Just my little tips for all c chings reference to save some shipping costs if you are intersted:
I have just placed an order this morning for the "QED Reference HDMI 1m High Speed 1.4 Cable: 2 for £44"
Here is the original order summary:
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Product Product Code Quantity Price
QED Reference HDMI 1m High Speed 1.4 Cable: 2 for £44
02111 1 £37.45
Order Status: Processing (See order notes)
Order Date/Time: Oct 07 2010, 05:00 AM
Payment Method: ePDQ
Shipping Method: Royal Mail International Signed For (Default Zone)
Subtotal: £37.45
Discount: £0.00
Total Tax: £2.23 Shipping: £12.77
Grand Total: £52.45
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Shipping £12.77 ~= HKD 157!!! (£12.77 x 12.37 HKD/GBP)
That sounds quite expensive for only mailing cables, and the shipping cost is almost like 1/3 of the products' price!
- So i called them up just now to see if they can help to arrange a cheaper shipping.
- The staff was very nice and asked if i'm okay with regular air mail (i.e. not registered post), which would cost £7 only.
- The staff further asked me if i want to get the shipment without the original boxes to save on the weight. I said I would like to keep one box so she offered to put both cables into 1 box. She weighted the package again & the shipping cost further drops to £4!! So that's £8.77 (~HKD100) savings on shipping cost!
But of course, that's only if you DO NOT MIND:
i) the shipment is mailed as non-registered post (i.e. regular air mail), so in case the shipment is lost-in-transit then you will have no proof to claim the shop and won't be able to track, that is a risk you need to consider
ii) 1 or all boxes are taken away. i'm okay coz i don't have space in my home to keep both boxes anyway. But i want to keep one for reference as a collection
Hope that helps for those who don't mind i & ii and want to save some $$ on shipping cost.... coz i've been eating 樹皮 and want to save some $$
Just my little tips for all c chings reference to save some shipping costs if you are intersted:
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jasonhh 發表於 2010-10-7 17:54
Oh, really, but I have made order in earlier...
But even I used registered mail, I can trace at Royal Mail but no status of my goods in Hongkongpost.
I saw last status of my goods is
Delivery to HK and pass to Hongkongpost in Sep 29...
But until now, i am still not yet received for my goods...maybe make a query call to Hongkongpost on tomorrow morning.
Oh, really, but I have made order in earlier...
But even I used registered mail, I can trace at Ro ...
smartchoi 發表於 2010-10-7 19:39
smartchoi hing,
u are right that the tracing doesn't always work if the shipment is international. I have sent mail to the US a few times by registered post, but they never update the tracking status on the US side like your case!! Because the receiving country are usually not too care updating the status for the sending country's post....
That's one of the reasons i give up the registered post and rather save $$ from that
Update: i got email confirmation from Divine just now that they have refunded 11pounds for my order (for using regular air mail). So the
final total charge for my order is 42.45pounds! (~=HKD525 for the 2 cables) seems like not a bad price at all.
Hope i can receive them soon la!
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發表於 2010-10-2 23:50
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Because the receiving country are usually not too care updating the status for the sending country's post....
