: Hi
: I've shipped across the border many times for a variety of reasons. Those who
: complain of brokerage fees are right. I have found the best way is to use
: a shipping outlet in the States, drive down and pick the stuff up there
: and bring it across myself. Costs, at least at the local Montana Shipping
: Outlet, are minimal. (Alternatively, I have hooked up with people on this
: board and had the stuff landed at their place and then picked it up there)
: Make sure all the paper is shipped that you will need to cross the border
: (receipts, packing slips). No duty on anything manufactured within the
: States -- just GST and, depending upon the province, PST.

No PST in Alberta.

: Depending upon
: where you live, filling up with gas while there will pay for the trip. If
: you keep any orders under $2,000, there generally is no question about you
: doing it for retail which simplifies things and makes it so you can use
: any crossing. It is true you can order from Canadian companies but there
: will always be that bit of doubt in your mind -- the only things we truly
: regret are the things we don't do -- and you will always wonder how your
: first choice would have compared.

Waters Dancing design will leave no doubts! Hee! Hee!

Robert (K)N(ows) Pruden