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Amazon.co.uk shipping charges changed?

  • 10-06-2012 9:36pm
    #1
    2rkehij30qtza5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭


    It's been a while since I ordered anything from Amazon. In the past I have ordered anything and everything from here and always found postage from the UK to be reasonable.
    However, now it seems that anything other than books,CDs,DVDs costs £24.95!!!! Shipping for CDs, books, DVDs remains reasonable but even if I was ordering something other than these items to the value of £5, I get charged the £24.95 postage charge to ship to Ireland?!

    This, to me, appears to make the site really inaccessible to buyers in this country. When did this happen or am I misreading the postage costs?


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  • #2
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    Malani Repulsive Flagpole wrote: »
    It's been a while since I ordered anything from Amazon. In the past I have ordered anything and everything from here and always found postage from the UK to be reasonable.
    However, now it seems that anything other than books,CDs,DVDs costs £24.95!!!! Shipping for CDs, books, DVDs remains reasonable but even if I was ordering something other than these items to the value of £5, I get charged the £24.95 postage charge to ship to Ireland?!

    This, to me, appears to make the site really inaccessible to buyers in this country. When did this happen or am I misreading the postage costs?

    I just had a quick look at the delivery charges page on their website and the charges still looks the same to me. Are you buying off a third party seller?


  • #3
    Captain Chaos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    It's free postage on anything over £25. I bought an Xbox 360 and was posted here for free. I buy from them all the time. Very good postage. Not all items on Amazon are sold by themselves some are third party sellers. Check the details on what you are buying.


  • #4
    Beano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭Beano


    you must be buying off a third party not amazon itself. Amazon offer free shipping on most items when the order total is over £25stg.


  • #5
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    And you can get around having to spend over £25 to get the free postage by ordering something else as well that isn't due to be released for a while but gets your spend over £25. Then when the item you want is dispatched, cancel the 2nd item.


  • #6
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    I regularly use Amazon and have never come across those kinds of delivery charges.

    Amazon without doubt is the best online retailer imo, I have serious man love for them.


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  • #7
    wmpdd3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    As above but if your order is under 25 pounds the shipping is really high. Club together and buy with friends.


  • #8
    2rkehij30qtza5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭2rkehij30qtza5


    Ok thanks all. Must be that the items were very cheap and I need to spend shove a certain amount!


  • #9
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,102 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    jack presley wrote: »
    And you can get around having to spend over £25 to get the free postage by ordering something else as well that isn't due to be released for a while but gets your spend over £25. Then when the item you want is dispatched, cancel the 2nd item.

    Brilliant, the amount of unnecessary stuff I've bought to get over £25 is shocking. This will save me loads.


  • #10
    PenguinMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭PenguinMan


    jack presley wrote: »
    And you can get around having to spend over £25 to get the free postage by ordering something else as well that isn't due to be released for a while but gets your spend over £25. Then when the item you want is dispatched, cancel the 2nd item.
    Just after trying this and added a video game due for release in November to the order and it says estimated dispatch is not until November? Is this normal?


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