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Title: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: Hermit on December 17, 2010, 04:13:29 PM

No really. It's bottom of the barrel service. No wonder it's cheap!

I buy a lot of small electronic items from Hong Kong and China via ebay. At least 15 - 20% of those never get here. It's not the sellers fault, the item gets posted, and then go into limbo. I think I am already paying a 20% "GST" on lost items!

A number of Hong Kong sellers now are offering a refund if the item doesn't arrive withing X number of days. So I guess I'm only 10% out of pocket at the end. The China sellers are good also. A pity about their shoddy postal service! It's still cheaper than buying from Australia, even with the losses.

That's my whinge for the day.

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: HellWest'nCrooked on December 17, 2010, 05:10:55 PM

 15-20% is a lot to lose  hermit,
 I wonder where all those "lost" parcels end up!

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: *Brum6y* on December 17, 2010, 05:57:33 PM

.... on ebay?!!!!!

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: low-enghooi on December 17, 2010, 06:15:03 PM

Anyone tried www.aliexpress.com ?

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: Hermit on December 17, 2010, 11:20:16 PM

It does limit me to cheap items, unless they offer some kind of refund policy. I just can't believe the amount of missing items I've experienced.

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: bnwt on December 18, 2010, 09:46:35 PM

this video might explain why a lot of items never get delivered


http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=QESfEd180rQ

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: *Yibida* on December 18, 2010, 10:16:46 PM

The vids just look like just another Saturday night in Melbourne....LOLOLOLOL

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: moonlight on December 18, 2010, 10:47:22 PM

strewth

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: Hermit on December 19, 2010, 12:09:45 AM

I better not get anything from India either.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsPCsW3_aUY

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: *Yibida* on December 19, 2010, 05:26:36 PM

Quote from: Hermit on December 19, 2010, 12:09:45 AM

I better not get anything from India either.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsPCsW3_aUY

And in all that not one accident ! .... we should adopt the same road rules over here !... LOL

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: *Brum6y* on December 19, 2010, 07:28:34 PM

Quote from: *Yibida* on December 19, 2010, 05:26:36 PM

And in all that not one accident !

I noticed that, too.

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.... we should adopt the same road rules over here !... LOL[/color]

If the other guy is bigger, give way - if you can't duck around him quickly enough.

Seems to work for that intersection.

Title: Re: China post is actually worse than Australia Post!
Post by: *Ubbie Max* on December 19, 2010, 08:12:23 PM

Re Reply #5.

Just another day on the roads in Cabramatta.

The Indians are very deft drivers though.