[Coco] UPS/Canada

[Glen VanDenBiggelaar]

They , like ALL big corporations will try to squeeze every last cent out of 
the public anyway they can. Of course they are crooks. The shareholders 
demand that they turn a profit. This is not JUST UPS but every big 
corporation in the world, and they will use ANY means possible to get as 
much money from you as possible, to blaming hurricanes in the US to 
terrorism. Its a FACT that UPS caterers to big business, us "little" guys 
mean nothing to them, and any business they get from us is just gravy 
anyway. The so called "border fees" are all just a big crock, and it is 
there way of justifying extorting money from you.
A good example happened to us last month, my Video Production Studio had to 
order a copy of "liquid Edition" and "Ultra 2" for chromakeying (both on the 
same day). Pinnacle shipped Fed-ex, as promised it was on our door before 10 
am the next morning, with no extra fees.  Ultra shipped UPS and also 
promised a 10 am next day shipping (they didn't tell us it was UPS). At noon 
we called Ultra, and it took them 2 hours to "track" the package. It was in 
Calgary for over 48 hours, when we finally did get UPS to get it to us, they 
wanted another $120 Canadian C.O.D. for the "Boarder fees" . We were stuck 
and needed the software ASAP, otherwise we would have sent it back and 
demanded that they Fed-Ex it.
-That's what I mean by extortion. That's why I call them Crooks. If UPS 
wants extra fees, get them up front before shipping!! In certain circles 
this is called "double Dipping" charging both the shipper and the receiver 
at both ends. If UPS was an honest Company, they would be right up front 
about the fees, but they hide it like the cowards they are. Like I said 
before, they want a $40 Canadian fee for a DVD that cost $20 US including 
shipping. That is just sleazy.
-Glen
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>Oh now, Glen.  None of the big couriers are crooks.  The black color of the 
>UPS trucks doesn't mean UPS is "dark".  :)  There's something about 
>crossing that border with all those hundreds of thousands of packages that 
>justifies whatever fee they are charging or they wouldn't be doing it, I'm 
>sure.
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