BRS Shipping Fees Excessive

[fencer]

I don't agree withsome of your reasons for not using USPS. In many times UPS is even slower. I have recieve parcels in many shapes and weight and every time USPS has delivered and is cheaper than UPS.I think you should give a the consumer a choice.

[Bryan]

I have ordered a number of times from BRS and believe me you are getting a fair deal with their shipping rates. UPS is going to ding you with brokerage fees, duty and taxes + disbursement fees etc.
http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shi...ration+Charges

Shipping has gone up considerably over the last 2 years that USPS is often now much more expensive than UPS, and you are still going to pay the taxes and duty + $5.00 for a customs fee.

No complaints from me with BRS shipping fees.

Originally Posted by snarkys

Hi,
I hate shipping, taxes and brokerage as much as the next guy however they are real charges that have to be dealt with. Please keep in mind we are located in the US so this is an international transaction. To be clear not only do we not overcharge Canadians on this we loose money on the shipping, tax and brokerage charges.
On the charges
1) The item you are looking at is around 40 pounds which makes it expensive to ship
2) There is a 15% tax which covers the GST , PST and duties to the province where the shipments originally arrive. We charge this on our site and prepay it so it arrives on your doorstep without additional charges and surprise fees. We feel this is the most honest hassle free way of doing business with our customers
3) By shipping all of the packages together on Friday we are able to take part of a program that lowers the brokerage fees enough that we are willing to pay them for you out of our own pockets. For example typical brokerage fees on a $200 package with fed ex or UPS would be almost $50 so this is a huge savings.
I hope this answers your questions