postage misinformation

[itapaquanitatuckahenry]

a seller who had asked ebay for an explanation of very high postage to canada was told that canada post has added a surcharge due to covid 19.

this is false.

canada post did add a surcharge last christmas; it was temporary and required to offset gasoline costs - according to c.p. 

that surcharge has been withdrawn. 

what c.p. is doing in response to covid19 is

1 - quarantining incoming parcels

2 - not requiring signatures and/or IDs

3 - dispensing with various types of delivery

4 - knock-drop-go delivery: postman literally drops pkg at door, knocks on door and leaves.

5 - a small number of parcels fall outside the above and are being kept indefinitely at one's local post office (pre-covid c.p. had a 15-day "grace period" before returning the parcel to sender)

[fab_finds4u]

There's nothing anyone can do about the cost of postage.  The post office determines the cost. It is what it is. The seller can add a handling charge.  They do not have to give the buyer a break down of what is handling and what is actual postage.

[ed8108]

It certainly appears to have become widespread & convenient for people, especially liars, to blame covid 19 for most everything these days.