Postal charges....
#31
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Re: Postal charges....
It is called dimensional weight and it is not a rip off. It is just a method of trying to share the cost of the shipment amongst all the users. If prices were based only on weight you would not be able to ship bulky but light items because a carrier would not be able to recover their costs.
#32
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Re: Postal charges....
It is called dimensional weight and it is not a rip off. It is just a method of trying to share the cost of the shipment amongst all the users. If prices were based only on weight you would not be able to ship bulky but light items because a carrier would not be able to recover their costs.
#33
Re: Postal charges....
That's as maybe but how a medium jiffy bag filled with something which is almost flat, apart from the bubble wrap I put around it, can equate to $120 is beyond me. My son's friends sent him a package from the UK last week, much more bulky, much bigger jiffy bag....I just looked at the stamp and it was £4.98. Now that price I do get.
Something doesnt add up. $120 would be for overnight priority, with signed delivery etc...
Maybe a medium jiffy bag is bigger than I think, but something letter sized but fatter might cost $30 by low priority international air...
Still not worth the effort though in most cases.
Last edited by iaink; Oct 5th 2012 at 5:15 pm.
#34
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Re: Postal charges....
How big is this thing, and how were you asking to send it?
Something doesnt add up. $120 would be for overnight priority, with signed delivery etc...
The same medium Jiffy bag, say letter sized, with a relatively light total weight might be $30 by international air at a guess.
Something doesnt add up. $120 would be for overnight priority, with signed delivery etc...
The same medium Jiffy bag, say letter sized, with a relatively light total weight might be $30 by international air at a guess.
#35
Re: Postal charges....
We do the online purchase thing via amazon for prezzies ect. Canada post just price parcels as if they don't want the hassle.
#36
Re: Postal charges....
I'm totally with you on this one. First christmas here I sent a parcel to the UK. Like a square sized shoe box if that makes sense, filled with little things (I made sure I was very clever to keep the weight down by buying cheap crap memontos of Canada and so on ) cost me $130 ish to send if I remember.
Course you don't want to look cheap by saying - errrr no thanks - and you don't want your rellies to think you're cheap by not paying for postage. So the first time you suck it up, and then spend the rest of the next year looking for alternatives!
Course you don't want to look cheap by saying - errrr no thanks - and you don't want your rellies to think you're cheap by not paying for postage. So the first time you suck it up, and then spend the rest of the next year looking for alternatives!
#37
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Re: Postal charges....
How big is this thing, and how were you asking to send it?
Something doesnt add up. $120 would be for overnight priority, with signed delivery etc...
Maybe a medium jiffy bag is bigger than I think, but something letter sized but fatter might cost $30 by low priority international air...
Still not worth the effort though in most cases.
Something doesnt add up. $120 would be for overnight priority, with signed delivery etc...
Maybe a medium jiffy bag is bigger than I think, but something letter sized but fatter might cost $30 by low priority international air...
Still not worth the effort though in most cases.
Well I know now NOT to use CP unless it's completely necessary and even then, I'll think twice.
#38
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Re: Postal charges....
I'm totally with you on this one. First christmas here I sent a parcel to the UK. Like a square sized shoe box if that makes sense, filled with little things (I made sure I was very clever to keep the weight down by buying cheap crap memontos of Canada and so on ) cost me $130 ish to send if I remember.
Course you don't want to look cheap by saying - errrr no thanks - and you don't want your rellies to think you're cheap by not paying for postage. So the first time you suck it up, and then spend the rest of the next year looking for alternatives!
Course you don't want to look cheap by saying - errrr no thanks - and you don't want your rellies to think you're cheap by not paying for postage. So the first time you suck it up, and then spend the rest of the next year looking for alternatives!
#39
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Re: Postal charges....
I'm totally with you on this one. First christmas here I sent a parcel to the UK. Like a square sized shoe box if that makes sense, filled with little things (I made sure I was very clever to keep the weight down by buying cheap crap memontos of Canada and so on ) cost me $130 ish to send if I remember.
Course you don't want to look cheap by saying - errrr no thanks - and you don't want your rellies to think you're cheap by not paying for postage. So the first time you suck it up, and then spend the rest of the next year looking for alternatives!
Course you don't want to look cheap by saying - errrr no thanks - and you don't want your rellies to think you're cheap by not paying for postage. So the first time you suck it up, and then spend the rest of the next year looking for alternatives!
#40
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Re: Postal charges....
I'll add my two penneth in here.
I spent $35 on I think it was "express post" to get my police checks to the UK for a friend to sign.
They turned up 7... (yes 7!!!!) weeks later.
We paid £7 to ACRO to get the checks secure international delivery back to us here. There were here within a week.
"Pants" is the only word I can think of that isn't swearing re Canada post.
I spent $35 on I think it was "express post" to get my police checks to the UK for a friend to sign.
They turned up 7... (yes 7!!!!) weeks later.
We paid £7 to ACRO to get the checks secure international delivery back to us here. There were here within a week.
"Pants" is the only word I can think of that isn't swearing re Canada post.
#41
Re: Postal charges....
Can't find this years dates but last years dates for Christmas surface post to the UK was 25th October. I have sent before this date (beginning of Oct) and the stuff STILL didn't get there in time for Crimbo.
#42
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Re: Postal charges....
we just ordered 2 copies of a book of house plans from BC
1 copy to go to us in BC and the other to go to my parents in the UK.
The copy to the UK arrived before ours, and I wasnt suprised 1 bit.
1 copy to go to us in BC and the other to go to my parents in the UK.
The copy to the UK arrived before ours, and I wasnt suprised 1 bit.
#43
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Re: Postal charges....
I'll add my two penneth in here.
I spent $35 on I think it was "express post" to get my police checks to the UK for a friend to sign.
They turned up 7... (yes 7!!!!) weeks later.
We paid £7 to ACRO to get the checks secure international delivery back to us here. There were here within a week.
"Pants" is the only word I can think of that isn't swearing re Canada post.
I spent $35 on I think it was "express post" to get my police checks to the UK for a friend to sign.
They turned up 7... (yes 7!!!!) weeks later.
We paid £7 to ACRO to get the checks secure international delivery back to us here. There were here within a week.
"Pants" is the only word I can think of that isn't swearing re Canada post.