Is Canpar that bad everywhere?

I have had great service from CanPar. They do like to have a phone # for the person receiving the shipment so they can call and arrange drop off. Lots of times it overnight service to towns 400 - 500 miles away.
 
I am between their Barrie and Toronto location 70 km either way :D. I guess its my luck.
They have never called me. Maybe because packages were not shipped by Canpar originally from US but by USPS and they have a contract with USPS.
Don't know. Will see what happens this time .
Here are Canpar's locations if anyone is looking for it http://www.canpar.com/en/ship/terminal.jsp
 
Canpar is actually quite good here. The delivery lady always calls and waits, or even brings my packages by my workplace sometimes if she can.

My 4 crates of 7.62x39 which were clearly labeled as ammunition didn't bother her in the slightest. One of the benefits of living in Alberta I guess. Not many anti gun people. She even laughed and said she curses Canada Ammo quite a lot just because of the heavy multi crate ammo shipments.
 
I avoid ordering from companies that use Canpar and Fedex.

My only experience with Canpar, the driver was not a happy camper as he had to drive an hour and a half one way to deliver to me, his only delivery in my area that day, and bluntly asked me to use a different shipping company next time. Then add in that their nearest Depot is an hour and a half from me should I miss a delivery and actually have to go pick it up, that's just not feasible.

Fedex actually delivered a rather expensive order of mine to the wrong address in the wrong town and had someone sign for it that I had never heard of. After I got wind of this I did some screaming and came home from work the next day in the wee hours of the morning to find the order on my doorstep frozen solid at -40 below.

Needless to say these are two companies I will never use again, if I have a choice.

So far UPS, Purlotor and Canada Post haven't been bad for me. Touch wood :s
 
I've only used Canpar once. They weren't bad in my area and the guy seems pretty nice. That being said, because of the building I live in and the intercom system that seems to be possessed, I try to avoid shipping with any courier. Can't always do it, but unless I'm buying ammo I avoid couriers like the plague. I also avoid buying from companies who ship with nothing but couriers. Sometimes I have to pay more for it but it's worth it in my case.
 
I missed the delivery today out in Mission BC. Tried to get hold of the local office and even though a number was listed, it didn't work. I have to go all the way into Burnaby to pick up my package from Canada Ammo.
 
Small town...My Canpar showed up after about 6 weeks when " they finally came around this area to deliver some more" What? I got lucky someone else had a shipment trough them or I'd be waiting 'till christmas 2017? First and last time dealing with canpar.
CG
 
in my small town nova scotia, canpar sucks big time. they are always way late and the drivers do not know how to read a phone # on the box to let you know that they are in the area to deliver you item.
 
This is my Canpar horror story. I was expecting 6 boxes of t-shirts from a supplier and I needed to have all 6 boxes for a major event, but only 2 arrived on due date, which was a Friday, that
was one day before that event. I called and asked why I only received 2 and was told that sometimes boxes end up in different trucks and I should receive it on Monday or Tuesday, which
would be 2 to 3 days after that event. I asked why would 6 boxes that have to go to the same address and are part of the same order go in different trucks? I got a stupid answer,
and I let it be known to that customer service moron. I ended up getting all 6 boxes delivered for free, but ended up losing a lot more money due to their lack luster performance.
Since then, I never allow my suppliers to send with Canpar. This was a win for UPS.
 
I find them to be OK but I'm retired and I'm available. Don't know how you working stiffs get anything delivered. They only thing is when you track the parcel they don't give me an expected delivery date. It just shows when it arrived at my hub. I have to guess how long it would take to get from there to here.
 
Canpar is only good in big city centers...if you are living in a small community or god forbid,rural, they don'y give a flying f@ck about you...they come by when it suits their schedule or never if you're the only one out there. Pretty poor business,if you ask me.
I'm living rural,btw.
CG
 
Same here. Ordered ammo from Reliable. Shipped in two days. Left instructions to leave on step. Refused. Tried again middle of day, when people work. Have called 4 times. No answer, no answering service. Nothing.
 
Simple solutions

1) when ordering firearms or parts via online retailers, DEMAND they use Canada post.

2) when ordering ammo or other controlled explosives, DEMAND from canpar to leave at your house if no one is home, you can fill out a form online that will coincide with your tracking number.
 
I think I will avoid vendors who choose to ship with them in the future.


tdod101 said:
Simple solutions

1) when ordering firearms or parts via online retailers, DEMAND they use Canada post.

2) when ordering ammo or other controlled explosives, DEMAND from canpar to leave at your house if no one is home, you can fill out a form online that will coincide with your tracking number.
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