Teutonic Efficiency vs. Canadian No Can Do

[Hammers]

Sorry, not to be meant as a slur on the friendly Great White North but as cudos to a forum sponsor. A while ago I put in an order to RAFM (Silverfox) for some Chtulu miniatures. Somehow Paypal botched the seller/buyer info so the order was cancelled yesterday which is when I first heard of this situation. Now, since time is of the essence if I am to be able to enter a team for the last round of LPL I stated to look arround for a European shop that might stand a chance to deliver before the weekend. And would you credit it, Battlefield Berlin upon email request dashed out the doors to the der Briefdienstleister Deutsche Post just to see if they could get the merchendize to Stockholm before my tobacconist-cum-post-office closes its doors on Friday. And they could! To normal postal fairs even, bless their little grey lederhosen! So my point is, good choice of sponsors, Alex.

[Lowtardog]

Sorry, not to be meant as a slur on the friendly Great White North but as cudos to a forum sponsor. A while ago I put in an order to RAFM (Silverfox) for some Chtulu miniatures. Somehow Paypal botched the seller/buyer info so the order was cancelled yesterday which is when I first heard of this situation. Now, since time is of the essence if I am to be able to enter a team for the last round of I stated to look arround for a European shop that might stand a chance to deliver before the weekend. And would you credit it, Battlefield Berlin upon email request dashed out the doors to the der Briefdienstleister Deutsche Post just to see if they could get the merchendize to Stockholm before my tobacconist-cum-post-office closes its doors on Friday. And they could! To normal postal fairs even, bless their little grey lederhosen! So my point is, good choice of sponsors, Alex.

"Deutschland Uber Alles " :mrgreen:

[Prof.Witchheimer]

really happy to hear that, Peder, can't wait to see your asylum-what-ever Cthulhu entry  

[Gluteus Maximus]

When I was in West Berlin [as it was] in the late 80's there were no wargames shops that I could find

Shame Battlefield Berlin weren't in business then, but I'm glad to see they appear to be well run.

They have some very tempting products......    

Good to know we have some more Nordic Nightmares to look forward to ::

[Hammers]

Got the miniatures yesterday, just as promised. Got to love the Hun.

[BattlefieldBerlin]

We made some gifts to the Outer Gods to make sure you get your stuff. Hope you can make some points on the table

[Will Bailie]

I am very jealous.  I am subject to the whims and caprices of Canada Post and the Canadian Border Services.  Apparently, we here in Canuckistan are expected to wait up to 75 days for packages sent from outside Canada to make their way to our door.  (I found out this charming bit of information when I inquired about a package that had been posted over a month earlier).  And of course, once the packages finally do arrive, they are accompanied by an invoice for GST plus another amount, usually greater than the tax, that is laughingly called a "handling fee".  That's the bit I don't really get, that I must pay the post office to collect a tax.

The one saving grace is that I can still get Mr Murch's Pulp Figures in a reasonable time!

[Cory]

WB, I have a friend south of you in Lethbridge that has a PO Box just south of the border for that exact reason.

[Will Bailie]

Of course, Cory, that's where my laziness gets the better of me.  The effort involved in maintaining a PO Box in Montana is just too much:  10 h round trip to Great Falls, putting up with an interrogation by US Dept of Homeland Security on the way south, then Canadian Border Services on the way back north, and probably STILL getting dinged for the GST.  No, I'll wait for the post office to eventually deliver my package, and in the meantime order from Canadian suppliers, or see what's on the shelf at the Sentry Box!

[Hammers]

I am very jealous.  I am subject to the whims and caprices of Canada Post and the Canadian Border Services.  Apparently, we here in Canuckistan are expected to wait up to 75 days for packages sent from outside Canada to make their way to our door.  (I found out this charming bit of information when I inquired about a package that had been posted over a month earlier).  And of course, once the packages finally do arrive, they are accompanied by an invoice for GST plus another amount, usually greater than the tax, that is laughingly called a "handling fee".  That's the bit I don't really get, that I must pay the post office to collect a tax.

The one saving grace is that I can still get Mr Murch's Pulp Figures in a reasonable time!

It doesn't look any better the other way arround. I have been wating for one letter and one parcel from RAFM, Canada, for more than a month. It is true that I by mistake did not chose the more rapid option but had I ordered from the US I know from experience I would have had the goods by now antway.

[Col.Stone]

I've found that mail from across the atlantic is very unreliable in terms of deliverytimes, sometimes i have my stuff in days, other times i forget that i bought it..
Are you getting hit by customs often hammershield, i've only got "caught" once and that was less than pleasant,
nearly doubled the price of the tanks i'd ordered after fees and taxes..  :cry:
I've heard rumours that goods under a certain value don't get taxed?

[white knight]

That is true, though that value is quite low and also varies if you tick the goods or gift box. I've been bitten a few times and it's not fun.

[Hammers]

I've found that mail from across the atlantic is very unreliable in terms of deliverytimes, sometimes i have my stuff in days, other times i forget that i bought it..
Are you getting hit by customs often hammershield, i've only got "caught" once and that was less than pleasant,
nearly doubled the price of the tanks i'd ordered after fees and taxes..  :cry:
I've heard rumours that goods under a certain value don't get taxed?

Yes, IME I only seem to get hit when the order is above arround $30 or so, whithout being exact. Which is something I keep in mind when I order from across the pond. My latest order from Amazon.com was actually split up by Amazon itself which means I dodged tax all together. Don't know if it was intenti0onal or coincident.

[Col.Stone]

If it was a bookorder then i think they actually let a higher amount "slip" aswell, since the the tax is lower on those

It might have been that they shipped the books from different locations, i orered a book on amazon.co.uk and got it shipped from New zealand once.

[Rhoderic]

I've found that mail from across the atlantic is very unreliable in terms of deliverytimes, sometimes i have my stuff in days, other times i forget that i bought it..
Are you getting hit by customs often hammershield, i've only got "caught" once and that was less than pleasant,
nearly doubled the price of the tanks i'd ordered after fees and taxes..  :cry:
I've heard rumours that goods under a certain value don't get taxed?

Yes, IME I only seem to get hit when the order is above arround $30 or so, whithout being exact. Which is something I keep in mind when I order from across the pond. My latest order from Amazon.com was actually split up by Amazon itself which means I dodged tax all together. Don't know if it was intenti0onal or coincident.

This is my experience as well. I've only ever been taxed for the most expensive orders I've made from outside the EU. They were around the $60 mark or thereabouts. I presume the customs officers are simply overworked.