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Poll

As title

The standard rate (say £7.50)
13.8%
4 (13.8%)
A lesser rate (say £3.75)
17.2%
5 (17.2%)
Free

0 (0%)
Guardians of Angels should wing it to my door on a guilded pillow
6.9%
2 (6.9%)
The 1st class postage cost of delivery plus £1 for a jiffy bag and for labelling it
58.6%
17 (58.6%)
Other
3.4%
1 (3.4%)

Total Members Voted: 20

Lee GLS

  • Posts: 3844
Re: How much should post & packing be for a small component of low value?
« Reply #20 on: September 30, 2011, 01:08:17 pm »


I'm in a good mood, and also bored.

How can you be bored?  I thought you worked 25 hours a day, never sat in laybys and earned wads of cash thanks to having  a van packed full of gizmos, heaters etc.?


I'm bored of spending all the wads of cash that I earn through hard work and 25 hour days  8)

Paul Coleman

Re: How much should post & packing be for a small component of low value?
« Reply #21 on: September 30, 2011, 03:22:54 pm »
There are plenty of consumables that will be needed at some point (pre filters, resin, connectors, microfibres/scrims, pole hose, brushes etc.).  Surtely it's not rocket science to order a few extra bits at the same time to make the postage charges more worthwhile - and will even save money on postage at a later date if you have a small stockpile of bits.

BORBRYCE

Re: How much should post & packing be for a small component of low value?
« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2011, 03:23:44 pm »
It's just a simple stealth added cost used by most companies nowadays, even the good guy's are at it.
Postage is a big earner for some companies, but they will never admit to that.

g.brookes

  • Posts: 950
Re: How much should post & packing be for a small component of low value?
« Reply #23 on: September 30, 2011, 05:37:04 pm »
i agree its very annoying, but I think a lot of the time they actually make the item cheaper, and reclaim the loss on the postage.  If they reduced the postage by a pound theyd probably increase the product price by a pound.  It is infuriating though.  Spending well over 800 quid on a ____ ______ trolley system and bits and they still charge you for postage