Re: Going out of business clearance sale

[russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew Russotto)]

In article <8uft7t4qiilsodv0jl2q6b0710s8esm0md@4ax.com>,
Lawrence Walker  <lgwalker@look.ca> wrote:
>On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 02:12:40 GMT, Dennis Fenton <defenton@MBnet.MB.CA>
>wrote:
>
>>You should say that you "will" only ship to the 50 states, not that you
>>"can"! I would think that it is just as easy to ship to Canada as to
>>Alaska or Hawaii. So much for free trade.
>
> Isn't it infuriating when you finally find a part you've been
>searching for only to see that some ignoramous only ships
>to the 50 states. It fuels angry responses of "Let them sit in the
>darek and drink dust. No power or water exports to the US".

Fine with me, let California and New York sink into the ocean for all
I care :-)

> But then some helpful Yank disarms you by being decent.
> Folks it really is easy to send stuff cross-border.

Really easy for an individual.  Not so easy for a business.  It means
dealing with export regs, another taxing authority, etc.
-- 
Matthew T. Russotto                                russotto@pond.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."