Keep in mind that companies get discounted rates on shipping if they ship on a regular basis. Your rate as an individual will always be higher. Todd On Wednesday 03 May 2006 13:55, Richard Ferron wrote: > I just recieved a box from a company in VT; a 70 lb. rowing machine, so you > can imagine how big. I was charged $55 US dollars to ship from Vermont to > my home in Canada (not including brokerage fee/taxes). Very reasonable, in > fact I was quite surprised. The cost of the machine plus shipping plus > taxes and exchange still came out to $300 less than buying it in > Canada...if shipping costs were as high as you are finding, it would have > been a deal killer. Try Fedex, maybe you'll be surprised. > > Rick Ferron > Niagara Falls Canada > _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.wps.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com