Stopped at Customs???

[WhiteHat]

I have it on good authority that he is a master curler

I thought that "curling" was an obscure sport where you slide a large puck like thing accross ice while franticly scrubbing infront of it to make the ice smooth. sounds like fun doesn't it...

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Curling/home.html

[hung82000]

If you ever had hopes of being an olympic medalist, I think this is your best chance. At least it would be for me.

[frostbyte]

lol i think Rom is right, he doesn't say it all that much

I've heard him talk plenty, and I don't recall every hearing "eh" from him. He does however live his life moving from one Tim Hortons to the next. (Not an uncommon Canadian thing to do.)

[raimundo]

When they were looking for a name for the place, they wrote the alpha bet on a slip of paper, then they cut all the letters apart, and put them in a coffee can, The first guy pulled out a paper and read it "C eh? the next guy pulled one out and read "A eh? and when the last guy pulled out "D eh?" they decided to stop before it got too long to spell.

[Lockpick Dan]

I think you mean "N eh" not "A eh"

[raimundo]

I musta had a nose cold when I wrote that.

[PickPick]

Speaking of Canadians: http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp01032005.shtml

[longcanuck]

Hey (Eh?) All:

A true Canadian here. We do say Eh alot, really, some more than others.
Anyway, just wanted to say that I just received my pick set (MPXS-14) and The Locksmith cd from Lockpickshop.com. Arrived in eight business days, ten including the weekend, and I live in Guelph Ontario Canada (eh). The customs declaration specifically stated," Unopened", which was true. Delivered right to my door and had to pay the post person ( we are politically correct up here, mostly) the $8.71 CAN duty on the spot. How convenient. Lockpickshop.com was awesome! Sam at their customer service dept. answered all my nagging questions promtply and completely.
Very satisfied here!!.

[Mr Ules]

You had it sent COD ???

[longcanuck]

I did not have it sent COD. I don't even think Lockpickshop sends anything out COD. I had to pay the DUTY to the postman which according to the package slip was $1.98 GST, $1.73 PST and $5.00 handling fee.
I paid for the picks and CD by credit card. For you Americans:
GST= Goods and Services Tax 8% (Gouge and Screw tax according to some).
PST= Provincial Sales Tax 7%

One more thing. The Locksmith CD is not that great. If you were a complete neophyte (noobie extraordinaire) it would probably help you to understand the basics. I just thought it would be helpful to see lockpicking techniques instead of just reading about it. I should have listened to you guys and left it. The production of the CD is less than great. There are spelling mistakes in the text and the presenter is obviously not comfortable speaking on the video clips.

I did learn a bit about picking tubular locks.
Somewhat helpful but not worth the price of admission.

[Mr Ules]

I didn't think they sent COD that's why I asked. I thought maybe I just didn't see it or something like that. And I am aware of the " gouge and screw" tax because I've had it happen to me before. A product which was worth about $40 ended up being about $80 to $90.

[longcanuck]

My order came to $64.40 US, about $79.00 CAN, so the $8.71CAN duty was not excessive by any means. Overall, I would highly recommend
LockPickShop to anyone.

[Mr Ules]

I was going to buy something from there and had the credit card ready however found that I apperently need an account. Is it alright to enter such personal information. I know they're a legitamit site still.

[longcanuck]

When you get to the home page for LockPickShop, in the top right hand corner you'll find the words,"My Account".
Click on that. If you do not have an account, you can create one from there. Just stuff like name and address etc.

If you are like me and did not wish to give your credit card number over the internet, you can FAX your order in and they also have a telephone order line you can try.

[Jiffy]

I bought picks from lokpicks.com and had no troubles whatsoever and shipment was quick. the packed was described as having "hand tools" so for the enthusiast or hobbyist its a great starting point.