[Ockham's razor]

I bought a nice Le Grelot from Seraphim but the post office wouldn't let him ship it to me. Anybody else have had trouble shipping straights to Canada from the US?

[Milton Man]

Nope - I've bought most of my straights here off SRP from members in the U.S. I also participated in Heavydutysg's newbie honing experiment where I shipped my razors to the States, and he shipped them back...

An over zealous postal worker, perhaps? I see no reason to deny shipping the razor - there is no restrictions that I know of.

Mark

[Ockham's razor]

Did you write "straight razor" or "shaving goods" on the customs form?

Thanks!

[rsrick]

I have received a few straights from the US with no issues. One listed it as 'straight razor' another 'razor'.

[Ockham's razor]

Seraphim send me this thread which clarified the situation regarding shipping razor: Mailing Straight Razors

We just have to avoid "razor" in the description...

[coachmike]

just write it in as "ANTIQUE SHAVING COLLECTABLE" that should avoid any problem.

[RetroGrouch]

Straight razors are perfectly legal in Canada! And there are no rules against sending them in the mail. You just got the wrong postal clerk.

Edit: But yes, to avoid this kind of silliness, it's probably better to use a description that sounds less like a weapon. "Used shaving collectable" is accurate, and won't raise alarm bells.

[Alucard]

I have had razors shipped from US to Canada without problems. The content of the package was clearly marked on the invoice that accompanied the packaged.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) (Welcome to the Canada Border Services Agency | Bienvenue à l'Agence des services frontaliers du Canada) website has all the rules on what's acceptable or not as far as importing goes. So if a a razor's scales are made of certain types of wood or animal product, they will be intercepted and confiscated.

I guess some shipping cie may have decided not to ship such items, but in this case, juste pick another one.

These were my two cents...