Tesla Store and shipping cost to Canada

[MarkoJ]

What's the deal with the $45 USD for shipping even for really small items? I want to order a $20 Grey Wheel Paint-Touch up and the shipping is $45. Can't find it anywhere on ebay or elsewhere. The $45 isn't the end of the world, but it is more the principal of being gouged.

 

[Uncle Paul]

Might be the extra costs of customs.

 

[Paul8810]

Contact a service centre in Canada. I ordered touch up from Vancouver it cost me $10 CDN to ship I believe.

 

[Roadrunner13]

Tesla's shipping cost to Canada usually is too expensive to order anything online.
I always end up ordering directly from the SC or if lucky, picking it up in a US service center while on vacation!

 

[Doug_G]

Shipping ain't cheap. A lot of companies are subsidizing the shipping out of the purchase price, because of consumer resistance. You don't get free shipping on Amazon - you pay for it somehow.

 

[mikec8]

I've ordered a lot in the beginning of the year from Tesla's site, one thing I've noticed is that I never paid sales tax / customs on the items. So the 45$ shipping fee could be a good deal if you're purchasing a lot in one shot (winter mats, CHAdeMO, etc). With the currency conversion, it also came cheaper than the before sales tax price at the service centers. Could be a Canada / US trade deal.

 

[MarkoJ]

I had to pay customs on a couple of different things including the Tesla Wall Charger so I don't think the $45 covers that.

 

[3Victoria]

See if they can ship USPS -- cheaper and small things sail through customs.

 

[hingisfan]

See if they can ship USPS -- cheaper and small things sail through customs.

Yes.... UPS is brutal... USPS every time if possible.