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Amazon Postage.

  • 08-06-2014 3:01pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone explain the ridiculous and what appears to be random shipping costs with Amazon?
    Even small items that will easily fit in an envelope cost £10 with most companies yet one or two will do it for a couple of quid.Similarly quite large items might mot even cost £10.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    kneemos wrote: »
    Anyone explain the ridiculous and what appears to be random shipping costs with Amazon?
    Even small items that will easily fit in an envelope cost £10 with most companies yet one or two will do it for a couple of quid.Similarly quite large items might mot even cost £10.

    Are they all sold by amazon or some third party sellers?

    You can use parcel motel which may be handy for orders under £25 when not getting free shiping to ROI.

    Beware if amazon ship in multiple packages you will be charged for each by parcel motel €3.50


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Davy wrote: »
    Are they all sold by amazon or some third party sellers?

    You can use parcel motel which may be handy for orders under £25 when not getting free shiping to ROI.

    Beware if amazon ship in multiple packages you will be charged for each by parcel motel €3.50

    Third party but Amazon prices are mad as well.
    It's better to go direct to the seller in most cases I'd imagine.

    Parcel Motel is non existant around here sadly.


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


    kneemos wrote: »
    Third party but Amazon prices are mad as well.
    It's better to go direct to the seller in most cases I'd imagine.

    Parcel Motel is non existant around here sadly.

    Where is "around here" exactly?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Beano wrote: »
    Where is "around here" exactly?

    Hardly matters does it?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,444 ✭✭✭DMcL1971


    The main reason for the difference is that some suppliers are willing to ship by regular post whereas some insist on using registered post.

    Even here in Ireland if I send you a standard letter by regular post it will cost only 60c but if I send it by registered post it will cost €5.25 or Express Post €5.75 or Same Day Delivery for €7.00.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    DMcL1971 wrote: »
    The main reason for the difference is that some suppliers are willing to ship by regular post whereas some insist on using registered post.

    Even here in Ireland if I send you a standard letter by regular post it will cost only 60c but if I send it by registered post it will cost €5.25 or Express Post €5.75 or Same Day Delivery for €7.00.

    So if you sign the little pad thingy it's been registered presumably?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,444 ✭✭✭DMcL1971


    Yes. With registered post a barcode sticker is put on the envelope or parcel at the post office and the sender can then track the parcel online using the tracking code from the sticker. When it gets to your house you have to sign for it. The sender then has evidence that you received the item. It cuts down on people making false claims of not having got their goods. Also registered post includes insurance on the parcel, so if it does genuinely disappear, the sender can claim some of the cost of the item back from the postal service.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭skelligs


    courier delivery, whether an envelope or a 30kg box costs the same.

    I shop to UK and Europe - for security I will only used a signed for courier service. To ship to UK it costs me 7.25+vat (we charge 7.95 inc vat). Products I sell vary from 2.50 to €40 - most people buy a few products, but if you only want one small product that fits in an envelope, I'll still use courier service and it will still cost 7.95.

    Online isn't perfect


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    skelligs wrote: »
    courier delivery, whether an envelope or a 30kg box costs the same.

    I shop to UK and Europe - for security I will only used a signed for courier service. To ship to UK it costs me 7.25+vat (we charge 7.95 inc vat). Products I sell vary from 2.50 to €40 - most people buy a few products, but if you only want one small product that fits in an envelope, I'll still use courier service and it will still cost 7.95.

    Online isn't perfect

    I got two items in an envelope the other day total value twenty Euro via courier from Britain
    The items were comparable or cheaper than other sites,much cheaper with the free delivery.
    Signed for them so don't know what the difference is?surely it didn't cost eight Euro.Maybe they have cheaper rates in Britain.


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  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    kneemos wrote: »
    Third party but Amazon prices are mad as well.

    so Amazon charge mad shipping charges with the amazon dispatched item is over 25 sterling?, thats news to me and everyone else


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


    kneemos wrote: »
    Hardly matters does it?

    On a thread about postage charges i think it does. You said parcel motel is nonexistant where you are so i presumed you were outside ireland.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Cabaal wrote: »
    so Amazon charge mad shipping charges with the amazon dispatched item is over 25 sterling?, thats news to me and everyone else

    Who said that?


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