LF cheapest way to ship from GTA to Ottawa?

Apr 26th, 2021 11:11 am

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gr8dlr [OP]: Deal Expert; Sep 1, 2005; 17188 posts; 11915 upvotes; Markham

Apr 26th, 2021 11:11 am

LF cheapest way to ship from GTA to Ottawa?

I don't do much shipping so for those who do more than me. Perhaps they might know this off the top of their head.

It's one golf club. approx 1lb plus the carboard box which is around 48" x 4" x 4"

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Apr 26th, 2021 11:13 am

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Teletran: Deal Addict; Aug 15, 2007; 1693 posts; 1541 upvotes; Canada

Apr 26th, 2021 11:13 am

Your best bet is Canada Post most likely. Use their online rate estimator.
https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/ ... ution=e2s1

You can then compare with other courier rate estimators.

Apr 26th, 2021 11:50 am

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gr8dlr [OP]: Deal Expert; Sep 1, 2005; 17188 posts; 11915 upvotes; Markham

Apr 26th, 2021 11:50 am

Teletran wrote: ↑ Your best bet is Canada Post most likely. Use their online rate estimator.
https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/ ... ution=e2s1

You can then compare with other courier rate estimators.

Holey Moly....it comes up as $35 for regular parcel service.

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Apr 26th, 2021 1:53 pm

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robwc_ca: Newbie; Sep 15, 2003; 91 posts; 34 upvotes; Ottawa

Apr 26th, 2021 1:53 pm

If you're a Costco member, you can use a service like ShipTime and get access to discounted rates for several couriers: https://shiptime.com/costco/

I'm seeing it come up to a little less than $20 for a package of that size and weight to go from Ottawa to Toronto. Presumably it would be the same cost going in the opposite direction.

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Apr 26th, 2021 4:14 pm

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darkspider: Deal Addict; Sep 10, 2009; 2307 posts; 771 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 26th, 2021 4:14 pm

Try chitchats. They'll drop it off at CP for forwarding in Canada.

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Apr 26th, 2021 7:13 pm

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Gallifrey: Member; Sep 30, 2015; 345 posts; 604 upvotes; East York, ON

Apr 26th, 2021 7:13 pm

Comes up at about $15 using UPS standard on netparcel.com.

Apr 26th, 2021 10:39 pm

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DaVibe: Deal Expert; Nov 16, 2004; 23329 posts; 11448 upvotes; Toronto

Apr 26th, 2021 10:39 pm

darkspider wrote: ↑ Try chitchats. They'll drop it off at CP for forwarding in Canada.

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Apr 27th, 2021 5:02 pm

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gr8dlr [OP]: Deal Expert; Sep 1, 2005; 17188 posts; 11915 upvotes; Markham

Apr 27th, 2021 5:02 pm

Gallifrey wrote: ↑ Comes up at about $15 using UPS standard on netparcel.com.

Thanks. just did a quote and price looks ok. Might go this route. Have you used Netparcel.com before?

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Apr 27th, 2021 5:07 pm

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gr8dlr [OP]: Deal Expert; Sep 1, 2005; 17188 posts; 11915 upvotes; Markham

Apr 27th, 2021 5:07 pm

darkspider wrote: ↑ Try chitchats. They'll drop it off at CP for forwarding in Canada.

Ran a quote on ChitChat and it says $30. I think they have low rates only to the more major cities shown below.

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Apr 27th, 2021 8:03 pm

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Gallifrey: Member; Sep 30, 2015; 345 posts; 604 upvotes; East York, ON

Apr 27th, 2021 8:03 pm

gr8dlr wrote: ↑ Thanks. just did a quote and price looks ok. Might go this route. Have you used Netparcel.com before?

Used it a few times during a Canada Post strike years ago.

Apr 27th, 2021 8:37 pm

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Gibsons: Deal Addict; Feb 20, 2015; 3366 posts; 2679 upvotes; Southern Ontario

Apr 27th, 2021 8:37 pm

gr8dlr wrote: ↑ Holey Moly....it comes up as $35 for regular parcel service.

For those who don't know, CP really jacked up their rates this year, but that sounds a little much.

I just paid $38 for a package a little larger, but weighed about 10 pounds, out to Sask. I have the Business account and it saves from a few cents to a couple bucks, at most.