> Digikey is set up to handle Canadian orders - I've ordered a couple of > things from them with no problem. > > Mouser, on the other hand, caused me problems. They ship UPS or FEDEX. I > chose UPS ground, as it was inexpensive. > > When the UPS guy arrived at the door yesterday, he said "COD". I said that > I had paid by credit card. He said the COD was for custom's > brokerage fees. > He showed me the invoice, for $40. The whole order, including the > shipping, > was only $40. I told him to take it back, and sent an email to Mouser > asking for my money back. Nowhere on their site, including the > International orders info, do they mention that shipping by UPS will incur > extra charges. That's not their fault, that's UPS. UPS is notorious for absolutely outrageous brokerage fees. I was once charge more brokerage then the item was worth. UPS is the worst of scammers and I do something simple: if a company wants to ship me something UPS I go elsewhere, and I tell them that. TTYL ---------------------------------- Herbert's PIC Stuff: http://repatch.dyndns.org:8383/pic_stuff/ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads