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only for orders over $300
Marketing trick :oh noes:
Vast majority of their orders must be under $300, and they score $4 or $5 on each of them when compared to other online retailers.
I've always had good service from Reloaders, Dan is a good guy to deal with, but until they stop charging $10 for posting all items, I'll be taking my business elsewhere... Buying something and being ripped $10 for shipping when a $3 courier post prepaid bag can be used is pretty stink.
When shipping we seldom charge the actual cost of the freight.
If one of our guys spends 1hr loading a pallet strapping and wrapping, who pays for his time?
If Reloaders spend 3hrs a day (as an example) dispatching orders then a bit on top is not uncommon
Different strokes Sako75
If you look at an online retail model, you don't have a lot of the costs involved in brick and mortar store. These guys run a combination, but they do employ someone full time to do web orders. As a customer, I just don't like getting charged x for a service when I know the actual cost is x-??%,chats just human nature. If you want to charge me a "handling" fee, then fine, I can make a call on that.
Gun city do free shipping on orders over $100.
Yeah but their margins are usually obscene.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
regards
@ebf I find as a rule reloaders shipping charges pretty keen and esp. compared to others.
Still cheaper for me to buy a slab of shotgun ammo from guncity have it shipped for free than it is for me to get it from farmlands here in town
They also charge $350 for a 30 round Pmag, for that price I expect it delivered with roses and chocolate :thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by Toby
And be full of gold plated ammo!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trevs
Honestly, they should be under $50
I'll second thatQuote:
Originally Posted by res
spear mags are $65Quote:
Originally Posted by res
getting cheaper
Yet look at the USA prices, I just got in 4 x 5round brownells mags for $16US delivered to me. I am waiting to see the CC so I know the final charge in NZD but should be $21~22NZ range depending on the CC charges the thieving bank adds for the conversion.
true,but there are 50 million gun owners in the usa and ??? number of magazine manufacturers.
We have one.
true, I buy NZ if I can but when I can get 4 mags from the USA for the price of one made here, um no.
So suppressors, stocks all seem reasonably competitive to overseas so I'll buy NZ made. Ditto a Barnard actions, world leaders and priced OK.
I have purchased from Reloaders many times and freight is of no consequence. For a business, there is a number of costs involved wth packing for delivery rather than over a counter and vice versa. Just cos they charge a bit over the top on the courier makes no difference. If the charge $10 for a $7 courier bag I have no problem. He is running a business, not a charity. He has to pay for packaging and time spent. He also has to cover dealing with the courier when something does not make it to its destination. He sends out another and deals with it himself. And for that you complain about him earning an additional $3 or $4. I have ordered from the US and may or may not do so again. Yes I saved a few $$$ but in the long run it has also cost me as you dont get the warranty (unless you ship it back to the US with all dissociated border crossings). And the complications can make it difficult.
Reloaders are good honest traders and I will deal with them again in the future.
Bullshit. That's what adding more to the cost of the courier is. The cost of packing is the already in the markup. If you walked in the shop and got charged a bit more for the salesmans time what would you think. Shops make money on sales, couriers make money on deliverys.
Yeah, the old "scare your customer into buying local" story coz they'll be fucked if there is a guarantee issue... :ORLY:
How does that affect me when I have to pay $ 10 shipping for a tiny packet that contains a jag and a roll of patches ?
Do business whatever way blows your hair back, just don't be surprised when customers vote with their feet (or mouse clicks) ...