Attention customers with postal codes that begin with P. You're nobody now.

[pergunar]

I just loaded up my shopping cart with ammunition from the FOC Super Summer Sale, only to get slapped with this news flash:

*Attention customers with postal codes that begin with P. We can no longer ship ammunition or dangerous goods to these postal codes.*

That is all of Northern Ontario!

No explanation given. No options presented for alternative shipping arrangements with other service providers.

Just the sound of a door slamming in the face of a long time customer.

Come on FOC.

How about a better explanation, and then finding a work around?

Ghosted in Thunder Bay

[soulchaser]

It's not just FOC.

CANPAR and Loomis/DHL suddenly stopped shipping guns and ammo in May 2021.


https://thegunblog.ca/2021/05/28/canpar-loomis-stop-shipping-guns-and-ammo-in-shock-to-industry/

Even a company like Oley's Armoury in Powassan Ont couldn't ship ammo to the north or south for the longest time.

[rifleman762]

Sounds like it's basically anywhere rural. Supposedly the problem is that rural areas and small towns have contractors working for the big courier companies. The big couriers have dangerous goods certificates but the small-time contractors often don't. So now you can only ship dangerous goods to locations that the couriers themselves service. Pretty much only the cities. So us small towners and rural folks get hit with a double whammy: no or few gun stores nearby and can't order ammo, powder, or primers online. AFAIK...I have not tried to order anything recently.

If FOC has no way to ship dangerous goods to you then they can't do it. If they don't label it as such, UPS and Fedex are sure to shut their accounts when they find out.

[Aniest]

Sounds like it's basically anywhere rural. Supposedly the problem is that rural areas and small towns have contractors working for the big courier companies. The big couriers have dangerous goods certificates but the small-time contractors often don't. So now you can only ship dangerous goods to locations that the couriers themselves service. Pretty much only the cities. So us small towners and rural folks get hit with a double whammy: no or few gun stores nearby and can't order ammo, powder, or primers online. AFAIK...I have not tried to order anything recently.

If FOC has no way to ship dangerous goods to you then they can't do it. If they don't label it as such, UPS and Fedex are sure to shut their accounts when they find out.

There is the facts: thanks rifleman762. I can echo the same thing. I have rural family that ships to other family just for this reason: can't ship ammo to the small hick towns in the middle of the prairie provinces anymore!!!

[DannyJy]

Dear valued customer,
Unfortunately, due to regulation changes all recent shipments of dangerous goods to Northern Ontario were turned back by couriers.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by this matter, and you will be receiving a full refund for your order shortly.
Hope you can find this ammo at your local store.
Best regards,
### Team

[45ACPKING]

why doesn't canada's firearms and ammunition industry have it's own bonded, licensed and dangerous goods certified couriers.
I mean it's not a difficult business to set up.
It's not hard to get certified to transport dangerous goods...... I've been certified for over 10 years now.

[HeadDamage]

I tried to have some ammo shipped to Fort Nelson BC and was told it can't be done.

[remyltr]

I bought off tenda to find they used UPS who wouldn’t ship to my home.
I was 3 hrs from the depot.

[pipeliner]

Blaming a retailer for third party services is such an Ontario thing to do lol.. Keep voting Liberal…

[Bfranklin]

Purolator ships ammo.

Do they service that area?