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Dec 15, 2014, 09:42 PM
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(another) FedEx rant.
(*&^%$&^*&(^*#! Ok, I know you've heard it all before, but dammit, FedEx! I ordered an Isofrane strap ($99) for my new Monster, and those friggin' HIGHWAY ROBBERS at FedEx want a $25 "customs fee" (read courier/brokerage fee). Twenty-five dollars on a one-hundred dollar item! Last time I ordered from Isofrane, I bought TWO straps at $129/each, and the brokerage fee was only $20! WTH do these clowns do....throw darts at a board to determine how much they're going to fleece a customer?
GEEZ!
/rant.
~Sherry.
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Dec 15, 2014, 10:08 PM
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When my Cerberus cleared customs I had to pay £20 customs changes and £28 in "processing" fees. Robbing bar stewards
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Dec 15, 2014, 10:19 PM
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I never use my FedEx account on incoming packages because if I do they don't bother to do the paperwork before they give me the parcel so if they make a mistake on the customs declaration they say it cannot be corrected. A friend with another business got stung with a $500 charge because they did the paperwork wrong.
My lab delivery is usually no charge, today it was $19 with no explanation.
UPS are no better, it is not unusual for them to take 6 months to get the paperwork done correctly.
As for DHL they don't even bother to deliver, I have to go to the office to collect despite paying for door to door delivery.
MB2, SOH, Aquascope, Tangente, MM300, Blackbay, North Flag, Officer, Visitor.
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Dec 15, 2014, 10:31 PM
#4
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Isofrane usually pays my fees to the US.
"He's just a witness"
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Dec 15, 2014, 10:38 PM
#5
Originally Posted by
Drop of a Hat
Isofrane usually pays my fees to the US.
Does that suggest a fairly healthy profit margin?
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Dec 15, 2014, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by
Drop of a Hat
Isofrane usually pays my fees to the US.
"He's just a witness"
The whole thing seems a bit of a crapshoot. Random expensive courier fees, Isofrane paying for some customers' fees and not others. I don't know why that didn't just put the strap in the regular mail. It took six days to get here via FedEx; it wouldn't have been much longer (and a lot cheaper) if it had been sent by snailmail.
Eterna | Tudor | Seiko | Casio | G-Shock | Orient | Swatch | Mondaine | Zodiac (pre-Fossil) | Rolex | Wenger | Pulsar Time Computer | Omega | Timex | Bucherer | Citizen | Bulova | Glycine
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Dec 15, 2014, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by
popoki nui
(*&^%$&^*&(^*#! Ok, I know you've heard it all before, but dammit, FedEx! I ordered an Isofrane strap ($99) for my new Monster, and those friggin' HIGHWAY ROBBERS at FedEx want a $25 "customs fee" (read courier/brokerage fee). Twenty-five dollars on a one-hundred dollar item! Last time I ordered from Isofrane, I bought TWO straps at $129/each, and the brokerage fee was only $20! WTH do these clowns do....throw darts at a board to determine how much they're going to fleece a customer?
GEEZ!
/rant.
~Sherry.
Sherry, take it easy. Your wrathful vibes are causing a ruckus in Jersey! I saw the "highway robbers" line above and new right away that you were behind the crash.
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Dec 15, 2014, 11:44 PM
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(another) FedEx rant.
Originally Posted by
MarkO
As for DHL they don't even bother to deliver, I have to go to the office to collect despite paying for door to door delivery.
Count yourself lucky...... It could have been Delivered Half-way Lost......
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Dec 16, 2014, 12:30 AM
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It's pretty low of FedEx to charge the shipper a fee and the recipient. I can't say I'm surprised. If FedEx went bankrupt I'd have a house party to celebrate. Can't stand them.
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Dec 16, 2014, 12:54 AM
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Big Member
Did you order it direct from Isofrane?
If it came fedex air brokerage should have been flat rate $10 plus the governments share. That last part is going o be higher for you than me because of provincial tax. Had a buddy in TO get nailed the same thing you did. Personally I like fedex but I will only use Air never ground. Ground does not have the same flat rate brokerage fee as Air, they are free to mark it up as they see fit.