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A question about Canadian Rightstuf Orders

Is that COD a customs fee?

*appears in a puff of smoke*

Did someone call?

jmfsilenthill, I think you'll find that $28 fee was a combination of Canadian sales taxes plus a $7 C.O.D charge. TRSI does not charge Canadian customers either GST or PST, so that's collected when your delivery arrives. I live in Ontario, so I pay 5% GST plus 8% PST and then the $7 C.O.D charge. I'm not sure where in Canada you live, so it's possible you may get dinged for more than $7 C.O.D. I always order a minimum of $150 US worth of stuff to get the free delivery, which means I'm usually paying $28 or higher all in when the package arrives.

Hope this helps.

eta: that $7 C.O.D. is not a customs charge. TRSI uses a private shipper to get the package to Canada and then Canada Post takes over the actual delivery and collection of the sales taxes. The $7 is what they charge for that service.

I also realized why my ebay orders aren't COD'd....most Ebayers mark merchandise as "gift," but Rightstuf doesn't. Haha.....dammit .[/list]

Actually, I think the deal there is you can import stuff into Canada and not got dinged paying sales tax IF the total value of the item(s) is $50 or less. Anything over that and you have to pay. It's still cheaper to order $150 of stuff from TRSI to get the free shipping than it is to keep your orders $50 or less and escape the sales taxes.

Hm yeah I know what you mean sometimes I feel like I've saved a bundle after blowing a bunch of money but then have to pay 30 bucks in shipping and taxes, feels like a kick in the pants. But I haven't given up on Rightstuf, just wait and save up till i have enough to buy an order over $150 and get free shipping. Their deals and the bargain bin is too much to say no to lol.
Also, if one of your packages is covered in yellow Canadian Border Services tape, that means that the CBS people have randomly searched your order. Make sure you have everything, my orders have been searched a few times thankfully nothing's been taken, (I think the worst thing I've ordered from them is Puni Puni Poemy and that is only banned in New Zealand). If they take stuff from you, good luck getting it back, you'll need it, I've heard plenty of horror stories about it. But showing the tape off to my friends is always fun.

So I guess ordering something likeAqua Bless might be a little sketchy?

]]Since Rightstuf declares the full amount on the form you will get hit up every time. Typically customs will not hit up packages over and around $50 but anything over $100 they will hit you up for sure so if your ordering $150+ worth of stuff every time for the free shipping your going to have to work in paying for customs COD charges as well. Rightstuf is still pretty good as despite the COD charges and depending on what your ordering it's almost always still better what your paying at retail (by a large margin). My problem with Rightstuf is more the shipping times as packages from them take FOREVER which is why I hardly use them (last package took 5-6 weeks uggg).

I would recommend checking out Amazon.ca as their anime prices are mostly reasonable and they ship out of Toronto (and free shipping).