Fed Ex and Canada

[Bruce1971]

I have a question for my fellow Canadians, I just bought some books from Metropolis and was wondering if I will get hit with a broker bill from Fed-Ex like UPS, Also can Metro mail USPS and insure it to Canada, I know the site says not International, wondering if Canada was different. Always nice if you can save $20-30 in shipping each time.

 

And in case any of you are wondering what I picked up, I can't say as there might be more I want

 

Thanks,

Bruce

[Mio]

You will get a broker bill for $8 or so in a few weeks. I have received about 6 of them in the past year and haven't paid any of them since I have no agreement with FedEx to do so.

 

I've never had a follow-up letter. I think there are active class-action lawsuits against UPS for charging these fees while holding your goods ransom.

 

Metro has shipped me goods by USPS but I think their insurance may not cover it. You should give Vincent or Frank a call to confirm.

 

I did have a package damaged from them though, and they really went the extra mile to make sure I ended up happy with my books.

[Bruce1971]

Thanks for the reply. $8 or so is reasonable.

[Mio]

Still - I would recommend not paying it.

[VintageComics]

It's unreasonable that the never used to charge it and now they do. They saw UPS getting away with it and figured they would too. Up until now I avoided UPS at any cost for this reason. Now I don't pay UPS or Fed-Ex's charges. They are just a cash grab.

 

 

I'll now probably avoid Fed Ex whenever possible.

 

R.

 

 

[mikephoen]

Fed Ex is about 923841792847028734 times better than UPS. I have no problem paying their $6 to $8 fee, since they do a great job every time.

[fishbone]

I assumed I HAD to pay it and have every time........But I agree, Fedex is SO awesome I don't mind paying it........and Thanks to Vincent and Steve @ Metro for always making sure us Canadian customers save major $$$$ in avoiding those extra charges (they don't have to do what they do for us, you know) .

[Mio]

Yep - I've been happy with the service from Metro... but I'll be dammed if I ever pay one of those bills fedex gives me. I've never understood why anybody would do it - but to each their own!

[fishbone]

Well, you know what I'll be doing next time....correction, what I will NOT be doing......thanks to this thread. Thanks for the insight, guys!

[Bruce1971]

Personally I would pay the bill. At some point they might decide they have a lot of money outstanding and start putting people in to collections. I think, at least for the next few years, getting your credit rating as high as possible will be very important.

[Mio]

Personally I would pay the bill. At some point they might decide they have a lot of money outstanding and start putting people in to collections. I think, at least for the next few years, getting your credit rating as high as possible will be very important.

 

If FedEx ever could produce something that I signed agreeing to pay them for anything, sure, I would pay. I'd love to see a squad of collections agents try to get money out of people with no supporting documentation other than a receipt from the sender.

 

Really, you do not owe FedEx anything.