Calling anyone who ordered from Squadron

Rob Gronovius wrote:

If I place an order during the weekend, I normally get it by Friday. They use UPS or Fedex. A week to 10 days is not out of the ordinary within the USA. I would imagine the biggest hold up for you would be the Canadian customs. I hear all sorts of horror stories regarding the duties they charge.

I'm very lucky to have about four hobby shops in my area. One that sells cheaper than any online shop. But when I do order online I've always used Squadron. First used them around 1985 I think. Never, ever had any problems. My order always reaches me in about four or five working days. Always. I'm talking in the US though.
  I consider them tobe the cheapest I've used too. Others might have cheaper prices but when you add shipping..their charges a very high.

Zip

mfsob wrote:

Oh yeah, gotta love those Candaian customs nazis ... especially when they remove things from packages that they don't think the Canadian recipient should have. And don't tell me that doesn't happen, my marvelous coiled-rubbber-snake-in-the-box prank was completely ruined by those humorless thugs.

You should try sending audio gear, or even recorded music, to someone in Canada. I do, with some regularity. Can take 2 to 4 weeks to process through. Same thing when they send me something. I guess the electronics slows it down, but I don't get why CD's should take so long.

-dave

Dave23 wrote:

You should try sending audio gear, or even recorded music, to someone in Canada. I do, with some regularity. Can take 2 to 4 weeks to process through. Same thing when they send me something. I guess the electronics slows it down, but I don't get why CD's should take so long. -dave

Anthony  My last order from Squadron took 6 weeks to get here & the package arrived flattened with "Damaged Package Canada Customs" tape holding it together.  Luky for me it was a bunch of PE sets and Decals so flatenned box was not an issue.  To add to the truth is stranger than fiction my previous order took a week and a half to arrive go figure.  I'm glad to see yours arrived in a prompt fashion.  All this to say orders going through Canada Customs is a crap shoot.

Cheers

Bear

mfsob wrote:

Oh yeah, gotta love those Candaian customs nazis ... especially when they remove things from packages that they don't think the Canadian recipient should have. And don't tell me that doesn't happen, my marvelous coiled-rubbber-snake-in-the-box prank was completely ruined by those humorless thugs.

Man, I thought Canadians were supposed to be nice? Maybe I was under that misconception because of talking to BGrigg so much???

*chuckles at Anthony14 * Don't you know, mate? Canadian Customs is protecting YOU, from ... ummm ... what was the Threat Of The Week again?

And eizzle, yes, Canadians as a whole are some of the nicest, most good humored people you could ever hope to meet. I have some great friends in Canada. None of them, however, work for the government, and by that I include Customs, RCMP and their national health plan. Don't get me started ...

mfsob wrote:

*chuckles at Anthony14 * Don't you know, mate? Canadian Customs is protecting YOU, from ... ummm ... what was the Threat Of The Week again? And eizzle, yes, Canadians as a whole are some of the nicest, most good humored people you could ever hope to meet. I have some great friends in Canada. None of them, however, work for the government, and by that I include Customs, RCMP and their national health plan. Don't get me started ...

Don't take that wrong mfsob. I have met many fine folks from Canada and most all have been very nice people. I'm sure its not that much diffrent than here, lots of nice people, but the few horses a** ruin it for everybody (Canadian Customs it sounds like) I don't want anybody to take any offense to that, it was only a joke... well, BGrigg can, that won't bother me, but it was a joke to everybody else!

mfsob wrote:

*chuckles at Anthony14 * Don't you know, mate? Canadian Customs is protecting YOU, from ... ummm ... what was the Threat Of The Week again?

LOL!