I whole heartedly agree with you at 100% Paul, and profanity is good sometimes
. It seems the courier and postal services realized during covid that there were big profits to be made as people ordered goods through mail order. As covid restrictions waned they have maintained their somewhat ridiculous costs.
Courier companies have now become especially greedy. As an example, I ordered an item that was due taxes in Canada (at 15%). I have no issue paying taxes. The courier company in question charged and collected the tax due on the item on behalf of Canada Customs. The tax was less than $6Can The courier company charged an additional $20 for handling and brokerage. If the item had come in through Canada Post it would have been below the tax chargeable threshold and been processed without charge. The courier companies obviously know they are on to a good thing charging processing fees no matter how small the taxes due.
No doubt we all have many examples, big and small, and there’s little we can do about it but it does leave a bitter taste. unfortunately we seem to have little choice.
