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Originally Posted by billjam
is killing me!
Just venting 
I am trying to buy some goods for my new business from a company in Chicago and it seems that the shipping companies make heaps more on the deal than the supplier.
200lbs of steel hooks and silicon caps and plugs (for powder-coating) was quoted as costing $950 for shipping an order value of $660.
I dropped 100lbs out of the order and they still want $800 for shipping a $500 order!
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Before I do that, has anyone got a good lead on best shipping rates to Oz.
The USPS rates that apply to Pelican's shipping seem much more reasonable, but supplier doesn't want to use USPS. |
This happens to me too - every now & then - but on a much smaller scale!!!
Someone recommended to me that I use an Australia based online parcel broker. This is the one they said, although I havent used them myself yet:
http://www.interparcel.com.au
Re: USPS vs UPS
As a customer in Australia, I have never had any real delivery problems with either firm. But we recently visited USA (Washington DC) and I felt that there is a class &/or race bias thing about using one or the other. I maybe wrong but to me it seems to be more than just the best price???
The UPS website is a piece of crap for estimating shipping to Australia. It seems to add customs & VAT charges that do not apply here (under $1000), maybe it was coded in India and they mistake Oz for Austria? If your supplier's system links to the UPS website, you will get stupid figures.
You cant talk sense to anyone in a short timeframe because the ordertakers are increasingly working from home & that home might be in Manilla - they usually know very little about their products & cant do anything unusual.
Hope you can sort something out.
Peter
PS: Lately I have got very good prices & service from DHL - could you source from the fatherland?