daegor Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 The "how much does it cost to ship to Canada?" question came up yet again, so I just wanted to point something out.... USPS >>>>>> Canada Post Get this: It costs me, in Canada, MORE to ship to another address in Canada than it does to ship to an address in the USA WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobz09 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 canada post is facked...i agree. pisses me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 canada post is the WORST service of any service. even car dealerships make more sense than canada post. i'm not looking forward to having to ship my band's upcoming LP release within canada. it's honestly going to cost us to ship records out...we'll be in the negative and won't even be able to break even. hopefully other canadians ordering from us will understand why we are charging $8 to ship them an LP...it's because it's costing us around $12. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobz09 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 use ups or something man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsoncomplex Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 add me to the list of people who thinks Canada Post is lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobz09 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 they need to implement some sort of service similar to media mail offered by usps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bockscar Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 It cost me $11.77 to mail a single 7" record to Vancouver last week in a mailer. It was from Halifax, but still. There is no way that it should cost 12 bucks for a domestic order, even if it's going coast to coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabpower Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I agree that Canada Post has ridiculous prices for anything that don't fit the slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whenslunchrecords Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 canada post is the WORST service of any service. even car dealerships make more sense than canada post.i'm not looking forward to having to ship my band's upcoming LP release within canada. it's honestly going to cost us to ship records out...we'll be in the negative and won't even be able to break even. hopefully other canadians ordering from us will understand why we are charging $8 to ship them an LP...it's because it's costing us around $12. :( Sign up for venture one, it saves a few cents. It cost me $11.77 to mail a single 7" record to Vancouver last week in a mailer. It was from Halifax, but still. There is no way that it should cost 12 bucks for a domestic order, even if it's going coast to coast. you can sneak a 7" into the letter stream if you package it right same with a 10" within Canada costs about $1.77 to $2.00 our biggest issue is shipping LP's, this is why i don't take trades or distro from other labels cause who's gonna wanna spend that on shipping, and with record stores going the way of the doh doh bird in Canada all thats left is to send things to ShopRadioCast, PNJ Distro and Interpunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsoncomplex Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I've been printing my shipping labels right from Payapl, and it saves about 20%....not a ton, but at least it's the tax plus a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philviral Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 canada post is the WORST service of any service. even car dealerships make more sense than canada post.i'm not looking forward to having to ship my band's upcoming LP release within canada. it's honestly going to cost us to ship records out...we'll be in the negative and won't even be able to break even. hopefully other canadians ordering from us will understand why we are charging $8 to ship them an LP...it's because it's costing us around $12. :( Most Canadian record collectors will be understanding. We are aware of how shitty our national postal service is, so you probably won't get much flak. I'd also recommend bumping up the shipping price so your costs are covered, we are (I am, at least) used to $12-14 shipping fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 canada post is the WORST service of any service. even car dealerships make more sense than canada post.i'm not looking forward to having to ship my band's upcoming LP release within canada. it's honestly going to cost us to ship records out...we'll be in the negative and won't even be able to break even. hopefully other canadians ordering from us will understand why we are charging $8 to ship them an LP...it's because it's costing us around $12. :( Most Canadian record collectors will be understanding. We are aware of how shitty our national postal service is, so you probably won't get much flak. I'd also recommend bumping up the shipping price so your costs are covered, we are (I am, at least) used to $12-14 shipping fees. Definitely, as much as it sucks, I'd rather be actually SUPPORTING the labels and artists I buy from, it's not your fault shipping to too expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeekanchors Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 canada post is the WORST service of any service. even car dealerships make more sense than canada post.i'm not looking forward to having to ship my band's upcoming LP release within canada. it's honestly going to cost us to ship records out...we'll be in the negative and won't even be able to break even. hopefully other canadians ordering from us will understand why we are charging $8 to ship them an LP...it's because it's costing us around $12. :( Most Canadian record collectors will be understanding. We are aware of how shitty our national postal service is, so you probably won't get much flak. I'd also recommend bumping up the shipping price so your costs are covered, we are (I am, at least) used to $12-14 shipping fees. A lot of Canadian record collectors are understanding that the shipping is usually more money than the actually record itself, but it doesn't change the fact that Canada Post does blow hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyburma Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 add me to the list of people who thinks Canada Post is lame. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetJerryWine Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 The worst is when people in Canada think I'm trying to rip them off with shipping prices, so I lose the sale. No, I'm not trying to steal another $4 from you, that's what it costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicole Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 The worst is when people in Canada think I'm trying to rip them off with shipping prices, so I lose the sale. No, I'm not trying to steal another $4 from you, that's what it costs. this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsoncomplex Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 The worst is when people in Canada think I'm trying to rip them off with shipping prices, so I lose the sale. No, I'm not trying to steal another $4 from you, that's what it costs. That's a bingo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I was asked on ebay the other day why I charge $15 to ship an LP by air. Of course the asker was American and dumbfounded that we actually pay that much to ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetJerryWine Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 That's a bingo! 'The shoe's on the other foot.' Yeah, I was just thinking that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeekanchors Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I was asked on ebay the other day why I charge $15 to ship an LP by air. Of course the asker was American and dumbfounded that we actually pay that much to ship. ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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