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I want to order but I saw that deliveries are done through UPS.

I am in Canada, and UPS is sure to catch the Pandora at the customs.

Is there another delivery method, like CanadaPost, Purolator, even USPS?

This is what it would cost after customs:
Pandora: $ 329.99
Shipping cost: $ 26 (International)
UPS Standard Service and All Other Couriers/Transportation Companies* ($350+): $45.25
Duty and Tax Amendment: $50.00
Import Permits (each): $23.00 each
Other Government Departments (O.G.D.) Processing Fee**: $16.00 each
Outport Entry Fee (for non-UPS carried shipments only): $10.00 each
Low-Value Shipment Amendment: $5.00
Each additional classification line after first 5 lines*: $4.50/line
Collect On Delivery (C.O.D.) Fee [..]: $4.25
Invoice Integrity Fee***: $4.00
GST (5%) + QST (7.5%): $64.75
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TOTAL: $582.74


So from $356 to $582.74 we have ~$226.74 extra charges. 227$ is almost another Pandora.


UPDATE: [REF: http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/shipping/..._clearance.html]
 
I just picked "AirSure", cause it said it was cheaper. But now that you mention it, I'm concerned about being dinged for all those outrageous charges.

Well maybe if the newsletter email shows up sometime, it'll break it down for us. I had assumed they would count up the pre-orders from Canada from now til November, send that many to the dev(s) who lives here (not sure who that is), and they'd ship them out to us from within Canada's borders for cheap.

But maybe that was for the next batch? Or maybe that was never the case. Either way, I'm sure there's time to work out the shipping details with gbax.com...they don't even have our shipping addresses yet anyway. Surely there's the mad rush today, and then time to work out the followup details.

EDIT: for clarity, I think
 
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