). I tracked the damn thing and notified them of
> their
>>> mistake. Now it is rerouted off in the direction of Bracebridge (again
> GKY).
>>>
>>> Listen to Chris.. DO NOT USE UPS FOR US-CANADA SHIPMENTS.
>>> -Larry
>>>
>>> 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Being Canadian, buying parts from the US, and being addicted to eBay
> has
>>>> taught me one thing:
>>>>
>>>> UPS WILL SCREW YOU WITH OBSCENELY HIGH "HANDLING FEES" IF THEY TAKE
> YOUR
>>>> PACKAGE ACROSS THE BORDER.
>>>>
>>>> This reason is at the top of a very long list of screw ups, missed
>>>> deadlines, etc. as to why I NEVER will use UPS. I had to order a
> replacement
>>>> carafe for my Krups coffeemaker and went through the whole order, gave
> them
>>>> my address and credit card info, etc. and then I asked about shipping.
> UPS
>>>> was the only option... I cancelled the order and sourced it locally, I
> had
>>>> to go out for my coffee for a couple extra weeks but it was worth it
> not to
>>>> use those rip off artists.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks (for listening to my rant),
>>>> Chris Gronski
>>>> Toronto, Ontario,
>>>> '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
>>>> '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
>>>> '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertible
>>>> www.vanagon.org & .ca
>>>> www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca
>>>> www.nineeleven.org & .ca
>>>
>>>
>>> If you would like to modify your subscription settings (including
>>> unsubscribing), visit:
>>> http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/Syncro
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>