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Old 12-05-2012, 08:09 AM
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Hey all-
Just wondering if it's just the season for outragous shipping charges or are the past two companies I ordered from just up charging for shipping? Am I crazy or has anyone else noticed this? Below are my 2 examples.

Order from Wicks- shipment of 24 domed #8 nutplates... UPS ground from IL to Atlanta GA $15.61

Order from AeroLED- shipment of (2) 2"x5" mounting backets >=1 pound. Once again UPS ground $17.23... Boise ID to Atlanta GA
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Old 12-05-2012, 08:15 AM
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When Wicks started charging a handling fee they lost me as a customer. Don't know if they still do that but with the free shipping with the AC$ pilot card I found no reason to order thru anyone else but Aircraft Spruce.
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Old 12-05-2012, 08:26 AM
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I try to use Priority Mail whenever possible, and if I can, lump purchases together.

Still, sometimes I need something for $6.50 and postage costs $7.00. Sigh.

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Old 12-05-2012, 08:41 AM
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That's the way it is. I try to minimize my orders by keeping a running list of the smalls in the shop and place the order when I absolutely have to have one of the items on the list or else I'll run out of things to do. I'm almost done but if I were earlier in the build, I would get one of those AS&S cards and take advantage of the free shipping offer.
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Old 12-05-2012, 09:03 AM
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I was going to have some work clothes and personnel effects shipped from Canada to Lima Peru. A box, 3 ft square and 40 pounds and a value of less than $500 was going to cost me $3945 with Purolator. I checked around and had a quotes of over $5000 for the same package. Double the money of a Business Class Seat. Needless to say I did not ship it.

Last year someone cloned my debit card so I canceled it and had a new one sent to me in Bogota. $150 for an envelope containing a debit card. I was lucky on that one as the bank picked up that cost.

Maybe this explains why we are getting dinged so much extra for our baggage. They want the space for cargo as that is where the money is.......................
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Old 12-05-2012, 02:06 PM
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Try ordering from Australia..... We get skun out here everytime we want something from the states.
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Old 12-05-2012, 02:42 PM
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For places that don't tell you they are charging handling/processing, etc....that you can deal with directly, tell them to ship on your UPS/FedEx shipping number. (You can sign up for one free, and link it to a credit card.)

Many will....then you'll be charged actual pricing, and not have to argue about anything. Some places with online ordering will modify your account for this too.

In other cases, you'll get no's or admissions about handling and such. (And some will say, "there is still a $2 handling fee, etc, etc" which I'm usually fine with if the company is up-front about such things.)

I will admit I'm spoiled by Amazon, and localish places like Mouser that ship actual cost with next day Ground (in Texas).
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Old 12-05-2012, 05:53 PM
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Try ordering from Australia..... We get skun out here everytime we want something from the states.
I'm sure your costs to Oz are way worse than ours, but shipping costs to Canada would likewise make you guys in the States long for the rates you're complaining about lol. First we pay double the actual shipping rate, and then we get dinged for utterly exorbitant "brokerage charges" if UPS or Fedex are involved. This is why in my part of the country some people maintain PO boxes in North Dakota!
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Old 12-05-2012, 05:57 PM
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For small parts like a bag of nutplates the vendor should throw them in a padded bag and ship first class US postage. They are so wedded to a vendor like UPS they forget the alternatives.
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Old 12-05-2012, 06:37 PM
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Yes, Shipping has gone out of sight.
BUT on my end it's rate hikes from UPS and FEDEX. I usde to ship a two blade prop for 30.00 on average now it's 40.00 and thats in the past year an half. When you start talking three blades it's 200.00 and up one way. Then add the insurance(that's another story)
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