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booksunlimited.ie - a query on postage

  • 23-07-2010 8:34pm
    #1
    SeaFields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭


    Not sure this is the right place or not so move if needs be.

    What do ye make of this....I buy a lot of books online. Prob a few every month at this stage. I understand highstreet book stores are under pressure competing with online retailers but often the books I want aren't in store and they have to go about ordering for me.

    Recently I looked up "booksunlimited.ie" that has the slogan at the top of the page "a irish book chain supporting the Irish Economy and Irish Jobs". They also proclaim delivery to ireland only €4.95 for any size order.

    Is it me or is this a bit much? I would buy books off an Irish retailer but that postage seems excessive. Most other onlinebooks retailers offer free postage :confused:


Comments

  • #2
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    For one book it's excessive. For 5 books it's not.


  • #3
    SeaFields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    For one book it's excessive. For 5 books it's not.

    I agree but why not charge for subsequent books or offer individual postage? It just seems very high and maybe more thought by the business to get around it and make it cheaper - especially within Ireland


  • #4
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    Gold Customers

    We launched the Gold Customer program in July 2009 and it has been a huge success! There are now more than 700 Gold Customers enjoying Lifetime FREE Delivery, but there are more than 30,000 of you that can still qualify!
    The idea is simple! Once you spend €250 on the site you qualify to become a Gold Customer and receive free delivery on all future orders, no matter what size.

    Login to your account to see how close you are to qualifying as a Gold Customer. Once you reach €250, we will send you an email inviting you to confirm your registration as a Gold Customer.

    Thanks for shopping with BooksUnlimited.ie.
    We would LOVE to have you as our next Gold Customer.

    *Valid for orders to Ireland. Books Unlimited reserve the right to withdraw the Gold Customer program at any time.
    Last updated: February 2010

    http://www.booksunlimited.ie/gold-customers/page.asp

    or just spend 250 yoyos


  • #5
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Moved to Online Buying & Auctions

    dudara


  • #6
    91011
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭91011


    SeaFields wrote: »
    Recently I looked up "booksunlimited.ie" that has the slogan at the top of the page "a irish book chain supporting the Irish Economy and Irish Jobs". They also proclaim delivery to ireland only €4.95 for any size order.

    :confused:

    That's about the cheapest courier rate available, so all they are doing is passing on the cost of shipping. Other companies that offer "free" shipping are adding it in somewhere along the line as quite simply there is no delivery service that will deliver for nothing.


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