TSB Shipping Plus

I love this place. I have used their service at least 30 times. Always friendly, organized and thorough. They send me an email when my parcels are in. Reasonably priced, small packages are $ 4US OR $ 5CDN. Can’t beat it. Saved $ 60 on the shipping alone by using their service.

After 50+ packages accepted without a hitch, it’s time for a review. I think this place is probably a bit more expensive than some others in PR but we’re friends now so there’s no going back. I’ve never had any issues whatsoever, and the consistency of service means a lot to me. Thanks TSB!

Efficient business and practices. Limited hours. Likely because of the good business, Prices have gone up and penalties strictly enforced with no grace. There is now other competition in town with better prices and modern technology making pickup more convenient.

Absolutely fantastic! I will use this service again, when it is most convenient.
Online registration — easy, efficient, and free!
Parcel notification via email — right on target!
Parcel pickup — short line, quick & friendly service, lollipops and zero hassle!

One of the better postal services just across the border and far more accessible than the ones across the bay in Blaine. TSB is a no hassle postal service for those unable to procure an American address and regularly use services like Amazon for their shopping needs. Parcel pick-​up prices are cheap (in my opinion), and they even have disposal bins for all your cardboard and wrappings before heading back home. TSB is my recommended one-​stop shop for your American postal services!

Pretty pretty good, 6timesnow and all my packages got on time and few minutes the notification in my mail from them, really really fast.
Open Saturdays make it very convenient.

Would of been 4 stars had they not raised their prices. Sneaky sneaky, now this must of happened within the last 3months. But yes they are relatively efficient, with enough staff. In the last 6months the line-​ups if long have short waits, and they’ve never lost any of my parcels. The place is run down but utilitarian. Anyway, it’s time to find a cheaper place. Don’t follow me and drive the prices up there too. Jk!

Best place in Point Roberts to pick up packages. Especially now that they have added a new window, the line-​ups are even shorter. Very well organized.

Prices are going up as of Nov 1 2013. $ 4.00 for a small package.
Still a good price if you’re looking to save.

After 5 years of living in Vancouver, I cannot believe I only ventured out to Point Roberts today!
I always shipped packages to Blaine in the past, wherein they usually charged 5 bucks per package (USD only too)… After enduring torturously LONG line ups going back and forth, I decided to try TSB shipping –thanks to fellow Unilocalers’ awesome recommendations. ;)
Monday lunchtime lineup going to Point Roberts was barely 3 minutes long (something I never experienced at the Peace Arch border)… I arrived at TSB, there was ample parking in front. No lines since service was fast, friendly, and courteous. They also accept credit cards and Canadian currency!
Went to get gas as well. More expensive than Bellingham but significantly less than Vancouver gas prices!
I also went to the International Marketplace, almost everything was more expensive than superstore prices. There is an abundance of wines… Scored a big 1.5L of red & yummy duck liver mousse with cognac I am consuming now while writing this review. Hehe
Upon reaching the border, I had my invoice ready and declared 200 usd for my received sunglasses from
(in Canada, my sunglasses cost 270cdn + tax)… Didn’t have to pay duty whatsoever!
Love it! Will definitely be back soon!!!

Great rates. Quick border run. I love this place!
When I need to outsource my shopping because nowhere local seems to carry giant pink flamingos, unicorn masks or jumbo bananagrams (actual last Amazon order), TSB saves me a little coin. This depot is located in Point Roberts, that funny little point of the U S of A that seems sort of accidental. Like when they were drawing out the border, they just kind of ball parked the map and realized after the fact that they cut off a little point of America that actually doesn’t physically touch ANY other point in America.
So they turned it into a vacation spot.
Because that’s what you do when you f’up colonial mapagery.
Point Bob in itself is lovely but that’s for another review. If you have no idea where I’m talking about… you obviously don’t own a car. So ignore this review. Because it will take you way too long to get there by transit. Actually… i’m not sure if you can get there by transit. So no US shipments for you.
But if you do have wheels, the border access to Point Roberts and ultimately, TSB shipping is just outside Tsawwassen.
Why is TSB genius? You register online and then you can ship US items to TSB under your own name, thus saving ridiculous brokerage fees, shipping costs to Canada and allowing you to get your greedy little paws on lower US prices. They will send you a notification once your package has arrived and you go pick it up.
Can’t get there same day? Why this place ranks high on my charts is the holding fee is insanely reasonable.
Take a small (16 – 25 lbs) parcel:
The pick up fee is $ 4.50.
The holding fee PER WEEK is $ 4.50.
That means if you’re a week late to the game, is a whopping total of $ 9. Hell you saved that by picking up gas across the border on your pick up run.
Plus, no need to fuss with exchange beforehand. You can not only pay with CAD cash (at a reasonable exchange rate) but they will give you your change in CAD. *hug*
Make an afternoon of it, hit the grocery store for wine, the gas station for cheapo gas and then hit the cute little café and have a cup of joe overlooking the water before heading back over.
Total Gem.

I picked up my first package at TSB today and couldn’t be more pleased. It’s further past the border than The Letter Carrier, but it was really only about a minute down the road. On my way there I passed The Letter Carrier and the lineup was all the way out the door and across the front of the building!
At TSB there was almost no wait and the staff were very friendly and efficient. I showed my ID, paid three bucks and some change, and mere moments later I was headed out the door with my new goodies. I wouldn’t hesitate to have more packages shipped to TSB. Highly recommend their service.

I went to pick up a package here, and it all went well, but when I got home I realized that the shipper had stuffed the power adapter for the item in the packing material, and it had gone in the recycling.
I figured it was as good as gone, but called them more out of despair than anything else. From many businesses, I would have expected a sullen «dunno, we don’t have it, bye» — but the lady I talked to was incredibly helpful and immediately started looking for it in their giant recycling bin, and when it didn’t turn up right away, assured me that someone goes through the bins every weekend, and if he found it, they would let me know.
And lo and behold, she called me promptly on Monday to let me know the power adapter had been found! I arranged to have it shipped to me in Canada this time.
To me, that is exemplary customer service. They didn’t really HAVE to deal with my goof, but they did, and were wonderfully thorough and polite about it. They made me very happy, and I’m happy to let everyone know about it.

Thank goodness there are mail services available in Point Roberts. This is my alternate postal service when I need items shipped to USA. Sadly, it does save you so much more money than shopping in Canada.
TSB Shipping and The Letter Carrier are my top 2 choices. The Letter Carrier is cheaper though and you don’t have to register. I find that TSB is more expensive, but they are more organized.

They have raised the prices over the years and the lineups are getting worse. Some days even parking will be hard to find. Good communication via email, they get back to you pretty quickly and the staff are generally pretty friendly, but at the end of the day There are other places at the point that deliver the same service that can be faster and even save you money.

Don’t let looks deter you from having your stuff shipped here, I have come a number of times, and sure, it is a little farther from the border compared to the other one which is real close, but the service here is great. I’ve come a fair amount of times, and the staff are always cheerful, and value your business. They actually say ‘thank you’ for making their jobs easier when you have the shipping bill with you for them to see, and if you also have the tracking number it makes their lives easier to.
The website is really good, where you can register your name, if you have stuff delivered here, and when it arrives they will email you, a very thoughtful service, and it’s free, for a price they will also call you, if you want that. The prices are a bit better here, as they are more segmented in regards to weight. They open early, 8am on weekdays, but also 9am on Saturday, so if you can beat the rush… do it. But when I am buying things from the US, I’m shipping them here!

Reliable package or mail receiving service at Point Roberts. I had ordered a lot of things and had it shipped here. None have been lost. They have a good process going. Once my item is received, I get an e-​mail notification very quickly. You can expect line-​ups sometimes on the week-​end.

I went here to ship packages to my new address in the US. The woman behind the counter who helped me out was friendly and professional and I was in & out with time to spare.
But when I received the packages on the other end of my move, it turned out that both the street number of my new address *and* the phone number I provided for the package were miskeyed — it’s a lucky thing that a resourceful FedEx driver figured out where the packages were supposed to be going, or I’d be knee-​deep in a world of hassle right now.
Attention to detail, folks! Ask to see the labels before they go on your boxes!

I often will buy stuff from the US. However shipping to Canada is either expensive or you get dinged by UPS for their brokerage fees and duties. I hate UPS.
Shipping it to Point Roberts let me enjoy the free or low shipping costs and then I drive 30mins to pick it up.
The location isn’t much to look at, it looks like someone’s house converted into a store. But it works. The staff was friendly and I got in and out of the US in no time.

I LOVE these guys!
One of the best parts about living in Vancouver (in addition to the fab food and weather and water), is the easy access to the US and all the fabulous deals there!
When I lived elsewhere, I either paid ridiculous rates to get packages shipped into Canada (e.g. $ 70 for a bag, $ 35 for a pair of shoe parts, etc…) or was frustrated when some stores simply refused to ship outside of the US.
I’m not opposed to paying GST/​PST when I have an item shipped from the US, but it pissed me off when companies like UPS would charge me tax, then ridiculous fees like COD fees, brokerage fees and who knows what other fees that added up to sometimes half the price of the item!
TSB Shipping to the rescue! These guys are great — I’ve been using them for over a year and never had a lost package. Basically you can order what you want from Saks, etc… and simply use this company as your shipping address. They notify you by e-​mail when the package arrives, and off you go to pick it up. Receiving service starts at $ 3/​package. (I’ve never paid more than $ 3 per package — it’s priced by size/​weight… it obviously costs more if you’re having them hold tires and TV’s for you.)
Very friendly and efficient. Packages stored safely indoors. Cash required if less than $ 5, but they take credit cards for larger amounts.
Enjoy — this is a US shopaholic’s best friend!