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Cross border pick up?

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Deal Fanatic
Dec 19, 2005
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Cross border pick up?

Im ordering stuff on a skid and its gonna weigh about 100lb or so any ideas who would accept this package instead shipping it into canada due to high fees ect...
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Where are you located? There are border shipping services located near most, if not all, major border crossings.
Deal Fanatic
Dec 19, 2005
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im in ontario by toronto cambridge i called this other place they charge 30.00.... with the shipping cost to the border is 90.00 plus 30.00 + gas i may as well get it shipped to my address heh
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sassysue wrote: im in ontario by toronto cambridge i called this other place they charge 30.00.... with the shipping cost to the border is 90.00 plus 30.00 + gas i may as well get it shipped to my address heh
Yeah, that's about the standard rate for a skid. If you do cross the border to pick it up, fill up on gas while there. It is at least $0.40 cheaper per litre.
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if i take it they may ask about business sense technically im buying this for business sense im buying a steel hose reel for my business

is there anything cheaper on state side for postal service?

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