nickimoo said:
Great idea. Don't know why I didn't think of that. So as a gift, there is never any tax or duty???
From the Canadian Border Services Agency website:
"Items that qualify as a "gift"
For an item to qualify as a "gift", another person must send it to you personally and must include a card or other notice indicating that it's a gift.
If you receive an imported gift by mail and it's worth $60 CAN or less, you don't have to pay duty or tax.
If the gift is worth more than $60, you must pay duty and tax on the amount over $60 CAN.
For example, if a relative sends you a gift worth $200 CAN, you must pay the applicable duty, the GST or HST, and any PST on $140 CAN."
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/import/courier/postal/ind_duty_free-e.html
So yeah, make sure your relatives include a little gift note or card with the shoes and put down a low value. I've received shoes marked at $100 before and didn't have to pay duty so I'm kind of confused that the website says $60.
btw, I was at Brown's today and they only have the slingback in the mid-heel, not the high heel.