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The affordable way to send small parcels
Nauris:
--- Quote from: tszaboo on March 20, 2021, 08:29:45 am ---
Here is what really pisses me off: Sending a letter, 20-50 grams is 3.1 EUR, worldwide.
If I place a PCB in the said letter, it starts at 13 EUR.
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Here you can fill the required info on a web form, print the barcode and put stamps on it. So it still cost 2.95€ worldwide for economy 50 g letter with a pcb in it.
tszaboo:
--- Quote from: Nauris on March 28, 2021, 09:39:16 am ---
--- Quote from: tszaboo on March 20, 2021, 08:29:45 am ---
Here is what really pisses me off: Sending a letter, 20-50 grams is 3.1 EUR, worldwide.
If I place a PCB in the said letter, it starts at 13 EUR.
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Here you can fill the required info on a web form, print the barcode and put stamps on it. So it still cost 2.95€ worldwide for economy 50 g letter with a pcb in it.
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I've spent a considerable amount of time on the PostNL website, and I concluded it to be an absolute trash.
So not all tarrifs are on it, there are extra categories for letters. The cost is 4.6 EUR to 10 EUR for this, depending on destenation.
Or I have to register a business account and then the price is much lower. I mean, much much lower. It starts at 1.5 EUR for a 30g package, not letter.
The only requirement is to send 50 packages per year. But I would be better off with sending about 30 packets to Mr. Dev Per NULL than using the regular price.
SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: tszaboo on March 18, 2021, 11:39:50 pm ---
--- Quote ---The affordable way to send small parcels
Due to new international regulations, it is no longer allowed to send smaller goods (up to 2 kg) via mail in an envelope. Until recently the better option to send these goods was to use the option "packet without track & trace". This can be relatively expensive though! This is why we introduced the letterbox packet. With the letterbox packet, you can send small goods (up to 2 kg) in an affordable way and still be compliant with the new regulations.
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Quote from PostNL
Letterbox packet, 0-2 kg: 13 EUR
Affordable.
So according to our overlords, I can order a 1 EUR gadget with free shipping from China.
If I want to sell something like this, I'm supposed to send it in a packet for 13 EUR.
Affordable.
I'm slightly wondering how can Amazon send me a prime parcel, where the goods is 5 EUR.
This is the royal snail mail. If they loose it, they just raise their shoulder, say "sory" and leave on their orange bicycle. I sometimes wonder why Dave doesn't receive too many packages from the Netherlands. So sending a 5KG package is 83 EUR. DHL is 134EUR.
I checked the pricing of DHL Germany, sending a 5KG package to Australia, just for the kick of it. 45.99 EUR
Affordable!
:rant:
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I think one of your countrymen here on the EEVBlog forum, @Tonyalbus, came up with a gem of a phrase the other day, which fits this situation so well: "usually when i get screwed that hard i am also kissed..." :-DD
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