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I am finally getting my Christmas parcels out ... 
So I figured I'd send to sis first, since it has to cross an international border.
Now, last I heard, sis believed she'd had a parcel stolen off her front porch. Figured it might have been from brother. However, the allegedly stolen parcel came from FedEx; brother sent his parcel (or parcels) via Canada Post/USPS. I've heard nothing further so have no clue whether the FedEx was for a parcel that was in fact stolen, or whether it actually blew off somebody *else's* door and landed in her garden.
I thought I would require a signature at her end to prevent them just putting the parcel down and driving merrily off. Canada Post has advised me that in order to get a signature on the other end I have to send the parcel expedited. Cost: $80.
Not in this lifetime, folks.
Sis does not report to a central office in the mornings before going to work, so I can't send it there. NOW she says she's not 100% sure any parcel was stolen at all, explaining that she found the FedEx slip in her garden and just assumed it blew off the door ... which further puzzles me, because if FedEx left a notice, they wouldn't have left a parcel ...and AFAIK any documentation that attaches to parcels is very, very firmly attached. So now I don't know WTF is going on.
Sis says she believes the incoming parcel will be fine on the porch. There is more than $200 worth of stuff in the parcel (most bought on behalf of Mom, with Mom's money) so I'm rather wary about "it should be fine on the porch."
So ... post office and take the chance? FedEx? UPS? Large slingshot?
As usual, any and all advice will be welcome ...
So I figured I'd send to sis first, since it has to cross an international border.
Now, last I heard, sis believed she'd had a parcel stolen off her front porch. Figured it might have been from brother. However, the allegedly stolen parcel came from FedEx; brother sent his parcel (or parcels) via Canada Post/USPS. I've heard nothing further so have no clue whether the FedEx was for a parcel that was in fact stolen, or whether it actually blew off somebody *else's* door and landed in her garden.
I thought I would require a signature at her end to prevent them just putting the parcel down and driving merrily off. Canada Post has advised me that in order to get a signature on the other end I have to send the parcel expedited. Cost: $80.
Not in this lifetime, folks.
Sis does not report to a central office in the mornings before going to work, so I can't send it there. NOW she says she's not 100% sure any parcel was stolen at all, explaining that she found the FedEx slip in her garden and just assumed it blew off the door ... which further puzzles me, because if FedEx left a notice, they wouldn't have left a parcel ...and AFAIK any documentation that attaches to parcels is very, very firmly attached. So now I don't know WTF is going on.
Sis says she believes the incoming parcel will be fine on the porch. There is more than $200 worth of stuff in the parcel (most bought on behalf of Mom, with Mom's money) so I'm rather wary about "it should be fine on the porch."
So ... post office and take the chance? FedEx? UPS? Large slingshot?
As usual, any and all advice will be welcome ...
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