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<blockquote data-quote="Cyborg" data-source="post: 116745" data-attributes="member: 3426"><p>Thanks for that. I’ll give the US address a try. I have only been using it for US sourced goods. It’s pretty convenient and it is sometimes easier to buy something in the States, get it shipped to the address down there rather than run the gauntlet into the city and try to find a store that actually has the product. With your fine federales having my finger prints, iris scan and lord knows what else, I can normally cross over the line with little more than a wave and a grunt. They do ask if it’s for business or personal sometimes. On a good day I can leave my house, cross the border, grab the package and be back home in well under 20 minutes. On a bad day (which is rare) the computer selects you for a secondary inspection which can be time consuming if you get called in just behind the bus load of Chinese tourists heading down for a game of golf. Usually with 1/2 an interpreter and 1/2 the visas.</p><p>The only problem I’ve had was with McMaster Carr. Although they were shipping within the lower 48, I guess they noticed the CDN billing address. A couple of Clovis rod ends just about created an international incident. One of these days I’ll have to get a US credit card using a US address, although they made it sound like bring McMaster Carr bits across the border was a felony and there was a distinct possibility I would be shot and urinated on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cyborg, post: 116745, member: 3426"] Thanks for that. I’ll give the US address a try. I have only been using it for US sourced goods. It’s pretty convenient and it is sometimes easier to buy something in the States, get it shipped to the address down there rather than run the gauntlet into the city and try to find a store that actually has the product. With your fine federales having my finger prints, iris scan and lord knows what else, I can normally cross over the line with little more than a wave and a grunt. They do ask if it’s for business or personal sometimes. On a good day I can leave my house, cross the border, grab the package and be back home in well under 20 minutes. On a bad day (which is rare) the computer selects you for a secondary inspection which can be time consuming if you get called in just behind the bus load of Chinese tourists heading down for a game of golf. Usually with 1/2 an interpreter and 1/2 the visas. The only problem I’ve had was with McMaster Carr. Although they were shipping within the lower 48, I guess they noticed the CDN billing address. A couple of Clovis rod ends just about created an international incident. One of these days I’ll have to get a US credit card using a US address, although they made it sound like bring McMaster Carr bits across the border was a felony and there was a distinct possibility I would be shot and urinated on. [/QUOTE]
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