[Baltan II]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

I guess because I'm in Canada I can't pick SAL.

SAL (and EMS) aren't particular mail carriers like UPS, FedEx or DHL, they're international postal services that are offered in cooperation with the postal systems of multiple countries. Japan Post is how most of us are familiar with using SAL, but the US Postal Service and Canada Post both use it too, we simply don't label it that way as frequently as Japan Post does. Whether or not online stores offer it to Canada is at their discretion, and has nothing to do with the country in which you live.

In the case of BBTS, either their arrangement with USPS or their need to provide insured, trackable mail overseas are what prevent then from offering a less expensive service. You're almost paying the equivalent of EMS with them, but Canada Post basically screws up the "express" part.