anybody from near this area
anybody around Point Roberts WA?
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smokeandapancak said:
I know where it's at....real PIA to get to, you actually have to leave the US, cross into Canada, and then cross the border again back into the US to get to it...which is why it is considered isolated. It is at the northwestern most tip of WA State, and the US, for that matter.
Lisa
thanks for the reply...
the reason I asked is b/c that is the addy that Chan has listed on his xbreaker web site..i was wondering if anybody was local to that area that would be willing to check in on the storefront/office
the reason I asked is b/c that is the addy that Chan has listed on his xbreaker web site..i was wondering if anybody was local to that area that would be willing to check in on the storefront/office
smokeandapancak said:
Okay, now that I have a clearer picture....lol.
There are a lot of Canadian-based businesses that will list a US address in Point Roberts, WA...as well as Blaine, WA. These are called 'portal' towns. I would doubt very seriously that there is a true storefront...most use one of the mail box places to receive mail and packages here in the US. The reason is generally two-fold. One is that it allows them to receive their mail and other shipments much quicker, as it is quicker for them to drive the 20 or so miles into the US and get their items, thus avoiding the often much, much slower Canadian Mail Service. Also, in some cases, it allows them to receive their items stateside, where they can now open the item, and carry it back across the border with them, often avoiding customs charges. You see this with items like bicycles all the time. At FedEx, they used to actually assemble their bikes in the parking lot, throw them up on the bike rack on their vehicle, and head back across....the border crossing generally isn't paying that close attention to whether or not the vehicle came through the first time with a bike aboard or not. Same would work with pool cues. If you already have a case in your vehicle when you came across, say, with one cue in it, they're not going to notice when you go back across the border that there is now an extra cue.
It is not considered a 'shady' practice for Canadian-based businesses to have an alternate US address like this...you will find them scattered across the US-Canadian border it's entire length.
Lisa
what is at 1574 gulf road?....a mail center?
smokeandapancak said:
For reasons far better than what might be going on now, I did some research on Richard Chan several months ago. The closest I can come is that, at that time, he lived in Richmond, BC. This is 15 minutes (ca. 10 miles) directly north up the road from Point Roberts.
Nick B said:
This may well be a Customs brokerage house. There are quite a few of these along the border as well. Basically, they act as an agent to make sure that shipments to and from Canada meet all Customs paperwork requirements for border crossing. Very often, these companies have a truck or trucks which they then carry the shipments through the border crossing. The purpose of a brokerage house is to expedite the entire Customs process for a group of companies/suppliers on either side of the border. Again, the practice is quite common. In fact, while at FedEx, we had a driver who regularly picked up and dropped off packages to a brokerage house in Pt Roberts, located on Gulf Rd.
Lisa