If you’re shipping a bunch of boxes with Christmas presents, just a reminder of a story from some years ago: You’re going to want to check rates with netparcel.com

Just search my previous stories on the how/what/why. Suffice it to say their rates will almost always be significantly lower than the post office! Here’s one of my shipments from today. It’s a 5 pound 10x8x6 inch box.

Yes, 8 different courier options that are all less expensive than Canada Post! I don’t know about you, but I’d rather pay $13 than $23…and strange but true: Canada Post owns Purolator. Their own courier at around 60% of what the mailing rate would be…