Shipping to Canada

[PuddyJr]

I know this is somewhat of a ressurection of an old thread, but has anyone had hardware shipped from snapstream to Canada by anything other than UPS? I'm trying to figure out how much it is going to cost me on top of the $180 US to purchase products from snapstream.

[berg]

I have had hardware (Firefly) shipped to Canada using UPS.

I thought the cost of the UPS fee was way too much compared to other options.

I have also received hardware shipped from the US to Canada using other carriers and the most reasonable service was US Postal Service Global Express - It took the same time (if not a little faster) than UPS, the shipping charges were comparable (from what I can gather) BUT the brokerage fee was only $5 - WOW !

I did ask in another thread if SnapStream would consider using the USPS Global Express instead of UPS in the future and unfortunately never got a reply.

Interestingly, SnapStream has used that service to send me a StreamZap as a gift for writing a community article some time ago ...

I would have to seriously consider ordering hardware again if they continue to use UPS. Between the exchange, the shipping fee, duties and taxes, and the UPS $20-25 brokerage fee, the total ends up exceeding a retail purchase from a retailer here in Canada.

[PuddyJr]

I've e-mailed snapstream about doing postal shipping but I haven't heard a reply. Do you know if it's possible to order over the phone so that I can arrange it at that point.

Also, I looked at buying the different hardware components in Canada but the cost comes to more than brokerage fees and the webstore price combined.