I’ve written in this blog before about UPS and their brokerage fees. I just today had another example. I ordered something from the U.S. (knitting gadgets I haven’t found in stores in Canada) and the order was $US50. Works out to about $53 Canadian at current rates. The brokerage fee that UPS charged me to [...]
When I was at university in Auckland, one guy said to me that he hadn’t realized he was sexist until he met me. I’ve always found discrimination based on the biological capability of bearing children to make about as much sense as discrimination based on eye colour. It seems much of the world doesn’t agree, [...]
I see Dave Shea has been explaining why he doesn’t typically order goods online; I’ve ordered lots of goods online and had mixed experiences. I usually only buy online if 1) I can’t find what I’m looking for locally, or 2) it’s substantially cheaper than buying locally. I also make sure of warranty implications for [...]
I see from the TSA website that we’re now allowed small quantities of liquids on board flights in the U.S.A., and I assume other countries will also start allowing these items. And knitting needles and books are still allowed, so we’ll have something to do on the flights. The thought of a long flight to [...]
I don’t usually do quizzes, but I couldn’t resist this one. Currently life is a little on the stressful side for me, as you can see: You scored as Pissed at the World Cat. And here we have the next serial killer. Try having some cotton candy, it’ll make you feel all warm and fuzzy [...]
My previous post on scams was written without taking into account a rather more disturbing development in the spam/scam scene. I recently received spam that claimed to have lots of credit card numbers for sale, prices varying according to the issuing country and how many card numbers you wanted. I went to the web site [...]
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