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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: CLEANCARE WC on July 07, 2010, 04:39:35 pm

Title: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on July 07, 2010, 04:39:35 pm
I was gonna order one of those plates to mount the hose reel to the van floor, but on checkout i noticed they make you pay VAT on delivery charges...PIRATES! Does anyone know anywhere ele I can get one?
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: Spruce on July 07, 2010, 04:55:57 pm
I think you will find that VAT is applicable to delivery charges. Its how a company chooses to list that charge is the difference. Some list all the items you bought at the price including VAT as well as delivery, and give you a seperate VAT amount on the invoice - so you may not have noticed it before.
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: Craig Trevain on July 07, 2010, 06:15:09 pm
We all charge vat on carriage, we have to pay vat so have to charge vat.
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: josh on July 07, 2010, 09:22:10 pm
Due to this thread and others on here currently and as eveyone can clearly see in the past if there is anything negative about any supplier on here the comment remains on, HOWEVER if there is anythig negative about IONIC it seems to dissapear  very quickly!!!!!!!!

I've defended Brodex before they are one of my most used suppliers, this post I believe is silly.
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on July 08, 2010, 01:33:42 pm
OK ITS HUMBLE PIE TIME...I didnt realise that was common practice, I guess alot of companys add on the vat to the shipping costs before hand. Its just that i have never gone to checkout had the vat added to goods, selected shipping method and then had vat added to that. Just being a bit tight yesterday. sorry for wasting anyones time but at least i am more informed now.
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: telboy on July 08, 2010, 02:06:24 pm
We bought some stuff off Brodex
they charged over 6£ postage
but the stamps only amounted to less than 3£ ???
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: dazmond on July 08, 2010, 05:29:47 pm
business is business!unless they send duff equipment or very late delivery with no phone call then i dont see anything to moan about!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: D B Services on July 08, 2010, 05:42:01 pm
We bought some stuff off Brodex
they charged over 6£ postage
but the stamps only amounted to less than 3£ ???

Do you work for free?

Packaging and the time to pack the goods also have to be taken into account.

Dan
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: Nathanael Jones on July 08, 2010, 05:42:14 pm
We bought some stuff off Brodex
they charged over 6£ postage
but the stamps only amounted to less than 3£ ???

How much did the envelope cost? You also have to consider that Brodex have to pay their staff for the time it took to fill it & label it?

Maybe you'd get a discount on bigger orders,.. but its understandable why it does cost more than the price of the stamps.


And as for the original post about VAT,.. you can't be serious right???!! They have to charge it,.. its a legal obligation!
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: paul saunders on July 08, 2010, 06:21:27 pm
We bought some stuff off Brodex
they charged over 6£ postage
but the stamps only amounted to less than 3£ ???
Would you be complaining if postage was £3 and the stamps said £6  ::)
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: telboy on July 08, 2010, 07:05:05 pm
We bought some stuff off Brodex
they charged over 6£ postage
but the stamps only amounted to less than 3£ ???
Would you be complaining if postage was £3 and the stamps said £6  ::)
What a stupid question :(
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: paul saunders on July 08, 2010, 09:25:27 pm
We bought some stuff off Brodex
they charged over 6£ postage
but the stamps only amounted to less than 3£ ???
Would you be complaining if postage was £3 and the stamps said £6  ::)
What a stupid question :(

Yes, your'e right, it was a stupid question .......... but you started it.  ;)
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: darren clarke on July 08, 2010, 09:30:16 pm
a lot of delivery companys have a standard price and this is what u get charged  ie 5.95  up to 25 kg  weather you order 1 thing or 10
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: bobby p on July 08, 2010, 09:32:04 pm
bought some stuff off SOAP NATIONAL,  paid the standard postal charge and i was happy with it ,but before despach i was refunded part of the post cost as it was a smallish package. thats the sign of a really decent firm
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: telboy on July 09, 2010, 04:07:59 pm
We bought some stuff off Brodex
they charged over 6£ postage
but the stamps only amounted to less than 3£ ???
Would you be complaining if postage was £3 and the stamps said £6  ::)
What a stupid question :(

Yes, your'e right, it was a stupid question .......... but you started it.  ;)

No I made a valid statement whether you agree is up to you .
You asked a stupid question ;)

To be fair to Brodex we bought a 3G system from them 4 years ago
and its been brilliant no problems at all :-*
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on July 09, 2010, 04:34:35 pm
bought some stuff off SOAP NATIONAL,  paid the standard postal charge and i was happy with it ,but before despach i was refunded part of the post cost as it was a smallish package. thats the sign of a really decent firm

Yep, same happened to me, top company Soap National. ;)
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: Dave Willis on July 09, 2010, 05:52:00 pm
Admin time? Don't talk twaddle, the monkey on the phone will be paid his days wages anyway whether you order or not. It's a con, simple as that.

I use Scrim City for trad gear. They are probably ten to fifteen miles away, they take my order and email it's progress and will text too, package it for no charge and hand deliver again no charge. Brilliant service.

Anyone wanting to charge double for packaging can go forth and multiply - I'll take my business elsewhere thanks.
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on July 09, 2010, 06:50:39 pm
We bought some stuff off Brodex
they charged over 6£ postage
but the stamps only amounted to less than 3£ ???


As a rule of thumb telboy, doubling the delivery of the postage price is fair, for there admin time and packaging (little bit more for a larger business). But much more than this and I start to think they are trying to make money on the postage.

But Gardiners charging a fair price for a carbon pole & delivering it for free is not? ::) ::) ;D
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on July 09, 2010, 08:07:57 pm
Yeah you two are right and the entire UK business system is wrong.  :P

Gardiner’s charging a fair price for a CF pole, that means you know his profit margin on the poles, or are you talking rubbish as usual. Free delivery, someone has to pay! Guess who? (Bit of a clue: usually it’s the customer who handing over the cash). See if you two can put your heads together to work that one out, I think you might just be able to manage it, most on CIU wouldn’t think so.  :-*
 


By that, you mean you! ;D
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: telboy on July 10, 2010, 10:13:54 am
That’s not funny or clever, you’re dim.

If you don’t like my post, ignore them.


Bless :(
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: Spencer Priory on July 10, 2010, 01:45:13 pm
A post Knocking BRODEX.

Last week a post Knocking IONIC was deleted.

I wonder why ?
Title: Re: ARE BRODEX HAVING A LAUGH?
Post by: josh on July 13, 2010, 09:27:30 pm
I agree spencer, you never see an IONIC post on here with negative comments for more then 2 hours.

some workshy fop at ionic will see it and have it deleted.