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FYI - Jenson would typically ship - even free shipping - via UPS, and I'd usually get the stuff next day. They've recently changed shipping partners to "Asendia", which I'm told ultimately sends it via post, to be delivered to us via Canada Post.
I think they've lost one of their competitive advantages. For example, if I want to wait 1-2 weeks for postal delivery, I can go to Chain Reaction Cycles, which often has an even better price, depending on the component. In addition, a nice side effect of post is that sometimes we don't pay taxes. (I'm not sure of the magic formula for this, but I'm sure we've all benefited from time to time.)
So, not only is Jenson shipping at the same speed as Chain Reaction now, they are still collecting taxes up front as they've done in the past. So, shipping time is identical, but now you have a 100% chance of paying taxes with Jenson.
I'm not sure if they understand the nuances here.
Just FYI.
I think they've lost one of their competitive advantages. For example, if I want to wait 1-2 weeks for postal delivery, I can go to Chain Reaction Cycles, which often has an even better price, depending on the component. In addition, a nice side effect of post is that sometimes we don't pay taxes. (I'm not sure of the magic formula for this, but I'm sure we've all benefited from time to time.)
So, not only is Jenson shipping at the same speed as Chain Reaction now, they are still collecting taxes up front as they've done in the past. So, shipping time is identical, but now you have a 100% chance of paying taxes with Jenson.
I'm not sure if they understand the nuances here.
Just FYI.