Spehro & Larry Just to say the last? word Most of the people all around the world don't really care about the extra fee that UPS charge them. most of them will pay the money and never say a word. if I take it much further and compare UPS to a dictatorship (with no democracy=competitors) and compare it to the holocaust I can understand why the human race acts the way it does. most of them are just afraid to stand on their rights! some are cowards, some just don't mind, and some are too rich to argue about 40$. or maybe UPS is doing that just overseas and not in the states where the competition is high. I can tell you that I'm not using UPS anymore, except when a supplier send my goods on his account. Tal -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Spehro Pefhany Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 4:48 PM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [EE:] Digi-key At 04:55 PM 4/17/2004 +0200, you wrote: >It's a worldwide scam by ups. they charge without a reason. >once I order a medical instrument and they charge me about 40 US$ . they >told me it's for "custom's >brokerage fees..." it's not true in my country! I checked it with the >customs. >they are thieves and don't use them! > >Tal Yes, their invoices are deliberately misleading- they say something like "government fees", when in fact most of the $$ are going directly into their coffers. Stay away. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics