luvthemraspberries Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Raspbernie said: Yes, where's the Easter Egg?! LOL thanks Bernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Mine (93/300) has arrived. Of course, the Customs people opened it first and charged me an additional $8.73 for GST/PST taxes (of which $5.00 is a "handling fee")...I love Canada but the taxes can really be a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Marshall Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 Got mine today...It was opened as well. Cost me an extra 23 bucks...in duty and taxes. Rotten customs p.r.'s.Not Al's fault or the Raspberries' fault...but a ton a crap nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumiko Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Mine has been delivered when I was not in,so I'll pick it up tomorrow!!But according to the slip it's charged $23.62 as taxes!!! Why is mine more expensive? so painful....But anyway I feel excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Marshall Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 Kumiko said: Mine has been delivered when I was not in,so I'll pick it up tomorrow!!But according to the slip it's charged $23.62 as taxes!!! Why is mine more expensive? so painful....But anyway I feel excited! It's just the high cost of being a Canadian. Taxed to death...til death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumiko Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 I feel the same way...Actually I'm not a Canadian,but I always feel that goods are too expensive because of the taxes....(But I love Canada!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Canada Customs charges tax on goods imported into Canada, and they do it on the "value" of the goods (which is written on the outside of the package). However, for reasons unclear, Canada Customs decided that US$125.00 was not really the value of the goods in my package, but rather US$25.00 (about C$26.50). So I guess I got a lucky break. Still hurts though, and it's even more unfortunate for those of you who have to pay taxes on the entire amount.The same thing happened to me when I received my copy of "Marathon Man". I think I had to pay the mailman $15 extra for that. As noted above, it's not the band's fault at all. Just a quirk of a country that allegedly has a "free trade" agreement with the United States.(The ironic thing is that I was in the USA when the package arrived...if I had picked it up in the US, it would have been within my exemption and I wouldn't have had to pay any taxes/fees at all.) At the end of the day, though...I can't complain. It's a great package and totally brings me back to the concert I saw in New York City (I'm ignoring the border hassles that accompanied each leg of the trip).Now, a gig or two in Toronto, Montreal or Ottawa this fall would be really great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindy Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 OK...I found the Easter Egg! It IS fun! But I'm not telling where it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Got back from MN today, and waiting for me was the LE package - without any extra fees! Christmas in August.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Have you listened to it yet, Marv? Kirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Kirk I haven't had a chance to listen to the LE copy yet, but I did receive an advance copy of the 'regular' edition, so I heard that a few weeks ago.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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