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From: Martin S Taylor on 23 Sep 2009 04:16
Rowland McDonnell wrote
> Justin C <justin.0909(a)purestblue.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <2009092118490716807-coffee(a)cafecom>, John wrote:
>>> Looking on Amazon for Canon ink for my iP4500, I usually pay �47 for
>>> the set of five. I spotted a company called Memory Megastore selling
>>> genuine Canon very cheap, so I filled my basket with two of each, came
>>> to �60, saving �34, nice, that is until I spotted the delivery charge,
>>> wait for it, �40. Say no more.
>>
>> There really should be some law against that sort of thing.
>> Postage/delivery/shipping, whatever they call it, should *always* be at
>> no more than cost.
>
> There's a whole marketing industry that makes its profit supplying goods
> for `free' - and making its profit via the `nominal' `admin and P&P
> charges'.

<snip>

I often feel that companies add P&P simply as an additional fee that they're
entitled to add. They don't really think about what it's for.

I once bought three of an article by mistake when I only needed one. The
company was happy for me to return two of them, and refunded two-thirds of
the money I'd paid but deducted a few quid for P&P.

P&P? What P&P? *I* am paying for the P&P to return it, aren't I?

MST

From: John on 23 Sep 2009 09:38
On 2009-09-23 09:16:44 +0100, Martin S Taylor
<mst(a)hRyEpMnOoVtEiTsHm.cIo.uSk> said:

> Rowland McDonnell wrote
>> Justin C <justin.0909(a)purestblue.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <2009092118490716807-coffee(a)cafecom>, John wrote:
>>>> Looking on Amazon for Canon ink for my iP4500, I usually pay �47 for
>>>> the set of five. I spotted a company called Memory Megastore selling
>>>> genuine Canon very cheap, so I filled my basket with two of each, came
>>>> to �60, saving �34, nice, that is until I spotted the delivery charge,
>>>> wait for it, �40. Say no more.
>>>
>>> There really should be some law against that sort of thing.
>>> Postage/delivery/shipping, whatever they call it, should *always* be at
>>> no more than cost.
>>
>> There's a whole marketing industry that makes its profit supplying goods
>> for `free' - and making its profit via the `nominal' `admin and P&P
>> charges'.
>
> <snip>
>
> I often feel that companies add P&P simply as an additional fee that they're
> entitled to add. They don't really think about what it's for.
>
> I once bought three of an article by mistake when I only needed one. The
> company was happy for me to return two of them, and refunded two-thirds of
> the money I'd paid but deducted a few quid for P&P.
>
> P&P? What P&P? *I* am paying for the P&P to return it, aren't I?
>
> MST

I feel sorry for the poor so and so's that don't note the delivery
charge. How they must feel when they find out. Murderous perhaps?. If
they send the goods back and are lucky enough to get a refund, I
suspect it won't include the P&P.

John

From: Rowland McDonnell on 23 Sep 2009 14:30
Martin S Taylor <mst(a)hRyEpMnOoVtEiTsHm.cIo.uSk> wrote:

[snip]

> I once bought three of an article by mistake when I only needed one. The
> company was happy for me to return two of them, and refunded two-thirds of
> the money I'd paid but deducted a few quid for P&P.
>
> P&P? What P&P? *I* am paying for the P&P to return it, aren't I?

If it had been a `return of faulty goods', they should have tacked on
the few quid needed to cover your P&P costs.

Firms don't like doing that sort of thing, but I tend to insist.

A chap I heard about yesterday (R4) once received �200 into his bank
account due to a back cockup. The bank wrote him a really snotty letter
demanding the money back.

He did what they asked, and wrote 'em a letter explaining that they'd
got �180 back and he'd deducted �20 admin charge...

Rowland.

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From: Justin C on 24 Sep 2009 17:12
In article <2009092314383416807-coffee(a)cafecom>, John wrote:
> I feel sorry for the poor so and so's that don't note the delivery
> charge. How they must feel when they find out. Murderous perhaps?. If
> they send the goods back and are lucky enough to get a refund, I
> suspect it won't include the P&P.

If you're dumb enough to buy something and not know how much you're
paying for it then you are an idiot.

Justin.

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From: Justin C on 24 Sep 2009 17:23
In article <1j6hlcd.xis74j11ss1hyN%thewildrover(a)me.com>, Andy Hewitt wrote:
> Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote:
>>
>> > John <coffee(a)cafe.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Looking on Amazon for Canon ink for my iP4500, I usually pay �47 for
>> > > the set of five. I spotted a company called Memory Megastore selling
>> > > genuine Canon very cheap, so I filled my basket with two of each, came
>> > > to �60, saving �34, nice, that is until I spotted the delivery charge,
>> > > wait for it, �40. Say no more.
>> >
>> > That's what's stopped me all to often.
>>
>> `All too often'? I'd say it's a good way to spot a firm you really
>> don't want to do business with because it's evidence that they're
>> basically a bunch of lying weasels.
>
> Yes, absolutely, and it happens far too often for my liking.

I wonder how a web-site "thievingBastards.com" listing these companies
would go down?

Justin.

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