Heads up about Hagen's of Blaine
 

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So what are they going to do about it?

Don't go near the letter carrier then. They have no controls for that whatsoever.

TLC And p2p in point roberts operate the same way. they just use your name. Is there a more secure place?

TSB shipping in Pt Roberts checked my ID maybe twice, and those were for relatively bigger items. Other than that... nothing

Not sure i want to use Hagens after hearing this.
I also already on the fence after I went down one day a couple hours too early before they release packages that arrive the same day (didn't know of this and went down as soon as i got the delivery email since it was last part i was waiting for to get my project car started). The two desk clerks refused to even check if it had even been sorted yet, despite them just standing around talking since no other customers were in sight and me offering to pay extra so I wouldn't have to waste time in the border line up later on in the day.
Although I am at fault for going too early, I was not impressed by lack of little effort it would have taken to solve the situation.

Tsb at point Roberts had someone Else pick up my package, they said sorry, reimbursed me and put a flag on his account
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I've had lots of good experience with TSB in Point Roberts but lots of bad experiences at that crossing. With the major border crossings, truck crossing or Peace Arch they usually just wave you most times don't even charge you duty. Point Roberts on the other hand I've never not had my vehicle searched or have it take less then 30 minutes even if I'm the only one in there.

Just my personal experience but I'll never use Point Roberts again.

TSB's security = "I'm picking up for XX", "Are you XX?", "Yes", "Ok"
This literally happened to me last week. at least to the guy that looks like fluffeetalks on youtube

I have to leave my middle initials with both hagens and tsb because there is someone with the same first name,

That sucks but finding an alternate shipping place is pretty hard.

Anyone tried KinekPoint? Or ship2blaine?

I've never had that problem but I'm sure it's a viable one. Somebody must know that you were going to pick up your package and used your name to pick it up. I doubt somebody would know your Hagens ID # unless you gave it out.

Again, I've never had that problem but it's because they recognize me now so I'm sure they wouldnt release any packages unless I called in and let them know a third party was picking up.

its you, not the crossing.

my family cross weekly and pick stuff up, we never get searched. equally we always declare everything, have all documentation ready and rarely pay tax.

I agree, the controls are lacking at these places, but what can you do? really? there is no alternative, and the amount you're saving from buying in the US is significant (plus not paying 12% HST is a bonus - not that i'd have a problem with paying it, but if they're not going to charge, i won't have to pay it)

a 'weird' solution would be to ship it to some really weird name, that no one else could thing of/would have a smiliar name to... but after 8+ years of picking stuff up from Point Bob, i've never had a need to do this

Wow I was just their a couple hours ago and picked up like a $3000 package. In fact they didn't ask for my id at all.

I've never had a bad experience at the border. Maybe because they know me as the lunatic who carried 4 tires over the border by walking. Fuck waiting in a 40 minute line. I didnt pay duties for that either.

edit: for the record, I put 2 tires on each arm and did a t formation, walked from the letter carrier to my car parked at the park before the border on the canada side.

thats unfortunate. i've been crossing to Pt Roberts since last summer and have only been searched once on my first visit. Ever since that, i've been crossing without being stopped ever since.

I've been telling you guys for years, Package Express (but they're over in Sumas)



the Owner will even bring it through customs for you and have it @ his office/house for pickup in Abby

yeah i just want to say ive gotten by point roberts three times without paying tax nor being searched so i'm guessing they flagged you. can't really think of why else they would search you each time your down there.

Possible, not sure why though. I've never not declared anything and always pay my taxes. In the last 10 years I haven't been stopped at any other crossing except Point Roberts.

In the past few years, I've been to TSB, The Letter Carrrier, Hagen's of Blaine, Mail Boxes International.

They are all in Point Roberts or in Blaine and they all work the same. I think it's possible to ask them to put a note on the account and have them check your ID every time...

+1 Point Roberts.

The last time I went the officer just scanned my passport and let me through, didn't ask any questions at all. On the way back the officer asked me questions about my bike instead of what business I had in Point Roberts. Once in awhile I'll get stopped, have my car searched and pay taxes/duties, but I'm usually in and out in about 15 mins max depending on how busy it is.

I don't know man... i've been searched maybe twice through my 2 years experience at that crossing...

Once was because I couldn't really explain to them what I was bringing over. (It's those squeaky things they put in pets toys)
the other time was purely random. I do hate how pt roberts though, when it rains and they run out of covered stalls (which they only have like 3 to begin with), they get your car all wet and the officers take forever....
But whatever, there's no need to hate on the officers; they are just doing their job.

But other than that, always smooth sailing

the letter carrier is garbage but I've used it around 5 times with positive results, but they've never asked for my ID, and the people running it just look dirty.

hahahahha...

yeah, i've had to start using my middle initial with TLC as the same thing happened to me when someone with the same name as me picked up my exhaust. good thing the guy was honest (he's on RS! :hotbaby: ) and he gave me a call with the phone number on the shipping label.

Wow, this I didn't know. How do you go about getting this done?

I use Package Express and have nothing but good things to say about them for the 10+ times I've used them. They always check my passport to verify and the clerks are friendly.

TLC security is pretty poor. I shipped something over and was able to track it. I signed up for their e-mail alert, which they go by first and last name. I received an e-mail from them with stating the package was from VS. Package wasn't mine since I checked the tracking and it was still enroute.

The package arrived a day later and I got the confirmation e-mail so obviously some other dude with my name got a package sent around the same time. So I went to pick up my package and they just asked for my name, and the dude was like "package from victoria's secret?"(he was smirking haha) "umm no that's not mine" *oh that's what VS was. And he looked up and found another package which was mine. I could have just as easily asked for both packages, they didn't id me.

A few months later I got another e-mail from them for another package, if you have a common name it probably isn't too safe. Their e-mail alert probably just sends it out to everyone with the same name. :speechless: