On shipping and tax
Written on Saturday, 1 of May, 2010 at 8:22 pm
My sister Anne received a huge shipping box this morning from her friend in Canada via Fed-ex. She was literally jumping up and down with joy, that is, until the Fed-ex guy informed her she has to pay a huge amount of fee to get the package. Yep, ladies and gentlemen – tax.
Since the package contents cost a lot, the tax, of course is significant as well. Anne wasn’t prepared to shed out that huge sum, so she ended up borrowing money from my parents just so she could already claim the package. Tsk tsk… We already warned her that there’s going to be tax but she just didn’t listen. We also told her that the actual cost of the package should not be declared when sending it to avoid getting taxed a huge amount.
Oh well, after this incident which pretty much emptied what’s left of her meager savings, I’m sure she’ll be more careful next time.
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