10-31-2007, 10:23 AM
Quote:A surge in Internet cross-border shopping by Canadians trying to cash in on the soaring loonie is creating headaches for consumers, border service agents and Canada Post.
There are already complaints of delivery delays as mail-sorting centres try to dig out from heaps of Canadian Internet order parcels from the U.S. - and the holiday shopping season is barely underway.
Officials say the volume of parcels has choked three main international mail-sorting centres operated by Canada Post and the Canada Border Service Agency in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal...
full article: http://canadianpress.google.com/article/...RpjRrvQHxg