As I live very close to the US border I explored sending my stuff USPS as most of my customers are in the US.Very doable but something else evolved in my explorations.
I got in touch with Fedex and explored their "Fedex Lite" service which uses their overland system and promises to deliver parcels within 8 days from Canada to the US.Faster to Canadian points.
I compared Canada Post rates and the Fedex rates and the Fedex rates are cheaper.
Their system on line is far superior to Canada Posts as it reports to your account on the progress of each parcel until delivered.
You apply for your paperwork online and it gives you a barcode and customs declaration which you copy and either deliver with your parcel to a Fedex receiving point or have them pick up parcel right at your door--a service you get if you open an account with Fedex with credit card attached.
Seamless--from my door to my customers door.
My items are each in the $300 range and they are covered against loss etc.
This likely will not work for those selling items worth a few dollars due to cost but for those selling higher priced items--this is not only a viable alternative to CanadaPost--it beats CanadaPost.
Thanks CUPE--you didn't intend to be helpful--but here's a customer that wont be coming back to CanadaPost --strike or no strike.
AND I bet there will be thousands just like me doing the same.
Hope the foregoing is of some help to people looking for an alternative to shipping CanadaPost.
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