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[bbar]

Chopsus, on 11 January 2013 - 08:33 AM, said:

Nup ... and her hips Do lie, the little tart!

lol - You go girl!

Edited by bbar, 11 January 2013 - 10:58 AM.

[CHRIS08]

just wondering are Amazons shipping going to increase as USPS are increasing prices to International markets by 60% not sure if it affects amazon but US ebay sellers are increasing their shipping costs to cover this, just thought i'd give u a heads up

[bbar]

I could live with a $1.50 per title on standard delivery if they used USPS and not MSI. Last 2 have been by USPS and have had them in 12 days .

Now, if they use MSI then they should reduce rates to $0.50 !

[CHRIS08]

bbar, on 28 January 2013 - 09:41 AM, said:

I could live with a $1.50 per title on standard delivery if they used USPS and not MSI. Last 2 have been by USPS and have had them in 12 days .

Now, if they use MSI then they should reduce rates to $0.50 !

i buy a lot from a certain us ebay seller, he quoted me $US9 for a cd as opposed to around 5.50 it was before, u'd think the us would want business considering their economy is in a mess

[bbar]

CHRIS08, on 28 January 2013 - 09:46 AM, said:

i buy a lot from a certain us ebay seller, he quoted me $US9 for a cd as opposed to around 5.50 it was before, u'd think the us would want business considering their economy is in a mess

true; but I suspect Amazon is still doing real good

[jsmith]

CHRIS08, on 28 January 2013 - 09:36 AM, said:

just wondering are Amazons shipping going to increase as USPS are increasing prices to International markets by 60% not sure if it affects amazon but US ebay sellers are increasing their shipping costs to cover this, just thought i'd give u a heads up

I've read this too in a blog and the eBay forum, however this USPS official sites seem to indicate the increase is nothing like 60%...

http://about.usps.co...52/html/kit.htm

Quote; "International Priority Airmail (IPA) service, including IPA M-bags, is a bulk commercial air service designed for business mailers for volume mailings of all international letter post items weighing up to 4 pounds and whose value is under $400. The price increase for IPA service averages 1.9 percent.

International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) service, including ISAL M-Bags, is a bulk commercial service, which provides expedited dispatch and transportation for mailers of volume mailings of all international letter post items weighing up to 4 pounds and whose value is under $400. ISAL travels by air to the destination country where it is then entered into the foreign postal administration’s surface network. The price increase for ISAL service averages 4.4 percent.

First-Class Package Service First-Class Package Service is an offering for lightweight (less than 1 pound) parcels used by businesses for fulfillment purposes — the majority of the volume for this competitive product is made up of parcels that fall in the 1- to 5-ounce weight range. The average overall increase is 3.0 percent. There is a surcharge for irregular shaped parcels. Commercial Plus mailers may pay postage with PC Postage. IMpb is required for presort prices.

Standard Post (formerly named Parcel Post) The Postal Service transferred Parcel Post from the market dominant product list to the competitive product list and renamed it Standard Post. Standard Post now is no longer part of Package Services and stands alone as a service. The overall average price increase is 21 percent. These parcels will receive free USPS Tracking/Delivery Confirmation just as other competitive product parcels do. Standard Post will not appear on postage statements as it is designed as a “retail” product with payment by stamps or meter and is deposited only at the retail counter or picked up by Package Pickup (formerly named Carrier Pickup).

Depending on the service it seems to be anywhere between 1.9% and 21% so I can't see where these figures of 59% plus are coming from.

This blog about stamps clearly says otherwise... who's correct?

http://blog.stamps.c...rates-for-2013/

"First Class Mail International is being renamed First Class Package Service International and is being transferred to the “competitive product list” which allows the mail class to be eligible for Commercial Base pricing (online rate discounts). 2013 rates are seeing a significant increase, with rates increasing as much as 60% for packages that weigh up to 1 lb."

This one seems to say differently again...

http://www.stamps.co...-rate-increase/

"First Class Mail International packages will be renamed First Class Package International Service. The service now includes Commercial Base discounts of up to 10% off retail rates.

Priority Mail Intl Small Flat Rate Box - Other Countries $16.95 to $23.95"

JSmith

[bernievink]

Hi folks
Ever heard of Amazon US using a carrier called i-parcel ?

I was just told my latest shipment is coming via "i-parcel Tracking Number AEIABE2000457xxxx"
Shipment date March 5, 2013 Breinigsville PA, Estimated arrival in Cockatoo Victoria March 20, 2013.
This is a new one on me, I really hope they meet that delivery target.
Regards

[Quark]

i-parcel have been quite reliable for me - can only recall 1 out of about 20 shipments where they haven't made the date.  Recently they've delivered within 10 calendar days.

[bbar]

Quark, on 05 March 2013 - 10:04 PM, said:

i-parcel have been quite reliable for me - can only recall 1 out of about 20 shipments where they haven't made the date.  Recently they've delivered within 10 calendar days.

+1, 8-10 days for expedited and 14 days for standard

[Chopsus]

I had a HDD delivered 7 days earlier this week.

[Quark]

My latest expedited shipment arrived today - took 8 days with i-parcel.

[CHRIS08]

damn these Amazon merchants & there shipping prices 15 for standard & 40 for expedited for a single cd

[Quark]

CHRIS08, on 07 March 2013 - 09:01 PM, said:

damn these Amazon merchants & there shipping prices 15 for standard & 40 for expedited for a single cd

USPS has just hiked its rates - cheapest option to send a single CD here now costs US$12.75.

[Chopsus]

My last two orders seem to have gone walk about 8(

[bbar]

Chopsus, on 11 March 2013 - 10:09 PM, said:

My last two orders seem to have gone walk about 8(

Bit unfair as long weekend but today is day 20 for an i-parcel standard delivery . Will see what today brings.

[Chopsus]

I think my problem is the genetic uniformity of Aus Post staff in Warrnambool.

[3daysofrain]

Chopsus, on 12 March 2013 - 07:03 AM, said:

I think my problem is the genetic uniformity of Aus Post staff in Warrnambool.

Had no idea you were in good ol wbool! I'm a past escapee haha.

I just don't get why times can alter so much. I've had packages from the states come in 4 days and up to 20. Now with the USPS hikes it's getting harder to deal with.

[Quark]

Chopsus, on 12 March 2013 - 07:03 AM, said:

I think my problem is the genetic uniformity of Aus Post staff in Warrnambool.

Cue Deliverance soundtrack...

[bbar]

Got the iparcel on standard delivery today at 21 days which is still ok by me; but liked the 14-15 days better!

Have one coming via "Expedited Int'l Shipping" whatever that is as I ordered standard delivery and today is day 14 for that order.

[Chopsus]

Quark, on 12 March 2013 - 07:56 PM, said:

Cue Deliverance soundtrack...

Curiously four orders from both amazon.com and uk turned up today ... I have a hard time believing they all arrived at the inbred parcel center at once .... More like they let them pile up until they figured I was about to complain, again!  Bout time Auspost cleans house down here, there is so much nepotism and jobs for the boys it seriously doesn't reflect Ausposts espoused culture and standards.

[Chopsus]

3daysofrain, on 12 March 2013 - 05:23 PM, said:

Had no idea you were in good ol wbool! I'm a past escapee haha.

I just don't get why times can alter so much. I've had packages from the states come in 4 days and up to 20. Now with the USPS hikes it's getting harder to deal with.

Lucky barstool!

I was warned not to drink the water ....

[bbar]

bbar, on 13 March 2013 - 01:51 PM, said:

Got the iparcel on standard delivery today at 21 days which is still ok by me; but liked the 14-15 days better!

Have one coming via "Expedited Int'l Shipping" whatever that is as I ordered standard delivery and today is day 14 for that order.

well got the expedited order today, so 15 days. not bad.

It was using USPS

[Chopsus]

Mine was sent using ESP I think

[bbar]

Chopsus, on 14 March 2013 - 03:49 PM, said:

Mine was sent using ESP I think

Wait I think I see it now. Yes, its coming to me!
Seems I got your delivery!