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I had this happen with FedEx. They released the package and delivered it without me paying. I submitted a dispute, which they say could take up to 6 months to p

I had this happen with FedEx. They released the package and delivered it without me paying. I submitted a dispute, which they say could take up to 6 months to process. I hate having this hang over my head, as I don’t want anything going to collections, but figured if I paid it I would have a harder time getting my money back. Mine was for a watch I got serviced. My own watch that I shipped out being returned to me… not a new import. If I end up having to pay what FedEx is saying I owe, it would have been cheaper for me to buy a new watch than to get it serviced, which is very upsetting. The whole process has been a horrible experience from the very start and I regret the entire thing. I should have just risked getting it serviced locally… or not done it at all.

Animats 1y ago
There's something called a "carnet" for that case.[1] When something is leaving the country temporarily but coming back, there's a way to register that. This comes up a lot if you're doing trade shows or performances. [1] https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/entry-summary/ata-carnet-faqs https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/entry-summ...
- atomicthumbs 1y ago
  better not use UPS; goods moving under ATA carnet are on their prohibited list
- IIsi50MHz 1y ago
  At work, when we send stuff From USA to Canada for repair, we just need to put the correct Canadian customs code and "For warranty repair" on the packing slip.
rixed 1y ago
> I should have just risked getting it serviced locally… Sounds like tariffs working as intended?
- al_borland 1y ago
  It more likely would have been the second option, “or not done it at all.”
- metamet 1y ago
  Unfortunately the world is far too globalized for tariffs like these to ever be a good solution. There isn't another niche guitar pedal hardware manufacturer that does the same thing as on in Belgium.

Animats 1y ago

There's something called a "carnet" for that case.[1] When something is leaving the country temporarily but coming back, there's a way to register that. This comes up a lot if you're doing trade shows or performances. [1] https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/entry-summary/ata-carnet-faqs https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/entry-summ...

atomicthumbs 1y ago
better not use UPS; goods moving under ATA carnet are on their prohibited list
IIsi50MHz 1y ago
At work, when we send stuff From USA to Canada for repair, we just need to put the correct Canadian customs code and "For warranty repair" on the packing slip.

rixed 1y ago

> I should have just risked getting it serviced locally… Sounds like tariffs working as intended?

al_borland 1y ago
It more likely would have been the second option, “or not done it at all.”
metamet 1y ago
Unfortunately the world is far too globalized for tariffs like these to ever be a good solution. There isn't another niche guitar pedal hardware manufacturer that does the same thing as on in Belgium.