#8917215 - 01/19/17 01:26 PM
Re: US address for buying something
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4age
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wait wait wait wait wait. you have my attention.
a person actually drives to the states to fill up on gas, bothers to go through the customs line and bolts back home...to "only" spend 45 minutes at the border...to save on gas? how much cheaper is gas over there man wow!
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#8917278 - 01/19/17 01:52 PM
Re: US address for buying something
[Re: iamfob]
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LNXGUY
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My buddy goes over constantly to fill up and return home. He's not over there for more then 45mins. Never gets pulled over for additional checks. Did he buy anything from US and bring it back to Canada? If he just drives over to fill up the gas tank, there's really nothing to declare.
He usually fills the tank and a few jerry cans. Prices are way cheaper on the indian reservations. His entire trip is probably just over an hour.
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#8917516 - 01/19/17 03:56 PM
Re: US address for buying something
[Re: LNXGUY]
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Simon_the_Pieman
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My buddy goes over constantly to fill up and return home. He's not over there for more then 45mins. Never gets pulled over for additional checks. Did he buy anything from US and bring it back to Canada? If he just drives over to fill up the gas tank, there's really nothing to declare. He usually fills the tank and a few jerry cans. Prices are way cheaper on the indian reservations. His entire trip is probably just over an hour.
he's probably smart about it :thumbsup:
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#8917610 - 01/19/17 05:00 PM
Re: US address for buying something
[Re: Simon_the_Pieman]
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OracerO
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Gem responses for sure.
They won't ship to canada as shipping is $125 + whatever duties and customs, so they advised me to ship it to a US address, $20usd.
I don't mind paying HST on this or duties or customs, it's the time i have to spend for this that gets me. I"m thinking i'll just go with the G-unit for the day and shop/eat at Galleria or something.
I checked out crossbordershipping.com (or whatever that suggestion was in this thread), it looks good.
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#8917829 - 01/19/17 08:10 PM
Re: US address for buying something
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Wildout
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TIL: when cross border shopping, pick up packages from PO box, go to home depot and buy wood screws and duct tape, when crossing border declare wood screws and duct tape only.
you have to be smart about it. cant hide clothes and shoes with screw and duct tape. for example, if i buy nike shoes and ship to my po box. i am grabbing something at nike outlet like a tshirt or joggers. same brand, same bag. no question when presenting nike receipt. fuck them trying to take more money from me.
Exactly.
Risky hahaha
Damn Risky wants the 411. The times I've gotten searched I've went to see family/friends. I didn't buy anything, just went and came back = searched. Like I said, I don't know why, it's just happens.
EDIT: So now I do as Simon says. I buy something (usually something I can't get in Canada) & claim a portion. No more issues. I should also add in grab whatever's in PO Box since people are finding it hard to follow.
Grab gas though? Really that's a first
Edited by Wildout (01/19/17 08:19 PM)
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#8918255 - 01/20/17 10:10 AM
Re: US address for buying something
[Re: 4age]
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LNXGUY
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you guys have never heard about people living next to the boarder and getting gas there? my cousin at university at windsor crosses into detroit (10 min drive), gasses up, gets groceries, then comes back. 10min drive is different from 1 hour drive XD
How long do you think it takes to get from St.Catharines to the Lewiston bridge? 
I can't figure out why you're having such a hard time understanding how someone can leave their house, cross the border, get gas, and drive home in an hour or under.
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#8918278 - 01/20/17 10:23 AM
Re: US address for buying something
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LNXGUY
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Even when you factor in paying the toll on both sides?
Wat
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#8918288 - 01/20/17 10:27 AM
Re: US address for buying something
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Senor Eduardo_82
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Even when you factor in paying the toll on both sides? Wat
You pay a toll both ways crossing into and out of Detroit.
Source: I was there yesterday
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#8918296 - 01/20/17 10:29 AM
Re: US address for buying something
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LNXGUY
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No shit? You only pay once at Lewiston or any of the Niagara crossings. I've never crossed in Detroit, only Sarnia and the Sault.
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#8918492 - 01/20/17 11:20 AM
Re: US address for buying something
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Simon_the_Pieman
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walden galleria has a cheesecake factory in it. Yes but the wait to get a table is insane. I don't want to wait 1-1.5 hours for a table to eat
really? i never wait but we usually go at around 4pm? huge menu which could get lost in but so good
dulce de leche is the best cake there mmmmm
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#8918533 - 01/20/17 11:38 AM
Re: US address for buying something
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4age
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you guys have never heard about people living next to the boarder and getting gas there? my cousin at university at windsor crosses into detroit (10 min drive), gasses up, gets groceries, then comes back. 10min drive is different from 1 hour drive XD How long do you think it takes to get from St.Catharines to the Lewiston bridge? I can't figure out why you're having such a hard time understanding how someone can leave their house, cross the border, get gas, and drive home in an hour or under.
driving an hour to get gas, to save gas seems whack.
I mean, if one is driving because they enjoy it, and the drive to the border happens to be a fantastic driving road, then ok, i totally get it. but i also know this isn't the case. How much is one saving to spend 1 hour on getting gas + the hassle of going across security? plus there's the cad to usd conversion. pls tell me the story about how the guy drives 1 hour to this great forex place to save on the exchange also
/risky
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#8918561 - 01/20/17 11:49 AM
Re: US address for buying something
[Re: 4age]
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LNXGUY
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People have been doing this since I was a kid, in todays market is it probably a way to save shit loads of $$$? Probably not unless you're loading up on booze and groceries at the same time. Live in a town that's close to the border, it's not uncommon as you think.
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#8918779 - 01/20/17 01:36 PM
Re: US address for buying something
[Re: LNXGUY]
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porschetr
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My buddy goes over constantly to fill up and return home. He's not over there for more then 45mins. Never gets pulled over for additional checks. Did he buy anything from US and bring it back to Canada? If he just drives over to fill up the gas tank, there's really nothing to declare. He usually fills the tank and a few jerry cans. Prices are way cheaper on the indian reservations. His entire trip is probably just over an hour.
ya toll fee + gas used to go there and back + 30% US$ difference + at least 1 hr of your time.
Today's average fuel price in Buffalo is $2.46 per gallon.
That is $0.65 per liter
Which is $0.87 CDN per liter
Costco gas price is 102.9 today.
If he gets 100L of gas, he saves $16CDN
Compare to other gas stations 109.9, he saves $23CDN
Toll is $8CDN total right?
Let's say 1hr of driving/idling, he used $10 worth of gas.
So, either he saves $5 or loses $2 if chosen over Costco.
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#8918793 - 01/20/17 01:52 PM
Re: US address for buying something
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4age
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In conclusion, in the best case, he saves $2 and in the worst case he is out of pocket $5 XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD
I can see this being more common when the dollar was on parity...maybe.
still wouldnt do it doe. may as well take the transit and scour RFD for door crashers while using stacked coupons my entire life.
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#8918903 - 01/20/17 03:01 PM
Re: US address for buying something
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robbbby
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I gas up all the time in Detroit, it's so much cheaper in the states. Even when you factor in paying the toll on both sides?
I should have elaborated, I gas up whenever I am there. I'd never go over just to get gas, if I did that I would have to go to subway and home depot to not raise any flags.
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#8919119 - 01/20/17 05:43 PM
Re: US address for buying something
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Risky Business
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This thread is absolutely epic.
I am not sure if this is real life or just banter at the local coffee time.
/toronto sun logic
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#8922703 - 01/24/17 09:12 AM
Re: US address for buying something
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walden galleria has a cheesecake factory in it.
+ there's a trader joe's near by too... - need to comeback and raid the cheese section
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#9321061 - 05/14/18 08:53 AM
Re: US address for buying something
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furball
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Used CrossBorderPickups, and the parcel was delivered by UPS on Friday 9:30am to their Niagara Falls depot... (confirmed via UPS tracking, and CBP's internal 'check tracking number' page.)
Not exactly sure what's up, but supposedly the package should be made available in the system within 24 hours, to click, and tell them what to do with it... 
Still waiting... (It's Monday 9:30am as I write this...)
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#9321085 - 05/14/18 09:24 AM
Re: US address for buying something
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LNXGUY
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They aren't adding packages on a Saturday, that place is rammed from open to close with people picking shit up. I am willing to bet you'll get an email about it being available today.. If not tomorrow. Patience, lol.
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#9321309 - 05/14/18 01:18 PM
Re: US address for buying something
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furball
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Update on CrossBorderPickups.ca ...
- As patience would have been a virtue, I got an automated email at 1:30pm Monday... Punched in the estimated value...
- Duties: $0, taxes, $45CAD  
- Shipment fee: $21
The workflow is confusing ... it said it'll ship it to the address on file...
i.e. I wasn't able to really figure out how to say "I'll pick it up in your Mississauga location", etc...
And after PayPal payment ... no clue wtf just happened. Hope and pray, again?
Edited by furball (05/14/18 01:26 PM)
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#9321675 - 05/14/18 10:33 PM
Re: US address for buying something
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phoenixrage
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I thought these were the guys that bring your packages to Mississauga and you pick it up from there?
I just meant in general, it really depends on what you are getting... like you can always say, i picked it up used off facebook, and make up some fake e mail saying how much you bought whatever item for to really cut down on taxes.
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