You Guys Suck!
If anyone has to get something somewhere for Christmas, I suggest you send now or the next week to guarantee delivery. If your item is coming from the East Coast the delay is not as bad - a camera I ordered from NY took 2.5 weeks to get here. Getting stuff from California might take the full 5 weeks....
So let me get this straight... this little problem has been brewing since Aug 2002 for more than 2 years at Canada Customs and you've done nothing to solve it? Speaks volumes as to government run organizations and the unions...
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October 18, 2004
CANADA POST ADVISES CUSTOMERS OF EXTREME BACKLOG OF INCOMING INTERNATIONAL MAIL
Ottawa - Canada Post today announced a serious delay in the delivery of incoming international mail due to a backlog at the Canadian Border Services Agency in Vancouver.
“Parcels coming into Canada are taking up to five weeks to clear Customs”, said Cal Hart, senior vice-president, Marketing and Product Management for Canada Post. “While we understand the need for security precautions, this situation is unacceptable for our business and for Canadians. We can’t deliver the product until it is cleared by Customs.”
Since August 2002, mail has been subjected to backlogs at the Customs centre in Vancouver and today more than 150,000 packages (45 tractor-trailer loads) are waiting for Customs clearance in the Vancouver Mail Processing Plant.