The cost of postage :(

[OneDay]

I have a favourite mix, one of my All Day Vapes, that has four flavours in it. Previously I've been able to get two or three from one vendor. Now, due to stock shortages and vendor decisions, I have had to buy all four from different vendors.
Bottom line - to get £19.30 worth of flavouings I've had to spend £7.78 on postage
DIY doesn't feel so cheap these days!!

[Perpetua]

When RM are privatized it will be interesting to see what happens to the parcel pricing structure Oneday.

More reasonable or not?

[OneDay]

Good point Perps. 10ml flavour bottles come large letter, even if there's several in an envelope. RM might reduce parcel prices but I wonder about letters? And how can a vendor justify £2.50 p&p for a jiffy and large letter stamp??

[Perpetua]

I bought a couple of flavours last week from a Vendor not known for their reasonable postage prices, but I wanted to try them. £2.95 I paid, the Vendor sent them Recorded Delivery which cost £4.10 . . . for 2 x 5ml bottles.

It seemed a bit ridiculous all round to me.

[ChillerVapes]

I got to say, when we know what it costs to make, even taking wages and service fees taken into account some web only eliquid vendors take the pee with prices.

[Deleted]

If I am buying ready made juice I buy from FT's Liqua range .... around £3.50 for a 30 ml bottle with the usual WW free postage ... it's pretty good stuff (I can't get enough of the French Pipe Tobacco) and by the time it arrives from China it is fully steeped ... win, win! Must raise a ticket to see if we can get them to stock flavourings.

[Balllsy]

I just had an email from a company that I've used on a few occasions telling me that all of a sudden I am classed as living in a remote area and so have to pay an extra €25 for shipping. I have already paid €13 so €38 in total !!!!

Someone's taking the pi$$ DHL are the courier in question

[Deleted]

I wish vendors would take the eBay approach and post their products with P&p below based on your post code .... It would make it a lot easier to compare vendors overall prices.

[sammy13]

I have spent a fortune on postage costs.
Most vendors seem to have a flat rate, if you are only getting one 10ml bottle or some heads or similar surely they could have a cheaper option.

[gapy360]

Sept 16, 2013 18:49:20 GMT sammy13 said:

I have spent a fortune on postage costs.
Most vendors seem to have a flat rate, if you are only getting one 10ml bottle or some heads or similar surely they could have a cheaper option.

I know what you mean I pay the same postage if I'm ordering10ml or 100ml, is it a cunning plan to make us buy more so the postage is more efficient!

[Toondog]

Royal Mail are refusing to carry juice is the problem. Some vendors are still getting away with it (and good on them I say) but others are playing by the book. One off my fave vendors of Taylor made liquid is in the latter camp, he doesn't have the choice and has had to go with a different courier service this means a 10ml bottle that would have been £5:00 posted is now 7:50!!! I really understand the pickle he's in. You could get three 10ml bottles and pay £1:00 postage, he was the fairest of the fair when it came to postage rates. I'm not naming him in case the postage prices put people off, he deserves the business for his outstanding service in the past. It's really not fair and will destroy many an online business.
Chris.

[OneDay]

Sept 16, 2013 22:40:46 GMT Toondog said:

this means a 10ml bottle that would have been £5:00 posted is now 7:50!!!
Chris.

That's part of the problem right there Chris. A 10ml bottle can go Large Letter stamp (90p) plus the cost of a jiffy bag and a label. Call it a pound.