| From: | Gerald Mellor |
| Date: | 16 Aug 2000 at 22:20:00 |
| Subject: | Re: Turbo Print 7.1 |
Hi Bill, on 16-Aug-00, you wrote:
>> The standard minimum charge in the computer mail order industry is
>> £10.
>
> That will explain how I bought a monitor and printer online
> (www.novatech.co.uk) at very cheap prices and no postage then.
The postage was probably included in the price of the things you
bought. You're still paying for it, either way.
> Plus the buyer should not have to collect a parcel if they happen to
> be at work when the post gets delivered like most of us. Registered
> mail is a PITA. The buyer should get a discount for having to accept
> registered mail.
Why? Why should you get a discount for something which costs them
*more* to do? If it's not sent registered the mail order company will
have no guarantee that the parcel ever reached you. An unscrupulous
person could take advantage of this and claim a refund.
Regards
Gerry
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