On Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:52:23 -0000, Rod Speed wrote:

Lieutenant Scott wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Lieutenant Scott wrote
Rod Speed wrote
Lieutenant Scott wrote






Nope. Just use it for international transactions, much
more convenient than bank stuff internationally.

It's the international post that sux.

Works fine here, just slower than it once was for some reason.

I used to get stuff from HongKong as fast as from Sydney at times, dont anymore.

50% of stuff I buy from HongKong disappears.

I've never had anything disappear and I likely buy more than you do from there.

Your closer.

I've always got refunded by the sender though.

Thats suspicious. Bet they arent even sending it and
are profitting from those who dont demand a refund.

That's possible. What usually happens is I ask them why it's late, they say wait a bit, then after a certain time if it hasn't arrived they give a refund.

I dont normally deal with anyone unless they have
very little bad feedback, specially in china. And they
have to have thiousands of good feedback too.

Same here. It's usually the really cheap things (up to 5 quid) that disappear. And usually when they're using the economy post (the one that's about a fufth of the price my post office would charge to send it back).

I dont plan to post the Haulpak, our local PO wont take anything heavier than 20Kg for H&S reasons.

I use a courier for anything over 2kg, as it's cheaper

It isnt here. And most of the stuff I have bought lately has been free shipping.

There are about 20 couriers available her all competing with each other.

and they don't mind large and heavy objects.

Yeah, I have had some pretty heavy stuff, particularly
the big glass widescreen TV. Takes 2 to move it.

My neighbour's sister had a huge bookshelf delivered (about 14 feet wide) and there was no tail-lift in the van, and only one driver. She had to re-arrange delivery and get my neighbour and me to go over there.

They also have decent vans that can actually fit big stuff like skis in.

Ours all have the same sized vans that handle all that stuff fine.

Most Royal Mail vans are small, designed for lightweight packet and letters.

The guy at my post office said health and safety to me once, I poked fun at him and called him a wimp.

And thats why half your stuff never shows up.

They can nick it if they like, Royal Mail foot the bill for the lost stuff.

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