Canadian Postal Strike
Bad news for our Canadian customers: it seems like the labor negotiations have gone sour, and the post offices are shuttered. To deal with this, we’re now going to be offering UPS shipping to Canada.
UPS shipping is a bit more expensive, and they will charge brokerage fees, but they’ll also get your packages to you in good time. We hope that the labor situation will soon return to normal, because Express Mail is generally the best way to go for shipping to our friendly neighbors in the north.
I will at this time not mention the Stanley Cup finals.
Canadian customers might also want to check out our Canadian distributor at http://makerbot.ca/
We’ll be monitoring the situation as it develops.
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J_Hodgie
I was wondering when Canada post was going to stop delivering mail. But, I finally get a UPS option! (I like them for larger orders, they tend to be faster at around the same price).
How long has makerbot.ca been there? It seems unpolished still.
O_Stenseth
I am amazed that I had not heard of this before. There is a good chance I could have saved $75 in brokerage fees for my ToM had I known to order from the Canadian distributor.
Why does the U.S. site not say “Shipping to Canada have you checked out makerbot.ca?”
And yeah I agree with J_Hodgie although “unpolished” is being generous. Seems broken in general.
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