Postage Costs

[brysoni23]

Hopefully some of the Vendors can see the above chart and reconsider postage prices!!!!
The charts are upto date just dragged them from a document we use.

[raid2506]

Have never tried the highly acclaimed 'Swedish Fish' because of the postage cost.

Can't remember the exact prices but the juice was about £5 and the postage was something like £6.75 so I didn't bother.

[raid2506]

It's a bit of a farce when you consider that they could courier all their items for about £1 a kilo!

[daveyboy37]

Feb 8, 2013 11:54:47 GMT raid2506 said:

Have never tried the highly acclaimed 'Swedish Fish' because of the postage cost.

Can't remember the exact prices but the juice was about £5 and the postage was something like £6.75 so I didn't bother.

Yeah Alba do Swedish Fish.. I was gonna add it along with my root beer to make the postage hit seem less harsh. But then I decided sod it. Why should I .. I'm guessing its what they want us to do.
At the end of the day rip off postage is rip off postage. I simply take my custom elsewhere. £1.85 for first class post seems more reasonable compared with Alba's £3.90 for 2nd class.

[daveyboy37]

Feb 8, 2013 11:01:57 GMT brysoni23 said:

Hopefully some of the Vendors can see the above chart and reconsider postage prices!!!!
The charts are upto date just dragged them from a document we use.

I'm guessing they wont. Its a pity this thread isn't located in the Vendors forum perhaps there would be more chance then. Though having said that it also seems that the Vendors who are more active in the forum such as Jason @ VE
and vapourtine with their regular updates are also the ones who DONT rip us off

[raid2506]

There is no incentive for vendors to change their operating procedures unless profits start to slip and at the moment they are making BIG profits!

I mix some of my own juice with all ingredients at retail prices and it comes in at about £1 for a 10ml bottle @ 20mg (including the bottle).

Vendor wholesale prices are probably about one third to one half of this, but lets say it's £1 for 10ml to them too.

£5 juice = £4 ish
£5 post = £3.50 ish

So thats £7.50 per bottle into the bank, there is absolutely no incentive for them to play nice and accept the £4 per bottle when they can nearly double it with postage!

I have no issue with vendors making a profit (aren't I kind?), I'm happy to pay for their labour and expertise (nice guy me) but 750% profit?

[Deleted]

This was spoken about before & it was actually in the vendors section, where some replied. Here you go.... allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/15954/postage-prices#page=1

[Ewol]

Go on to alba vapours. Add 4 10ml bottles and get a shipping estimate. £5.70 for Recorded First Class. No normal First Class available. (Which IMO is good enough for eliquid)

If my estimates are right the cost should be £3.70 for the above as recorded first class. So he's just blatantly adding an extra £2.

[daveyboy37]

Feb 8, 2013 13:48:42 GMT jess said:

This was spoken about before & it was actually in the vendors section, where some replied. Here you go.... allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/15954/postage-prices#page=1

I just read the above thread. I do kind of find it sad that Jason @ve and Alchemists cupboard are taking the time to explain postage costs when neither of those companies are charging ridiculous prices for postage.
Overall I do think MOST vendors are fair on P+P charges. I guess we just have to vote with our feet. But someone must be buying from Alba???? ???