I'm crossing my fingers I don't have the same thing happen. My Cabelas order just shipped 2 days ago.

I own and operate a UPS Store in Nor Cal and Hacksaw is right on target with regards to UPS and USPS. Low cost items shipped UPS using Canada Standard are pretty much the same as USPS rates, but you do get the benefit of tracking. Higher priced items do seem to pass through customs more smoothly with USPS - and many Canadians request this service as customs fees don't seem to be as harsh - or maybe they are overlooked?

Lower value private party sales that can be processed as "gifts/personal items" won't face the 'taxed & tariffed' scrutiny that items sold through retail stores face.

Recently I sold an item on Ebay which had several bidders - almost all of them were from Canada - I am sure this is directly related to the poor performance of the US dollar. Ulitmately the winning bidder was from Canada and the item was shipped UPS. There were several delays caused by customs and the buyer had to pay additional tariffs before the item was delivered.

Items shipped Parcel Post via the USPS are a low priority for them. These packages can sit in a warehouse (hub) for a week or more until there is room on a truck for them. If your package has to pass through two or three warehouses, this could add two or three weeks to delivery - just to get your item to the Canadian border. The date range provided by USPS is only an estimate based opon best case routing. They do not actually provide guaranteed time-in-transit delivery. A cheap option (under a buck usually) is to ask for delivery confirmation. This creates an element of tracking within the USPS system. While you might not get the online tracking to check yourself, the Postmaster can ususally trace them item by the delivery confirmation number.

Usually smaller boxes, under say 5 pounds, can go USPS Priority International to Canada for about the same cost as Parcel Post - and you should receive the item much quicker.

I hope this helps a little.

Dennis

I have to concur with other members here that UPS ripoff customers on both sides of the border. UPS charge 5 times the original product price.

USPS shipping is reliable, fast (if you use priority post), cheap brokerage fee.

I will never use UPS in my life time again. I had been burned once, twice shy.

I received my rucksacks. Cabela used UPS finally (I was not there but the owner of the building got the package from a guy in a brown uniform... and it's a UPS box). Cabela does have an excellent service.

The rucksacks look tough and well designed. There's a label on the inside pouch in german:

"Schmutz mit lauwarmem Wasser (ggf. mit handelsüblichen Waschmitteln) mittels Lappen oder Schwamm abwaschen. Mit klarem Wasser gut nachspülen.
Maschinenwäsche in Schonwaschgang bis 40 °C. Lösungsmittel und Chemischreinigung nicht zulässig."

I think it means machine washable on delicate cycle in 40 ºC water with mild soap only. Could somebody translate it for me?

Thanks
Frankie