Updated: Dec 1, 2018 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reversed their ruling and effective today we will be able to accept Amazon FBA destined packages. The $800 USD retail value limit still applies for packages destined to the same Amazon FBA fulfillment centres. For example, if you are sending 3 boxes to 3 […]
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Calgary Opening Tuesday November 20
We are excited to confirm the opening date of our first location in Alberta! Our Calgary branch will open on Tuesday, November 20 2018. Come celebrate this milestone with us! Don’t forget to select ‘Alberta’ as your region when you sign up with Chit Chats. You can double check your region by going to Settings […]
American Thanksgiving Holiday Shipment Processing
Shipment processing during American Thanksgiving Holiday Below you will find shipment processing times for the upcoming American Thanksgiving Holiday which falls on Thursday, November 22, 2018. Please keep in mind that there may be some tracking delays as it is a U.S. holiday. We recommend planning in advance and to advise your customers accordingly. All USPS shipments No deliveries […]
Postage Adjustments
As a follow-up to our communication on Oct 18th, Chit Chats will roll out automated postage adjustments over the coming weeks for the following carriers: USPS – Wed, Nov 14th Asendia – Wed, Nov 21st UPS MI – Wed, Nov 21st USPS started passing back any underpaid and overpaid postage labels directly to Chit Chats via their […]
Vancouver Extended Holiday Hours
We are always listening and appreciate your feedback regarding longer hours in the BC region. To help accommodate the busy season ahead, we are pleased to announce extended hours for the holidays starting November 19, 2018 at our Vancouver branch. Effective: Monday, November 19, 2018 at our Vancouver branch Extended hours: Monday to Thursday 9:30 am […]
Hours of Operation: Remembrance Day and Veterans Day 2018
Remembrance Day and Veterans Day 2018 UPDATE November 8, 2018: We have had to update our pick up schedule for our clients in the Atlantic region. No regular pick ups will be scheduled for Monday, November 12. We apologize for the inconvenience. The Chit Chats Team Please note the following hours of operation for the upcoming […]
Feature Release Notes: Oct 2018
Here’s the latest round up of all the features and improvements we’ve been working on over the last month. New Features Chit Chats new look is here – new website launched October 24 Chit Chats Domestic – stay tuned as we’re close to sharing details for an alternative to our Chit Chats Canada Tracked service […]
New Location Updates: Surrey & Calgary coming soon!
Our busy season is fast approaching and we wanted share some exciting news about our locations. Based on the recent feedback we received from the survey we sent out in September we are happy to announce two new branch openings, longer hours at the North Vancouver drop spot and promotional pricing (no access fees!) at […]
2018 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Holiday shipping deadlines UPDATE November 8, 2018: We have added deadlines for our International carriers and we have adjusted a few deadlines based on the higher volumes expected for the season. We have also included dates for Alberta in preparation for the opening of our Calgary branch. The Chit Chats Team It’s that time […]
Reminder To Sort & Batch Your Shipments
As the busy season quickly approaches we wanted to remind everyone that it is important to ensure that packages are sorted by carrier and batched with a batch label. It is the shipper’s responsibility to ensure that shipments arrive at Chit Chats ready to be received. As volumes increase for you, so will the amount […]