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Old 07-14-2014, 01:06 AM
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There was one other thing I got from the states a while back, I can't even remember what it was. I remember the shipping being almost as much as the product, and then two weeks later those little gremlins at Fedex sent me a second bill for the brokerage. All told, shipping, customs, and brokerage cost 115% of the thing I ordered (I don't remember the product, but I do remember the outrage at that number).
The trick to buying from the states is make sure the seller will ship via USPS. The shipping charges are about the same as they are shipping within Canada, no brokerage fees and I've only been charged twice for a $5 handling fee and GST from Canada Customs, usually I pay neither. I haven't bought a lot of aquarium related stuff from the US but my other hobbies usually come in at around 25% cheaper to my door than buying Canadian. I find some of the Canadian LFS have done a pretty good job at keeping their prices lower than others and fairly close to par with the US given the exchange rate.
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Old 07-14-2014, 03:52 AM
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I ordered my RF modules from GoReef, which I think is the same family as Reef Supplies. Great service and fast shipping!
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Old 07-14-2014, 04:13 AM
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I ordered my RF modules from GoReef, which I think is the same family as Reef Supplies. Great service and fast shipping!
I've ordered from these guys as well and agree that service and ship times were excellent.
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Old 07-14-2014, 04:34 AM
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Good to see this post get totally side tracked as price had nothing to due with my question regarding buying rf modules from ecotech. It was simply availability lol. Hopefully when i call jeff tomorrow he can add a couple to his next order too.
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Old 07-17-2014, 09:07 PM
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reefsupplies.ca is my first choice for all hardware. Ray really gave me a wow experience on a recent Tunze order I made.

Sometimes I have to order stuff from the US as we'll but I always try and keep my money in Canada and support great businesses.
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