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Halger280HVMag wrote:Sorry guys, I'm a little to far away from the seller to pick-up the cases for re-shipping .....

There are 10X24 Hr. rat-packs per case, $50.00 per case is IMHO, a VERY good price....

I have asked him to tell me how many cases he has.

I could ask him WHY he will not ship to the USA.....

Do I get a finder's fee ?

Halger,

What he explained to me was that customs had tightened down restrictions on shipping rations ( he said both Brit and Canadian) into the U.S.. Now, whether it was U.S. Customs or Canadian, he did not say. I told him I got some from a fellow near Quebec last fall without a problem. He said this was a "recent" restriction. And, if there's any finder's fee to be gotten here, it should be mine. After all, I started this whole mess.

Lifesaver

You might have started this whole mess, but you're on the wrong side of the border to be asking for the finder's fee.

Alright, he says he has 6 cases left - mixed variety in each. I'll probably take 2 for myself and 1 for another local person. So what do you guys think, will we be able to send them into the states somehow? I could try re-boxing them and "creatively labelling" the customs form. And there's 10 to a case so i'd say it's a good deal!

I'm in for at least one if not two cases. Any way we can estimate what shipping might be for a case from your area to Charlotte, NC, 28215, USA?

I'll calculate the shipping when i find out the exact weight of a case, just seeing if he'll drop them off at a depot for one of our local trucking companies = cheap shipping to here!

The last case of UK rations I received weighed 22kg (49 lbs). That's probably close enough for a shipping guestimate.

I just checked the Canadian Post web site and as near as I can tell, it would cost about CAD$75 to ship a 22kg box from Calgary to NC, USA, via Expedited Parcel. That's about US$65 which I guess isn't so bad.

Of course, you might know a cheaper way to ship it and if so, I'm all ears.

dermeister025 wrote:Alright, he says he has 6 cases left - mixed variety in each. I'll probably take 2 for myself and 1 for another local person. So what do you guys think, will we be able to send them into the states somehow? I could try re-boxing them and "creatively labelling" the customs form. And there's 10 to a case so i'd say it's a good deal!

Dermeister,

The ones I got from Quebec were labelled as "dehydrated camping meals". As I said, they came though both U.S. and Canadian customs without any problems. I hope that helps.

Lifesaver

kman wrote:I just checked the Canadian Post web site and as near as I can tell, it would cost about CAD$75 to ship a 22kg box from Calgary to NC, USA, via Expedited Parcel. That's about US$65 which I guess isn't so bad.

Of course, you might know a cheaper way to ship it and if so, I'm all ears.

kman,

Did it offer an option for surface mail?? I don't care how long it takes to get them as long as I do get them. I'd prefer not to have to ransom any body parts to afford the postage if I can help it.

Lifesaver

What they offered was parcel post (surface) shipping. I was looking for something cheaper sounding than "expedited parcel post" but that wasn't an option. Hopefully someone more familiary with the Canadian Postal system will know if that's possible.