Canada Post Advice

I've shipped lots of ####, and something going from AB to BC should not be detouring through ON. Something ####ed up, but you should still get your package later then expected.
 
The #1 thing you will learn after shipping boatloads of stuff through CP is to ignore the tracking number altogether. Don't even bother checking it. It gets there when it gets there. If it takes more than 15 days, start worrying.
 
I did a quick search and found a blog from a guy with almost the exact same thing...

this is what he said...

Package Route
Posted January 16th, 2008 by gfox in Life
My package arrived. Nice route. 5 days to get out east, 1 to get back to Vancouver, and another 1 to get to me.

All that happened about a month and a half ago.

I wouldnt be worried yet.

CK
 
Tommeh said:
It's also funny how they don't go back more to track who handled the package to find out where it went missing. They are quick to say "oh well" and refund your money.
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With service like that, how does Canada Post compete with the real courier companies who actually track their packages?
 
I hope Publican has good news to post soon. A few have disagreed with my comment. Fine, I except your opinion (and experiences), and I do understand the point you are trying to make. Maybe the delivery is a little behind, hopefully that is the case. My concern is what is being shipped. It is not a scope, nor a part, but a working firearm.

I have a question I hope someone will answer. If a firearm goes missing in transit and ends up in the wrong persons hands, who is responsible ? This is not meant to darken this forum just an open question.
 
Not a legal expert but my understanding is common sense would dictate that provided all paperwork is on the up and up once the shipper turns package over to Canada Post they become the agent as C.P has an in house ATT to transport firearms.

That said Canadas firearm laws were not based on common sense. Just make dang sure you use a trigger lock and sealed case.
 
Imperial luger said:
That said Canadas firearm laws were not based on common sense. Just make dang sure you use a trigger lock and sealed case.
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My glock was mailed to me, from a dealer, with no locking device attached (cable was included, but unattached). Unless you're going to mail the key separately, I can't see what difference a trigger lock would make. But like you say, common sense doesn't really apply. My glock also was in my hands, when I checked the tracking code and saw it supposedly still in mississauga, where it had been for 2 days.
 
I have had many packages get held up or lost in the Mississauga sortation depot before, don't worry about it. Those bastards held up my Glock 19 for a day :/ XpressPost my ass.

I see your post above, its moving West. Looks like they found it. :D
 
victor16 said:
With service like that, how does Canada Post compete with the real courier companies who actually track their packages?
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With all due respect to those posting who don't actually have any experience dealing with sending and receiving firearms throughCanada Post yet who seem to be doing a lot of complaining, I have never had any problem with them even if a package arrives a day or two later than expected. We live in a country where millions of pieces of mail and packages are processed and it's run by people like you and me. Sometimes things get delayed, often they arrive ahead of schedule but no one gets all excited about that. If you were doing this in the States you wouldn't have the priviledge of sending firearms directly to each other through the mail. As far as using couriers like UPS & Purolater I don't think you can do that legally like you can with CP.

Rant over, on my second cup of great coffee:)
 
M_A_T_T said:
Does Ontario have some mass sortation plant?
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Yep, there's two....Gateway E in Mississuaga, and a second in Kitchener.

Under something call the "2006 Parcel Model Implementation" parcels are routed by impact on union jobs, and have no bearing on actual "as the crow flies" distances. Its on the CUPW website.:mad:
 
Imperial luger said:
Not a legal expert but my understanding is common sense would dictate that provided all paperwork is on the up and up once the shipper turns package over to Canada Post they become the agent as C.P has an in house ATT to transport firearms.

That said Canadas firearm laws were not based on common sense. Just make dang sure you use a trigger lock and sealed case.
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There is no legal requirement to lock the gun in any way for shipping, that I am aware of.
 
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