By Mike - 20/12/2017 01:30

Today, I received the Christmas gift I bought for my sister in the mail. I also received a nearly $200 bill for shipping fees, taxes, etc. for a $50 blanket from Canada. FML
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Allie614032 34

How did you order it? If it was online, wouldn't you have known the total cost beforehand?

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hugtrees13 16

It's the same here in Canada ordering from the states. Duty on top of exchange rate. A 50$ blanket from u.s can be 150$

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hugtrees13 16

It's the same here in Canada ordering from the states. Duty on top of exchange rate. A 50$ blanket from u.s can be 150$

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Natalie Butts 5

gifts don't help the exchange rate. and shipping is always more expensive even if it is a gift. gift status would only help the duties.

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KJRowling 13

It's illegal for companies to mark things as a gift when sending to customers

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Allie614032 34

How did you order it? If it was online, wouldn't you have known the total cost beforehand?

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KJRowling 13

The company sending it has nothing to do with import taxes, that happens at the other end. Some of the fees are also totally random (at least in the UK) so you cant predict them.

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mt21mt 15

Yeah we get dragged over the coals all the time up here in Canada too eh, anything listed in American dollars can be pretty much at least doubled to become the amount in Canadian dollars that we have to pay in order to buy the item... And our politicians are too brainless/spineless to do anything about it, to make life easier for Canadians... If you are upset about the charges on your blanket, be thankful you don't have our gas prices... ~$1.20/litre, which is $4.54/gallon... But, thank you for shopping Canadian, and I apologize that our government made it so expensive for you.

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Manna182 10

$1.20 a litre for fuel is a cheap week in Australia. More often than not it's closer to $1.65

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teaspoon04 15

Super Canadian polite of you to apologize for your government. Although we Americans have to do it all too often now too...

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tj4234 35

That's expensive gas? Here in the UK it's twice that...

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KJRowling 13

We're up to £1.20 in the UK, which is Can$2.04

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mattyiscool123 26

At least you guys are guaranteed healthcare

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MallowMistress 13

I misread this, saying that it was a gift to you from your sister. Now that's a hefty FML.

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David Horgan 8

You got to mark it as "gift" or "samples" to avoid taxes and tariffs. Everybody knows that.....

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Natalie Butts 5

Gifts don't help exchange rates or shipping.

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KJRowling 13

Companies aren't legally allowed to mark things as gifts.

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StrugsNotDrugs 19

As a Canadian I gotta say- im sorry to hear that, eh. That’s just insane. But also we understand the pain. Our dollar is absolutely horrifying so if we buy anything USD we can usually hear the cries of our bank accounts as we press the checkout button.

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Sinshine 28

It sucks but why didn't you check shipping costs before you ordered?

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TwentyFourBeerz 18

Why didnt you just go to the mall or your local department store. cuz surely that blanket wouldn't be worth $200.

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sharond23 10

I don't understand how you would get a bill for shipping. if you bought the item on line or from a catalog shipping would be charged and paid before shipping.

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evilplatypus 38

How the h*** does something like that happen? I’m in CTand order from UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand all the time. Full shipping, export fees, customs, etc is always laid at checkout before I confirm the order and charged once I do confirm the purchase.

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