Canada Post - big problem, can you avoid a parcel delivery? Please help.?
Hi guys.
Here's the situation. I am planning to buy some really expensive shoes online from a foreign country via EMS. I live with my parents and I do not want them knowing that I spent so much on shoes. Is there a way for the parcel to not be delivered to my house (since on the parcel there'll be a declaration value and my parents will see) considering that I'll use our house as the shipping address? Is it possible to call Canada Post and tell them to hold my parcel and not attempt a delivery when they receive it (maybe they can give me a phone call instead)? I am okay with getting the parcel pickup card in the mail cause my parents will probably think I just ordered a $20 shirt online or something.
Unfortunately I do not know anyone willing to lend my their address as a shipping address. The only other solution is to rent out one of the Canada Post mailboxes for 3 months and use that as my shipping address but I really do not want to pay $58+keys ($15).
Does anyone have any other ideas? I don't want play the "sit by the window everyday and beat my dad to the mailbox" game.
Thanks so much.
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Big Parcel Delivery
Your shoes will arrive as a parcel in a box, and all that is written on the outside is the sender and who it is for. So they MAY see "Realy Expensive Shoe Company" on the manifest, but the price you paid is not normally visible outside. They don't want postal employees or anyone that sees the parcel to know that this is valuable and is worth stealing.
So the parcel comes to you if you have home delivery, your dad gets it. Is he in the habit of opening up your private correspondence? Because even if you are a minor, I'm pretty sure that opening someone else's mail is still a federal offense.
So you get the parcel, you open it and get the shoes. Your dad asks how much you paid. At that point, it is up to you. You can lie. You can tell him "not that much, they were on sale". Or you can tell him the truth.
Assuming that this is YOUR money, why should it matter how much you paid. If you take care of them and use them regularly, good shoes can be a good investment. On the other hand, if you recently told him you can't afford to pay back your student loan, or your parents are paying for your food and lodging, or you stole the money from them to buy the shoes....
Well, all of this is really about your morals and your lifestyle. If you think it is acceptable to lie to your parents or try to hide something from them, and are only interested in how you look and trying to impress friends with a set of new Paciotti or Gucci heels, I can't really help you.
THERE IS A WAY to do it.
https://www.canadapost.ca/web/en/pages/fd/default.... Identification MUST Match what you have on the Parcel.
As this item is Expensive be warned you will need to pay import taxes and duty. At least The sales Tax that is GST and PST or HST plus you pay 18% duty for SHOES. The Post Office also charges a Flat rate of $9.95 to collect the Customs charges.
Your Bargain price has many extra charges. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/postal-postale/d...
https://www.crossbordershopping.ca/duty-tax-import...
If you buy MADE in North America you have a Duty rate of 0% You still pay sales tax and the Post Office Fee
No. Unless you have it shipped to another address (such as a friends), in their name, and they are willing to sign for it and pay any duties... no.
Canada Post will attempt to deliver to your address. If the package has duties or requires a signature, then someone from the home (over 18) must sign for the package and pay duties. If there are no duties/signature, they'll leave the package. If no one is home and it has duties/signature (or won't fit in your mail box), then they'll leave a notice and someone can pick it up at the nearest postal outlet.
Even if you rent a PO box, Canada Post won't leave it there if there is a signature or duties. If you are worried about the price and it is from a foreign country... almost certainly means duties plus $9.95 for Canada Post to fill out the customs forms and prepay the duties for you.
Other than using a friends name/address and having them sign/pay the duties and hold the package for you... no way Canada Post won't attempt to deliver it to your home.