It's been a long time since I've bought a broad.
Back when I did, it was pretty much hassle free.
Back when I did, it was pretty much hassle free.
The New Tariffs and Buying Abroad
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You should tell UPS to resend the bill to France for payment. They obviously don’t listen to what Trump says.
@bluegrassbrian thats just wrong. Contact ups. It should be about 15 percent plus a 20 or 25 dollar processing fee.
Hard to imagine how it could be right.
I thought perhaps it was due to it being shipped express- but that doesn’t “make sense” either.
Unfortunately, mostly due to it being shipped express (which I didn’t expect [and otherwise would have been a pleasant surprise]) I was under a bit of duress regarding timing.
You get the “please pay this amount to avoid further COD charges”.
Anyone know if UPS phone contact is based stateside?
If it’s anything like PayPal’s phone service, they can just keep my damn money.
I had to refute a crazy bill from FedEx that made no sense -- I did it over email. They responded that they had a backlog of 6+ months, so I would hear back eventually.
Stories like yours is why I'm weary of even trying to order stuff abroad right now. Hoping this all ends at some point...
As a Canadian who frequently buys from the US, I unfortunately have a lot of experience with this.
I once bought an item at 50% off, only to be shocked by the duty charged. I asked some questions and realized that the retailer had the shipping company fill out the customs form... and they used the full retail price of the item, not the discounted price. The difference was a couple of hundred in duty. Stuff like this slips through. Most people pay without thinking. Make sure you ask questions and understand the calculation.
UPS is a disaster. Had a bad experience with them. They were so screwed up they ended up destroying packages. DHL was smooth.