Cashmeoutimacashier
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There has been major labour disputes between Canada post and the goverment the past couple of weeks. The goverment forced them back to work but other unions have protested outside shipping facilities as a response. This has caused massive mail and package backlog. If shipping internationally to canada shipping times are estimated to be around 1 month. Plus domestic packages are supposed to arrive after Christmas. If you are shipping out or into canada use fed EX or UPS.
Tl:dr. If you are shipping into or out of canada don't use Canada post use UPS Or fed-ex instead.
JapeLord42
Thank you kind stranger
barbarian818
addendum: Look into the customs duties and tax rates for the item you are sending and make sure it is properly declared. All the courier
barbarian818
companies really rape you on the brokerage fees if they can.
krisspartaco
Or UPS!
RoovyRoo
The back log is from the 6 weeks of rotating strikes, not because of the government intervention which was just last tuesday
McGreed
Canda Post might be bad, but just use the Canada Post instead, they give that extra "A".
TheGriffin
It's worth noting that the timing is unfortunate, but CUPW had been negotiating with CP since august last year and contract expired in Jan
TrueNorthernLights
Some of us don't have any other option.
Mammatus2
Thanks for reminding us! I'll look into alternative shipping method.
trikucian
And don't do USPS, etc, because in Canada it goes through Canada Post. Use FedEx or UPS
LinguisticBitch
My studio type headphones has been delayed in Cali for a week now.
maaiker
Thanks for the heads up!
RBLKT
Same with our local USPS in Southern California
imnotinprisonhidingaphoneinmybutt
It took 6 weeks to get my gram of weed through the mail. (I framed it.)
DustieViolet
I think depends where a package is coming from or going I ordered stuff on Black Friday and have already received it via Canada Post.
mycrazylife5891
Did they send out the info for secret Santa yet? I Haven't gotten my person yet.
yesallthegoodnamesweretaken
No I think we get our matches tomorrow
Arsonists
Monday
realrealluckless
Also, don't be a dick: Pay the extra few bucks for the shipping that includes brokerage fees on the far end.
KarrotSeal
I had no idea about that. Thanks for the advice.
Cashmeoutimacashier
That is also true.
dc808
Wtf is a brokerage fee
realrealluckless
The fee you pay the broker to process your customs papers. Most people don't know they can do the paperwork themselves.
Lward53
I've shipped two things to America and both times I've never had the other end tell me they had to pay
dc808
I guess I've never shipped anything abroad before
diddleysquin
So, customs charges?
realrealluckless
No, fee to have them fill out, file, and process your customs paperwork for you. You'll still owe duty and other taxes.
LavChaos
All my stuff has been acceptably on time. Fed Ex and UPS are shit and wreck most of what I send or receive.
JBecktheProducer
It has been making this christmas crazy stressful. Some sites don't tell you they use CP Like Amazon even their express was Canada post.
EmeraldLight
I thought they got ordered back to work?
FuzzySchemes
They did, but other unions have "decided" the order was illegal and are interfering. Apparently they all have constitutional law degrees
EmeraldLight
As a union member (BCGEU), I get that. Luckily I shipped purolator for my SS.
TheMedGeek
Amazon prime in Canada must suck?
Kate0808
Where I live in Canada yes. My Prime account express shipping takes about week most often.
Swordie050
This year I was too poor to participate. Next year I'm going to make at least one person very happy :)
muffinlynx
Rip shipping costs, non-USPS intl shipping is some wack shit.
misplacedmaritimer
Strike is over as of last Monday
EmeraldLight
That's what I thought, they got ordered back to work.
TheGriffin
Their right to strike got trampled on
Matthew51376
I am from Quebec and can confirm this. We haven’t been getting mail for the past month or so.
HumansArePrettyNeat
alberta here. i got a package like 4 days early and it came out of ontario.
jfred325350
Da fuq!!?
madguillotine
Quebec here too. Some weeks are fine others, no mail. Mostly we've been receiving.
jinjaneko
Northern Quebec here, we don't have a lot of other options except for Canada Post. Haven't gotten packages since about Halloween.
madguillotine
The North & other remote areas are really held hostage by Can. Post. It should be considered an essential service. Hope you get soon :)
AnonOmis1000
@op I had commissioned a carving from someone in Canada that should have arrived over a month ago. Would this be why?
Cashmeoutimacashier
The strikes have been going on the past month so it is possible that the carving got held up at the begining of the whole ordeal.
madguillotine
Quite possible. I don't know how the rotating strikes have affected international deliveries...
Polpettaomorte
Why does every single nation I know of have that one shitty postal service that clearly should not exist?
Solkanarmy
you mean, the national post service of that nation?
Elnauriel
To be fair, Canada Post is awesome 99% of the time. The last rotating strikes was 7 years ago, and 21 years ago for the strike before that.
Matsuuu
In Finland postal service is mainly a monopoly. Worked fine when it was part of government. Then it was turned to profitable company.
Matsuuu
After that they kicked people out, mail was delayed a little, and service started to get worse.
BurningBuilding
It's not a shitty postal service it's amazing, they're on strike because of wage disputes that mainly effect women only
RealRedbeard
In Sweden the good ole Post suddenly was PostNord, a collaboration with the danes. Problem was that nobody checked to see if the danish /2
RealRedbeard
made any money...which they didn't. When the merge happened they was BILLIONS in the red, which we ordinary people had to pay. And now /3
RealRedbeard
there's talk about only delivering mail every third day or so, because they can't turn a profit, even if they have a monopoly. Thats sad.
cerabeanz
When I signed up for Secret Santa they would not let me choose international because of the dispute (I'm Canadian)
Cashmeoutimacashier
That's strange. I am from canada and i chose International. Maybe its just some parts of canada where you weren't allowed to do that.
cerabeanz
I chose international at first. Changed my mind. Went to change it again and it said I couldn't
Cashmeoutimacashier
Maybe they had too many international matches and capped it. Other then that i see no reason why that happened
cerabeanz
The reason it gave on the bottom of the screen was because of the postal strike... /1
cerabeanz
I'm thinking that maybe imgur didn't know about the shitstorm up here until after signups started
madguillotine
We have Canada Post on strike, a city under major construction everywhere, AND our liquor stores were on strike. People are getting surly...
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Not the liquor stores!!!
madguillotine
No worries for me, my supplies are fine...
Heavenissize17socks
When Canadians get upset, it's about to go down.
ricosBugMonster
And those cantabis store just cant stay stocked up!
SeriouslyThereAreNoGoodNamesLeft
You must be from Montreal! Hello from behind the orange cones!
baldricka
Soon they'll stop apologising for other people's mistakes
zeratul1005
Lets not get hasty
maninthedarkness
Liquor? But I barely know her!
madguillotine
To liquor is to know 'er...
TheresnoDanaonlyZuul
This must be provincial because there were no liquor strikes in BC
ricosBugMonster
Quebec
madguillotine
Of course it's provincial, all liquor is regulated by the provinces. There is no nationally-run liquor store.
TheresnoDanaonlyZuul
Thanks champ I’m aware, just didn’t know which province
madguillotine
Sorry, didn't mean to sound snippy! Have a lovely day :)
TheresnoDanaonlyZuul
It’s ok, you too
Elnauriel
There's no need to get surly.
sourlava
Hello other Montrealer ?
RedTideTamponEffect
Yep. This is us now.
madguillotine
Lol! Hello. Funny how I didn't need to say much for you to know where I'm from :)
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officergoodbodyss
Strike for what? Find a new job if you cant make do. Since when does society owe us stable jobs with preferable hours and pay?
ExcuseMe2
It's a government job though...
Matsuuu
Since the point government was formed, because it's job is to take care of it's citizens
officergoodbodyss
officergoodbodyss
Take care of themselves.
gtothehizzle
Can’t tell if you are being sarcastic or not...
officergoodbodyss
Just being an intentional unpopular ass
ExcuseMe2
You'd make a great pinkerton!
officergoodbodyss
Gotta earn that shit.
Ohtarr
why should I have to earn my shit... the govmnt should provide....earning my own shit is hard...
IronLion84
Apparently legalizing pot had an opposite effect on Canadians than expected.
Pepperpete123
99 percent of Canadians get legal pot through the mail. Online orders. Canada Post fucked that up for everyone including me.
RedIronCrown
Lol at 99%. Not remotely close to that many have bought legal pot, and a lot who have used brick and mortar retail stores.
RippyTheAligatorJr
Or still use there guy
cerabeanz
The closest store for me is halfway across my province. A good 6 hours drive, speeding with no pee breaks. So lots get it in the mail
Pepperpete123
And CP went on strike almost exactly when weed was legalized. So millions of orders got delayed. Intentionally.
TheGriffin
It's unfortunate, but the workers had been without a contract since January
donchaknoowww
RedIronCrown
Historically CP will only strike during holiday season as that's when it's most effective, pot has nothing to do with it.
jfred325350
Ok Ron..
YallMight
So if we use Canada Post, it will be... Postponed.....
Yellowdart49
YEEEAAAHHHHHHH
cantspellmanslaughterwithoutlaughter
Postpwned
BearlyHooman
It still arrives, just send it like 4 days in adva ce
Arcados
Been waiting on packages for over a week now. That is a big nope. Tracking says "delayed due to natural disaster"
TransIris
until they figure out stuff with their union, yes, might even go into next year, depends on how long they take
TransIris
EDIT: JUST RELISED IT WAS A PUN
YallMight
There ya go bud
Koleamoku
Lol
berderking
officergoodbodyss
Wait, I don't get it -- how does a country just fuck up it's postal service? "Oh you were planning on sending & receiving gifts? No."
MyFavouriteHoodie
They privatise it and sell the shares to their mates then right after the sale watch the value bottom out completely (UK)
realrealluckless
Easy - Make union contracts based on work requirements from more than a decade ago, then refuse to change based on changing workloads.