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<blockquote data-quote="Robert Watson" data-source="post: 4278" data-attributes="member: 38"><p>"""The Castrol man was extremely helpful and efficient. Orders over 30 quid are shipped free. Would be nice for the VOC to get a similar deal (in the UK) ..........."""</p><p></p><p>That would mean (to maintain the profit level) that prices would all rise slightly to cover the cost, and orders being shipped out of the UK would still pay the shipping costs, meaning that the non UK members would be subsidising the domestic Members. When Editor I pushed for, and established that the rates for MPH included air postage everywhere in the world, therefore not making us non UK types not feel like second class citizens. If you want free shipping, then we all should get free shipping and I don't think you want to pay the price increase that would incur!! Postage everywhere - and I think more so International postage has become increasingly expensive. My last purchase from VOCSC was for a new silencer, two Burman kickstart shafts with lock washers, and tool tray with no slider. The Postage was GBP73.30 - almost 30% of the value of the order. Not whining here, just pointing the inequity if domestic shipping was to be paid!</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Robert</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robert Watson, post: 4278, member: 38"] """The Castrol man was extremely helpful and efficient. Orders over 30 quid are shipped free. Would be nice for the VOC to get a similar deal (in the UK) ...........""" That would mean (to maintain the profit level) that prices would all rise slightly to cover the cost, and orders being shipped out of the UK would still pay the shipping costs, meaning that the non UK members would be subsidising the domestic Members. When Editor I pushed for, and established that the rates for MPH included air postage everywhere in the world, therefore not making us non UK types not feel like second class citizens. If you want free shipping, then we all should get free shipping and I don't think you want to pay the price increase that would incur!! Postage everywhere - and I think more so International postage has become increasingly expensive. My last purchase from VOCSC was for a new silencer, two Burman kickstart shafts with lock washers, and tool tray with no slider. The Postage was GBP73.30 - almost 30% of the value of the order. Not whining here, just pointing the inequity if domestic shipping was to be paid! Cheers Robert [/QUOTE]
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