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Originally Posted by suzymca
no worries Robertb, still excited and not going another route, it's just a pain in the arse 
Makes me wish Canada were more consumer oriented, instead of us having to pay almost a 1/3 more for items like the prs-300 (don't know what the CAD retail would be of a pocket pro), and $12CAD for a bottle of Yellow Tail, vs. the $5CAD we pay across the border. Ah well, not opening a can of worms, just pointing some things out to no one in particular |
I live in Canada too and I ordered a black EZReader Pro on September 19. The website only has black and white in stock, so I didn't get to pick the blue unit that I originally wanted. I'm OK with black though.
I live in Winnipeg, right in the middle of Canada and often get stuff shipped to Pembina, ND but opted to ship direct for this purchase. The shipping fee was 37.00 US which is pricey, but I'm anxious to get the unit and didn't want to wait for our next trip even though my friend and I typically head down every 2 or 3 weeks to pick up purchases.
The 5.00 fee is the customs office "I touched it" fee. The lady in Pembina charges 5.00 too so that is a wash. If customs doesn't inspect your package, you may get off without having to pay anything. It really varies quite randomly. My experience has been that packages under 100.00 or so usually don't get dinged at all when shipped directly to Canada. I downloaded CRA's duty documentation which lists off the duty for different types of purchases. You should pull that down as it gives you an idea of how much duty you might be charged.