Re: Stormix and Brokerage Fees

[Andrew Sullivan <sullivana@bpl.on.ca>]

On Fri, Oct 20, 2000 at 10:21:27AM -0500, John Foster wrote:
> Bill Ramsey wrote:
> > 
> > If you live in the US, be aware that if you order anything from
> > Stormix you will charged a brokerage fee when the package is
> > delivered.

> Linux. If this is the case I will re-evaulate that decision.

As I wrote privately to Mr Ramsey, there is no consistent use of
brokers at the Canada-US border.  The decision to use a broker is
largely up to the shipper, and there is little you can do about it. 
Complaining to stormix might help, though, as I doubt very much they
expect people to have to pay brokerage fees for such a
straightforward transaction.

Given the NAFTA, one would have imagined that brokers would have
dried up; that there are more brokers than ever gives the lie to the
"F" in the acronym.

I speak only for myself, and not the BPL.

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