What the frack! – Problem getting parcels delivered in Canada

[Calimero]

…and I finally get my package… well almost. I had it in my hand for about 3 second until the delivery guy realise that I had fees to pay. As I only had cash on me at that time, no credit card or check, he take back the parcel… they suppose to deliver it back to me on Monday 23^rd… we’ll see…

This, at least, gives me the chance to know the tracking number of my parcel. I’ve looked on the internet to follow the shipping and know when it all went wrong and find out that this package travel a lot more in the past few days that I did in the previous years myself…

[Conquistador]

…and I finally get my package… well almost. I had it in my hand for about 3 second until the delivery guy realise that I had fees to pay. As I only had cash on me at that time, no credit card or check, he take back the parcel… they suppose to deliver it back to me on Monday 23^rd… we’ll see…

This, at least, gives me the chance to know the tracking number of my parcel. I’ve looked on the internet to follow the shipping and know when it all went wrong and find out that this package travel a lot more in the past few days that I did in the previous years myself…

Yes, heaven forbid they  let you pay in the official monetary format of the country.   

You should be able to pay and get a receipt and the package  but I guess they fear for the safety of the delivery personnel carrying large sums of money because of being robbed.   

The unofficial stereotype of Canadians (by Americans) is that Canadians are too nice and law abiding to rob people.  I suppose that is another fantasy destroyed...    

Gracias,

Glenn

[grant]

The company isn't worried one bit about their delivery driver. They are rather afraid that the delivery driver will steal the money! 

Fantasy.:. Restored 

[pixelgeek]

You should be able to pay and get a receipt and the package  but I guess they fear for the safety of the delivery personnel carrying large sums of money because of being robbed.   

They don't want to have to carry change.

[Calimero]

The company isn't worried one bit about their delivery driver. They are rather afraid that the delivery driver will steal the money! 

Fantasy.:. Restored 

That's what I think too!

[Mr. Peabody]

So, what if you don't have a credit card?

What if you ordered via Paypal, and then a delivery service refused cash payment?

[Calimero]

I also asked myself this question ... especially since I could have pay with cash if it has been "brokerage fees" instead of "customs fees"…

[Conquistador]

The company isn't worried one bit about their delivery driver. They are rather afraid that the delivery driver will steal the money! 

Fantasy.:. Restored 

Wait, isn't that what a receipt is for?  The delivery man gets the cash and issues a receipt with a copy going to the driver and a copy to the recipient?.  If the receipt is lost by the driver then the driver is responsible for the value of the fee?   

Eh, moot point since they don't allow it...      

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

The company isn't worried one bit about their delivery driver. They are rather afraid that the delivery driver will steal the money! 

Fantasy.:. Restored 

Um, not exactly...   

 

I guess not everyone is like my wife.  Scrupulous to the point of penalizing herself if there is any doubt.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

I also asked myself this question ... especially since I could have pay with cash if it has been "brokerage fees" instead of "customs fees"…

Hair splitting at it's finest... 

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

They don't want to have to carry change.

Okay, as much as I hate change I can identify with that...

All those pennies you see in the bowls/plates by cash registers?  Some of those are almost certainly mine...

Gracias,

Glenn

[grant]

Okay, as much as I hate change I can identify with that...

All those pennies you see in the bowls/plates by cash registers?  Some of those are almost certainly mine...

Gracias,

Glenn

We don't have pennies any longer 

[Conquistador]

We don't have pennies any longer 

Pardon the language but Fucking Damn Brilliant move!

Yes, I hate them that much.

Gracias,

Glenn

[grant]

Pardon the language but Fucking Damn Brilliant move!

Yes, I hate them that much.

Gracias,

Glenn

 

I kept a tub of them for bases. You know, just in case. They are perfectly 20mm by the way... (but watch out! Some years have an edged instead of smooth rim - it's like 12 sided or something. Kind of annoying. And the later ones have almost zero weight to them!)

[Calimero]

I also asked myself this question ... especially since I could have pay with cash if it has been "brokerage fees" instead of "customs fees"…

Hair splitting at it's finest...  

Gracias,

Glenn

We have an ironic saying here that said ; "pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué…" (basically, why make things simple when they can be complicated...)

I think that’s really adapted to this situation… very Kafkaesque as Mr.Peabody said earlier on this thread…