by Jeremy | Apr 5, 2010 | Blog, US Shipping Address
In our previous posts in the US Shipping Address section, we described how to ship US purchases to the border by using Kinek’s network of border Kinek Points. This practice allows Canadians to save money by ordering from US companies that won’t ship to...
by Jeremy | Apr 5, 2010 | Blog, Deals
Well, after a great Easter long-weekend, I thought I would share some recent cross border savings I took advantage of. For over 2 years now I’ve been using a laptop with a dead battery in it. The laptop is only 3 years old, but for some reason the battery died...
by Jeremy | Mar 29, 2010 | Customs-Duties-Taxes, Deals
Sometimes when shopping/ordering from the US you think you’re getting an incredible deal, only to arrive at customs and get hit with massive duty charges that make you wish you hadn’t bought the item in the first place. Not to worry, more often than not,...
by Jeremy | Mar 28, 2010 | Deals
Now that you have a US shipping address just across your nearest border crossing, what do you use it for? What types of products are worth ordering from a US website or catalogue and having shipped to the border? While some people that live right along the border...
by Jeremy | Mar 26, 2010 | Customs-Duties-Taxes, US Border Malls
Thinking about crossing into the States to pick up a package or drop by a mall? Are you heading back home into Canada after a weekend of cross border shopping? In this post we provide links to official government sites that tell you what kind of a wait to expect when...