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WWW credit card ordering:
-
-Note that credit cards may be debited in Canadian dollars, at a neutral exchange
-rate. A few credit card companies take an extra percent or so for foreign
-transactions. Use the card with the best policies in this regard. In any case
-there will generally be some small fluctuations in the total that appears on
-your credit card statement, so we can't predict the total to the absolute penny.
-
+
WWW credit card ordering:
+
+Note that credit cards may be debited in Canadian dollars, at a neutral
+exchange rate. Exchange rate as of early 2008 between US and Canadian
+dollars is very close to 1:1. A few credit card companies take an extra
+percent or so for foreign transactions. Use the card with the best policies
+in this regard. In any case there will generally be some small fluctuations
+in the total that appears on your credit card statement, so we can't predict
+the total to the absolute penny.
Other payment methods:
@@ -899,7 +901,7 @@
complex customs documentation (complain to the lobbyists for the garment
makers unions), packages containing T-shirts have to be sent by mail from
Canada. Less than 1 kg (2.2 lbs) they are sent by "small packet" AIRMAIL.
-There is no tracking on this service, but there is up to $100 CDN ($80 US)
+There is no tracking on this service, but there is up to $100 CDN
insurance included in the price of postage (which varies by weight and
destination state). Additional insurance for "small packet" is not
available. For packages weighing more than 1 kg, by default we use
@@ -937,8 +939,8 @@
- Canada $3 CDN. Expect 7 days. (Letter Class)
-
- USA $4 USD ($5 CDN). Expect 7 days. (First Class)
-
- World $8 USD ($9 CDN). Expect two weeks. (Small Packet)
+
- USA $4 USD. Expect 7 days. (First Class)
+
- World $9 USD. Expect two weeks. (Small Packet)
For other items or combination shipments, the shipping costs are too complex
@@ -956,8 +958,7 @@
- Canada $7 CDN. Expect 2 - 3 days.
- USA $10 USD. Expect 4 - 6 days.
-
- World $35 CDN ($30 USD) Expect 5-8 days. Not available to every
-country.
+
- World $35 USD. Expect 5-8 days. Not available to every country.
If you want your CD to come very quickly, you can choose a courier or
@@ -1005,12 +1006,12 @@
-- Canada $20.00 CDN. Sometimes overnight if phoned in before 2PM MST.
+
- Canada $20 CDN. Sometimes overnight if phoned in before 2PM MST.
- USA $20 USD -- Overnight (to some cities) if phoned in before 12 noon
MST. May depend if we are making a border run that day.
-
- World $45 USD ($55.00 CDN) -- 2 to 4 day service. Must have courier
+
- World $55 USD -- 2 to 4 day service. Must have courier
account #. If necessary, apply for one or, otherwise, use insured AIR MAIL
post for the closest equivalent. Express post, trackable and insured, is
available for some countries, a bit less expensive and almost as good.
@@ -1576,6 +1577,6 @@
Public Discussion Forum about contents of these web pages: www@openbsd.org
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