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Old 12-28-2016, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by squamishbc View Post
Do you live close to the border?

I order from China/Hong Kong and have found parcels arrive to the US a lot quicker, average is around 7 days, sometimes 10 days.
Yeah, I live in Langley, just 20 min from the border. I guess I could send parcels to Blaine, but I still have to drive there (and deal with line-ups) and pay the $3 package cost. Then have to run the gauntlet at the border, where the may or may not want to charge me sales tax, and if goods are from China, maybe duty.

Shipping is free to Canada, and have never been charged duty or tax. The only problem is the wait, and occasionally having to deal with a scammer (if the deal is too good to be true, then it is not). But they have a good dispute mechanism, and have never lost money.
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