200 Dollars?????

[lgg 2]

I was just doing some pre-planning/organizing and thought, hey, I'll check and see if i can do a mail transfer with Canada post to catch the mail I might miss once I move.

Holy mackerel! they want 196$ to transfer my mail from Toronto to Maryland for a year.

I was a little sticker-shocked and can't tell if that's extreme or not. I can't imagine what I'd get in the mail that would warrant that expense but....

What did you guys do? Did you do this?

Just wondering and am still in shock...

[SapphireDreams 71]

When I worked at the PO in highschool it was only $30. But, that may have only been within Canada.

I just changed my address with all of the important places and the rest I figured was junk.

[lgg 2]

Yeah, I have done it within Canada before too and as I recall, there wasn't quite the same extent of... WTH???

Hmm, I may just be very prudent about changing my address with folks then -- I don't get a ton of mail anyway so I figure I'll just do it the old fashioned way....

Well at least there you all go, if you want to do a mail change with Canada post for the US, it'll be 200 bucks!

When I worked at the PO in highschool it was only $30. But, that may have only been within Canada.

I just changed my address with all of the important places and the rest I figured was junk.

[Flames9_RN 358]

I think when I moved down here, i just changed my addy to my parents in SASk. 99% of it is junk anyhow.

[lgg 2]

Yeah, i think i'm going to do that. Also, upon further research, I found I could do a temporary change of address to the US for 3 months for 75$.... i'll see how much address changing I get done.

I think when I moved down here, i just changed my addy to my parents in SASk. 99% of it is junk anyhow.

[Bern. 3]

Yeah, i think i'm going to do that. Also, upon further research, I found I could do a temporary change of address to the US for 3 months for 75$.... i'll see how much address changing I get done.

I still think, if you have a friend or family member you can redirect the mail too, then you should do that. It MAY be cheaper.

[lgg 2]

Yeah, I think I might get my best friend to do it for me. I don't expect too much but it'd be nicer than wondering what came my way that I may haev missed and I don't trust my landlord to get it to me should it come....

I won't be spending the 200$ though...

I still think, if you have a friend or family member you can redirect the mail too, then you should do that. It MAY be cheaper.

[MrsCat 6]

$200 YIKES! That's robbery.

[OBX 51]

$200 YIKES! That's robbery.

No kidding!!!

I also had mine forwarded to family in Canada. It cost me $40.95 for 6 months. I would just check in weekly to see what I had received and then picked it up whenever I was back to visit. It would definitely be less expensive for you to have your mail forwarded to family/friends and have them mail it to you periodically in bulk.

Boy nothing about this process is cheap!

[lgg 2]

NO kidding, eh? I think they want to penalize us for leaving canada! ;D

Well, I'm going to make up for it with cheaper groceries and lip balm!

Not. Kidding.

No kidding!!!

I also had mine forwarded to family in Canada. It cost me $40.95 for 6 months. I would just check in weekly to see what I had received and then picked it up whenever I was back to visit. It would definitely be less expensive for you to have your mail forwarded to family/friends and have them mail it to you periodically in bulk.

Boy nothing about this process is cheap!

[Kimbear 53]

NO kidding, eh? I think they want to penalize us for leaving canada! ;D

Well, I'm going to make up for it with cheaper groceries and lip balm!

Not. Kidding.

what the hell...it was 60 last year to change my address to chicago when i was there for 2 months..

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Yeah, it's pretty high. I did my change of address to my parents' place in Langley for one year...and it was $80 despite being in the same metro region of where I was living before.

I actually DO, however, understand a little of why it would be so expensive for the U.S. Bear in mind that they would technically have to add postage to anything originating from a Canadian address, since it will be going to America.

You'd be getting a LOT of mail if it warranted $200 in postage though.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

NO kidding, eh? I think they want to penalize us for leaving canada! ;D

Well, I'm going to make up for it with cheaper groceries and lip balm!

NEVER skimp on the lip balm! I've never kissed a fish, but I'm pretty sure I know what it feels like, having kissed someone with cheap lip balm on her lips.

[raymaga 25]

When I moved to the U.S., I just made sure I changed my address on all the important stuff and then checked back with my old landlords every time I was back up in Canada to see if there was any mail for me. They were nice enough to hold onto it for me until I was visiting in Canada. Most of the stuff was just junk, but there was the odd piece of important mail I had forgotten about.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

I think I paid for 6 months and yes, it was about $100. Like you I'd rather have peace of mind . Of course I changed with major things, but you never know what might be sent to you that is an important letter of some type. I also realized there were a few things that I had forgotten to change and thank goodness they were forwarded to me