Shipping rip-off from these UK guys

[Kin-Hell]

The UK has to be one of the MOST expensive places to ship from in the world. I needed to get a parcel to New York from the UK. It was over 2kg & couldnt be sent International Signed for so it had to be Data post costing £55. (yeah, right!!)
I also got FedEx to quote me. This meant they would pick it up & have it delivered Signed for in 2 days - Cost: £85.00. (ur havin` a f'kin Larf!!)
In the end, a m8 used his Business privelges & it cost me £20.00 & was delivered signed for in 2 days. (tfft!!)

Us Brits know Postage is heavy from the UK, so for all you guys West of the Big Pond, go look at the facts & you can select ANY destination by putting a few lines of data in.

UK Postage Price Finder

Here in the UK, Royal Mail & Parcel Force are better known as "Royal Fail" & "Parcel Farce".  :roll:

Recently, the Royal Mail & Parcel Force both re-structured their Postage rates. Some services are now actually cheaper but our International Rates Still Suck! Another thing you guys West of the Pond need to understand is this!
You guys can get a parcel from the West Coast of USA to the UK in 3 days.....& yet once here in the UK, it took 4 days to travel less than 200 miles to my home. Sure, there was a weekend in-between but ffs!  :lol:

[Kin-Hell]

mikeymike wrote:

All I wrote was:

"No offense, but your shipping price is a compelte RIP OFF! 100 freagging pounds for sending to the US? That's more than the "buy now" price of the box, and believe me the CD32 does NOT weight a ton!"

I'd take that offensively, but then I do business honestly (I have no idea whether this guy does), and I wouldn't take it particularly well if someone claimed that I was doing business dishonestly.

£100 for a 5kg item (let's say for argument) does seem excessive though.  Perhaps he sent it via some expensive post system?  Through normal post here (insurance comes with parcels worth up to £32 with the post office in the UK), I would guess it would cost half that, to the US, but I don't send much to the US, so I can't make any more than an approximate guess.

No need to guess after my post above yours!  :rtfm:
mikeymike also started his post with "No Offence, but...>"

So why take offence!?...he aint wrong really!  :lol:

*edit*
If you use the link I posted & select a 5Kg parcel to the USA, it's as good as £80.00 & then take into account someone packing it, blah blah blah. £100 isn`t far off tbh & the Price Checker I posted above allows you to fine tune the exact postage costs for amount of Insurance cover, signed for, etc, etc. By the time your package has its arse covered, 5Kg has become a definitive £100 reality.  :-x

[Kin-Hell]

NoFastMem wrote:

Kin-Hell wrote:
...started his post with "No Offence, but...>"

So why take offence!?...he aint wrong really!  :lol:

No offence, but f**k you.

(See?)

Nice Reply!?

& I'm sure if the boot was on the other foot.....

There is always more than one way to see any persons idea of "what is", but I guess this can depend on how narrow one's mind is. ;-)

[Kin-Hell]

Further on & still RE: Shipping Rates from the UK, in particular to the USA ;-), Anyone wanting to Post FROM the UK should check these guys rates out.

 Parcel2Go

I've had no personal experience with Parcel2Go other than Recieving a Sunroof for a German Sports car. Service was fast over UK mainland. However, I could not imagine it being anymore Farsicle than "Royal Fail" or "Parcel Farce" & by the looks of it, much cheaper too! :roll: