Anova: importing into Canada

One of my main concerns about buying an Anova One was they only ship via Fedex (ie. expensive). I was also concern about the import feed that Fedex could charge. The recent offer of US$50 meant that it made shipping essentially free.

It took 4 days to arrive.I live in Victoria, BC.

* Anova One was US$150 (50 off due to promotion)

* Shipping via Fedex was US$43.99

* Fedex Import fees were C$10.50

* GST C$10.80

* PST C$15.12

So shipping was approximately US$54

because Anova wrote down US$199 as the cost of the circulator, the taxes above reflect the regular price of the circulator (US$6 more than it should have been).

I wish Anova would have ship via USPS. I believe it would have been cheaper.

Overall, i am happy with the experience, although I have not used it yet (this is my second circulator to complement a Polyscience (chef serices) when I need to cook at two different temperatures.

p.s. I forgot to add. Anova requires signature on delivery, which means a person must receive the package. You can pay the fees via phone or in person.

--dmg

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Matt_67991

I hate Fedex. I learned that I live in a one attempt area on Wednesday. I typically work during delivery times and pickup hours, and their delivery station is in the middle of nowhere.

I'm going to have to travel an hour to pick it up on Monday. I would much prefer UPS or USPS.

dmg_3440

I missed the first day of delivery. Then I called them and asked them to skip one day in the next attempt (they do two in my area). But I agree, Fedex depot is far from my home and inconvenient if I missed the second delivery attempt too.

I forgot to add, Anova requires signature in person. Somebody has to be present to receive the delivery.

--dmg

Matt_67991

I'm still very excited for Monday! This will be my first circulator! I just wish Anova provided better shipping options.

Fedex is also annoying because they normally require a piece of ID with your address in order to pick something up, but neither my girlfriend or me drive, so we don't have one. After a lot of hassle, the call centre said that bringing a passport and the door slip was fine. (I really don't like their call centre)