flytilbroke Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I wanted some Resin and Hardener, so I looked at a well known supplier's site in the Northeast of England. Price of goods OK.so went to pay,,, After searching for goods and filling in the register thing, What Well, for 407 miles to an England address carraige costs a LOT less than 247 miles to a Scottish Mainland address. One Kilo of goods nearly £26 to me. So Bog Off to them. Cheaper to buy from Hong Kong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew767 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Yes ftb.....a bit pricey!!!!......Try 5Star (shop4glue). I recently had a similar delivery...£8!!. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowerman Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 You could also try Poundland or DIY stores if you have one locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bowker Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I'm not sure if Fort William is counted as 'Highlands' but couriers charge more for non mainland locations (Highlands, Chanel Islands, etc). I don't agree with the excessive charges to Highlands addresses as I've always considered Highlands as part of Mainland UK, however this is what we are stuck with when using courier services. Smarter retailers also offer Royal Mail options as they are cheaper for such locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytilbroke Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 "Highlands" appear to start not far North of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Poundland ect,, could I get what I need local I would do, but they don't do resin in quantity for fibreglass and the nearest possible supplier is more than sixty miles away. Even with the ripoff surcharge SOME carriers charge, the take it or leave it charge by the supplier in question is really bad. Hmmmm, I wonder could "we" in the Highlands charge similar delivery costs to the UK goverment for oil and gas? Backdated of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncebounce crunch Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Just wait for the carbion Tax, or carbon credit or the pollution credit tax hits, then you will cop the real impact of transport, in Oz we get fuel excise tax with goods and service tax at 10% on top of that all the way through the chain so our fuel is 70% tax. bowser is $1:60 per litre, thats cheap compared to Antarctica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Gee Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 FTB It might be worth a phone call to said supplier to see if they are prepared to put small items in the Royal Mail. I had a similar experience with some small spares from Switzerland which would have been prohibitive using the fixed postage charges quoted but an email exchange soon had the parts on their way using the normal postage service. I think most of these web sites are focused on delivering items that would normally have to go by courier. Worth a try. Alwyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingman Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 FTB think of the alternative - would you really want to live in england? any delivery surcharges are an absolute bargain compared to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 FTB.....why not check out the local boat yards..they should have what you want ...... ken anderson ... ne..1 save FTB a few bob dept... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly boy3 Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Hi all, as we all know a lot of shows were cancelled this summer ! due to bad weather. I used to purchase most of my bits and bobs at these shows as my nearest LMS is a 60 miles round trip. Looking at the website of a well known r/c supplier. I saw a packet of push rod connectors (2off) Dubro EZtype@£1.24. Total cost with p/p £4.97. This bad weather has damaged us in more ways than one. Cheers Edited By fly boy3 on 17/11/2012 16:13:11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Posted by flytilbroke on 12/11/2012 09:07:22: "Highlands" appear to start not far North of Glasgow and Edinburgh. I wonder if you're being a bit hard on courier companies FTB? After all, they are in business to make money... I don't think distance is the whole story here. Most couriers seem to fill a van in the morning and deliver to multiple addresses within, I'd guess, a 20 mile radius of their base. If you've got a low population density (Fort William has around 10 000 inhabitants, I understand which is of a size still being described as a village in the South-East - then the economics start to make less sense at a standard price for the bulk of mainland Britain. Hmmmm, I wonder could "we" in the Highlands charge similar delivery costs to the UK goverment for oil and gas? Backdated of course. I assume you are aware that the oil and gas rights were granted to the UK, not Scotland - so should you want to break away from the rest of us, which I'd hate to see (and I'd have to send 'er indoors back hame) I think we ought to divide the revenues per head of population and factor in the disproportionate financial support that's been given to Scotland over the years...so Mr Salmond had better start saving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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