Oh, Canada Post .....

[zarzuella]

Sticking it to us again - this time in terms of workload and hassle instead of $$$.

Just went to my local CP company outlet with my usual mix of Expedited and Small Packet parcels.
It seems that as of today Canada Post has a new method of handling Expedited (and Expresspost I think); no longer are we to use the 2-part stick-on expedited forms, the PO will now print an expedited sticker at time of sale with a tracking # on it. You get no receipt other than the cash register tape. The tracking # is printed on the cash register tape - but if you have a dozen parcels you have no way of knowing which is which!! I am now unable to provide my customers with an accurate tracking number, and if something goes missing, I have no way of identifying the right tracking # for an insurance claim.

These people have S**t for brains. I'm going to have no choice but to use the online service, with all its problems.

AAARGH!!

[vesivus]

Don't you have to get the Manifest signed by a Canada Post employee? (i.e: You still need to stand in line for that at the Major outlets...)

[sunward-hobbies]

Not with EST.

No manifest required.

Angelo

[homeshoppinglink]

Hi there everyone,
What is EST?. I go to my post office every morning, they offered to let me to do the stamp thing so i could have the receipts, but it seemed like a waste of my time and theirs. My post office prints a receipt for every canadian expedited i have so i can attach them to my paper work. I really hate to waste the paper, is there any other shipping methods that would be comparable in price.
I also noticed someone mentioned getting an extra discount for being a powerseller. How do you get the discount, what do you need? I have a venture one card.
Thank you for any help you can give.
Have a great night!

[javax.swing]

homeshoppinglink, read:

http://forums.ebay.ca/thread.jsp?forum=44&thread=100017834

from beginning to end. It's an extremely comprehensive thread.

[homeshoppinglink]

Thank you javax.swing it is very informative.
Have a great night!

[i-cellstuff]

My canadapost outlet has postal codes with the tracking # on the receipt

[javax.swing]

Now that you're a powerseller i-cellstuff, read that link as well. Thank me later. 🙂

[sunward-hobbies]

Electronic Shipping Tools

Angelo

[vesivus]

EST - Online Version == No Manifest

EST - Desktop Version == Manifest Required



No biggie anyway. Its good for an audit trail, and I haven't had a lengthy wait in line yet at an official Canada Post outlet.

I love EST so far -- its really speeding up my packaging. I just hate how it "finalizes" a package, though, and if you want to change something, you have to void the package and create a whole new one by typing everything in again.

Gasp. User-friendly? Nope.

:)

John