| From: | Neil Bothwick |
| Date: | 30 Aug 2001 at 15:15:03 |
| Subject: | Re: 64mb 72 Pin SIMM EDO for 28.20 (UKP) |
On Thursday 30 August 2001 4:03 pm, David Bateman wrote:
> Hello Neil
> > Except it doesn't only cost them £3.60. that's what they pay the Post
> > Office. On top of that there's the cost of the packaging, the cost of
> > paying someone to package and address each parcel, plus their time in
> > taking it to hte Post office and standing around while the POPerson fills
> > out the forms. then there's the time taken up with dealing with
> > non-deliveries etc. For all that work they charge less than two quid.
>
> they use the special delivery envelopes you can get, then stamps are put on
> that.
Those envelopes are thin plastic, you still need protective packaging around
the item. Normally you'd put the item in aJiffy bag and put that in the SD
bag.
> the sender fills in the form in about 30 secs, i do it myself enough times.
How much do you pay yourself for that? And for the time to take it to the
Post Office, check it's arrived andfollow up on non-deliveries?
> i still think £6+VAT (£7 approx) is a bit much!
Fine, don't buy from them. And find someone who doesn't have to charge VAT.
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