sorry to say it, but when ya buy somthing its recomended retail price, thay can charge what ever somone is willing to payqueequeg wrote:Update: Order arrived at home first thing this morning. According to tracking it arrived in Sydney and cleared customs on Saturday morning.queequeg wrote:I just did another c r c Order yesterday. It has shipped today with the free shipping option via DHL Express and is already in the air on-route to Sydney.
Meanwhile, ordered a new laser printer lady week. Processed today and yet to be shipped. Delivery is $32 and it only needs to come from Sydney.
How does DHL Express cost $9.99 from the UK, including the local delivery, but a local delivery only costs three times as much?
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Postby queequeg » Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:57 pm
Huh? The price I paid for the printer was pretty good. Well below RRP, plus I get another $50 off due to a promotion.orbeas wrote:sorry to say it, but when ya buy somthing its recomended retail price, thay can charge what ever somone is willing to payqueequeg wrote:Update: Order arrived at home first thing this morning. According to tracking it arrived in Sydney and cleared customs on Saturday morning.queequeg wrote:I just did another c r c Order yesterday. It has shipped today with the free shipping option via DHL Express and is already in the air on-route to Sydney.
Meanwhile, ordered a new laser printer lady week. Processed today and yet to be shipped. Delivery is $32 and it only needs to come from Sydney.
How does DHL Express cost $9.99 from the UK, including the local delivery, but a local delivery only costs three times as much?
The issue is just one of shipping costs. I found they varied wildly between online stores (all in AUS). Best was $10, worst was $35. In the end I went for lowest total cost, which meant paying the $32 shipping. The shops with $10 shipping had a price $50 higher and did not qualify for the extra $50 off.
So, my only question was in regards to the economics of shipping from c r c. My order from them qualified for free shipping, but it still came DHL Express. It still had to be delivered by Australia Post at this end. Obviously someone paid for it, but it wasn't me.
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Postby danny the boy » Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:03 pm
If they are still on holidays then put a notice on your website letting people know. Top of my bike shop death list for 2013.As a result of a large number of orders over the Christmas period and
the close of some suppliers we are currently experiencing delays
responding to email inquiries. We apologise for this inconvenience; we
are currently spending all of our efforts dispatching orders.
We appreciate your patience and once again apologise for these
unforeseen delays.
Best wishes for the New Year and thank you from the Cycling Express Team.
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Postby orbeas » Mon Jan 07, 2013 8:14 pm
my order was prossed 10/12/2012 two weeks before christmas...its only comming from Brisbane,MarkG wrote:I usually wait a few weeks min in to the new year, after the xmas rush, delay, congestion period etc before I order from OS.
Tho in saying that, I ordered some clothes from J Crew in the US last Monday and they arrived today.
rang perth end of courier company the garmin is lost or stollen at melbourne..there was no need for it to go via melbourne... filled out and fired off a fair trading form,might get some real action instead of email ping pong
Am i asking to much
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Postby scirocco » Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:18 pm
Would be nice if some local stores could get their product across the Nullarbor as quickly as that.
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Postby jaseyjase » Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:42 pm
Arrived - 7/1jaseyjase wrote:Evans Cycles - 3 x caps, about $50 worth with postage
Ordered - 17/12
Dispatched - 18/12
still waiting, nearly 3 weeks =(
guessing its holiday season, also noticed lower value items will never arrive in a week in my experience.
speak of the devil.
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Postby stinhambo » Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:07 pm
It did indeed arrive yesterday! Good job Cellstinhambo wrote:Bought a bunch of stuff from Cell Bikes.
Order completed and shipped on Monday 31st Dec, arriving today in Cairns on Monday 7th Jan.
Not bad considering the New Year and distance.
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby boss » Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:05 pm
boss wrote:I ordered some DA 7900 C24's from Merlin. Was a bit hesitant because I'd never bought from Merlin before. But ordered from them, because c r c have these wheels listed as discontinuted, and they don't seem to be available anywhere else for a reasonable price.
And didn't want to go to DA 9000 because they have a narrower hub spacing to suit 11spd.
Anyway, ordered on 25/12 (Christmas present to myself) and they only left the shipping warehouse today.
To Merlin's credit, they were packed and shipped out on 28/12, but there seems to be a real delay in the TNT economy shipping service.
From now, it says there is a transit time of 6-11 days to Australia!
I don't really expect to get the wheels till 20/1... not far off a month from ordering!
Slowest shipping everrrrrr.
I should have paid the extra $10 for expedited shipping!
boss wrote:In this case it is TNT that is holding things up. The item was stuck in the Netherlands for seven days prior to being shipped out. I ordered 25/12, Merlin shipped 28/12 (in a perfect world they could/should have shipped 27/12 but it's Christmas so no big deal) and TNT sent it from the Netherlands to Australia on 3/1.MarkG wrote:With regards to Merlin, it's usually the slack as all hell, unionised rubbish that is Australia Post.
I've ordered heaps of stuff from Merlin, always dispatched within 24 hours, and arrives in Australia a day later.
It then takes 7 days on average to get to my office.
On a positive note, it just arrived in Australia today. 4 days, not the 6-11 days that they quoted initially.
I'd love for the wheels to arrive before the weekend, but I'm really not holding my breath given the lag so far.
I don't believe that TNT links in with Australia Post, they have their own couriers, warehouses, etc (like DHL). I could be wrong though.
I'm not really blaming Merlin for this - although I did expect their shipping to be on par with c r c. Unfortunately it isn't!
Wheels just arrived, stoked.boss wrote:Me too. I got the wheels at a really great price, and I knew stocks were limited, so I had to move.
Having said that, I've had other bits and pieces that I ordered around the same time come through within usual timelines. Something seems a little fishy about the 'economy' shipping. Ah well, live and learn.
It'll all be forgotten when I'm rolling on my dreamy Dura Ace wheels climbing up stupid dumb steep hills... hating and loving every minute of it simultaneously!
Ordered 25/12 and arrived 9/1. What's that, 15 days. Not fast, but not unforgivable at this time of year.
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Postby MarkG » Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:57 pm
That's 6 days from the USA people.
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Postby orbeas » Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:58 pm
99bikes credited $50 to my account for "inoveinience," ok im cool with that 88 dollar garmin edge 200...
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Postby RonK » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:33 pm
Don't you mean Royal Mail delivery times, since the order has shipped?Comedian wrote:Anyone got any guesses on Ribble times at the moment? Ordered Wed next week and got the receipt saying "shipped" last Friday night. What do you think of my chances of getting it by this coming Friday?
An order I placed with Wiggle last Saturday was shipped the same day and arrived Thursday, thanks to the efficient Royal Mail service.
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Postby gabrielle260 » Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:51 pm
I would give you evens....Comedian wrote:Anyone got any guesses on Ribble times at the moment? Ordered Wed next week and got the receipt saying "shipped" last Friday night. What do you think of my chances of getting it by this coming Friday?
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby brit_in_oz » Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:13 pm
Ordered cycling express same day, still waiting.
Ribble win by ~12,000km......
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby Dave R32 » Wed Jan 16, 2013 1:44 pm
Competitive Cyclist = great service, prices are a higher than elsewhere, shipping is expensive.
Bike 24 = Great prices at times, shipping is slow, allow 3 or 4 weeks.
Cell Bikes = Very good service, shipping has been overnight recently and they will price match with other aussie online stores via their online customer service which I think is great.
Cycling Express = Prices can be very good at time, shipping is slow, customer service is non existent
Wiggle = Always good shipping (7 days), prices a little higher than others, great customer service
c r c = Shipping is ok, prices are good
Evans = Prices are ok, customer service is great, shipping is 14 days at least.
Torpedo 7 = less said about this company the better.
Ribble = Very good prices, shipping is good but can be expensive, transit is usually approx 10 days
PBK = Specials are great, shipping is about the same time frame as Ribble.
Assos Store in Australia = great shipping, prices are pretty competitive
Rapha Store = shipping is 5 - 7 days, customer service is great, prices are Rapha.
Cheers
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Postby warren.suen » Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:15 pm
Queried them about their helmets for the aust standards.. super fast response!
Went ahead and thought i would throw in a couple other items 17th Dec
besides the automated response no other correspondence was sent called through my thinking oh its the xmas new year time i'll check again in jan
Jan 8th emailed all of their emails for an update - no response
Called their phone number and got through and got told all their suppliers were closed over xmas but they are starting up again.
Jan 11th gloves not in stock and a refund was done
Jan 16th called up to see how the order was going and they still do not have the helmet in stock and they think it will be in by the end of the week to be sent out next monday
I'll keep you updated but dont hold your breath!
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Postby LM324 » Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:46 pm
Why? I have always had good experiences with torpedo 7. When they have their storewide sales (which is quite often) their prices are often the cheapest compared to other online stores.Dave R32 wrote:My experiences from the last 3 and bit years of online buying:
Torpedo 7 = less said about this company the better.
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Postby Dave R32 » Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:54 pm
It's a long story involving 2 sets of faulty wheels (Fulcrum racing 3's and Shimano RS80's) and 3 months of waiting for a refund. I cant fault their pricing or shipping but their returns, warranty and customer service were terrible.Philipthelam wrote:Why? I have always had good experiences with torpedo 7. When they have their storewide sales (which is quite often) their prices are often the cheapest compared to other online stores.Dave R32 wrote:My experiences from the last 3 and bit years of online buying:
Torpedo 7 = less said about this company the better.
Cheers
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Postby jules21 » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:53 pm
i bought a whole bike off them on Dec 25! they claim it has been "dispatched" since before NYs, but 2 weeks + and i haven't seen it yet. this is BS. they haven't responded to my email either.danny the boy wrote:Cycling Express now sending computer generated emails in response to sales enquiries.
If they are still on holidays then put a notice on your website letting people know. Top of my bike shop death list for 2013.
i was starting to wonder if they've gone under and taken my money, but warren (few posts above) says they refunded him for OOS gloves, which is not something an insolvent firm would tend to do. so i'm a bit more relieved. but still, this is BS.
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Postby orbeas » Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:49 pm
Id like to say hang in here BUT, light a fire under somone who knows whats going on.. action willl happen!jules21 wrote:i bought a whole bike off them on Dec 25! they claim it has been "dispatched" since before NYs, but 2 weeks + and i haven't seen it yet. this is BS. they haven't responded to my email either.danny the boy wrote:Cycling Express now sending computer generated emails in response to sales enquiries.
If they are still on holidays then put a notice on your website letting people know. Top of my bike shop death list for 2013.
i was starting to wonder if they've gone under and taken my money, but warren (few posts above) says they refunded him for OOS gloves, which is not something an insolvent firm would tend to do. so i'm a bit more relieved. but still, this is BS.
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby warren.suen » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:00 pm
give them a call on their Melbourne number.. Elanor has been the only person picking up every time i talk to them but at least she is trying.
Its amazing how many of us have let the xmas period slide in terms of slow deliveries where in actual fact that is when australia post and i'm sure other delivery/transport companies put on a whole bunch of extra people to deal with demand
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby jaseyjase » Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:16 pm
Ordered - 13/1
Dispatched - 14/1
Delivered - 17/1 (currently on board with courier)
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