So sad :o(
#51
Even though you had to wait a day for the duty and then take care of your baby first at least your DH didn't insist on wrapping it and putting it under the tree for a couple of weeks. Hope you enjoy it. I can feel your face beaming now.
#52
[quote=deema]
It depends on the price of what's coming across the border - there's a number where you don't have to pay duty fees until you exceed it (don't know what that is, lol). Also it depends if it is a gift or a purchase. Typically, when I purchase fabric online, the store includes duty fees in the total purchase price, so it's taken care of, and if (for example) a friend sent me a huge box of fabric as a gift, I wouldn't be charged duties.
Even still, buying fabric online, paying for shipping AND duty fees is cheaper than buying locally, sadly.
I have never had a store add duty when I buy things from the US. I have found though that anything smaller than the medium flat rate box usually gets through without any charges. On larger boxes there is a $5 charge from the PO for customs and then 5% GST on the total price marked on the customs forms. On fabric I have never paid any duty charges. I only deal with places that will ship by USPS because UPS and Fedex charge outrageous amounts for brokerage fees. I do agree though that buying from the US and paying the shipping and customs fees and GST it is still much cheaper than buying here. I don't understand how I can buy a fabric and pay retail prices, have it shipped to me and pay any additional charges and still pay less than 1/3 of what a LQS is charging for the same fabric and they are able to buy at wholesale prices. Must be because they have theirs shipped by UPS! LOL Have fun when you finally get your new machine!
Originally Posted by oma66
Originally Posted by deema
The UPS guy just came to deliver my new sewing machine (xmas gift from hubby), but there were duty fees that could only be paid by cheque or credit card...well, hubby is at work and the cheque book and plastic are with him, I only have cash and my debit card for our joint account...I had to turn the man away and tell him I'd pick it up later at the depot. I closed the door and shed a few tears...I wanna play!!! :([/quote
I can understand shedding a few tears. Let me ask you this, if someone were to send you a box of fabric, would you have to pay duty on it as well? If you order fabric from a store in the USA, must you pay duty on it also?
I can understand shedding a few tears. Let me ask you this, if someone were to send you a box of fabric, would you have to pay duty on it as well? If you order fabric from a store in the USA, must you pay duty on it also?
Even still, buying fabric online, paying for shipping AND duty fees is cheaper than buying locally, sadly.
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Your comment about your chasing your dog brought back memories of the Saint Bernard we used to have. She would run off and then wait for us to get close to her and she would run off again. She would play this game for a very long time. Finally, one day I remembered that we had left over popcorn from the night before and that it was one of her favorite treats. I sent one of our boys back to the house to get some and sure enough Moosie came running back for a treat when we called to her that we had some for her. Memories are wonderful. She was the best of all the dogs we had over the years.
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For Heaven's Sake, Deema---don't you have a book of blank checks in the house? There is no law that says checks have to be written in numerical order! Or doesn't you husband allow you to sign checks?
#59
Originally Posted by Joya
For Heaven's Sake, Deema---don't you have a book of blank checks in the house? There is no law that says checks have to be written in numerical order! Or doesn't you husband allow you to sign checks?
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