Postage with Sendle In Townsville

[cratho-64]

I tried to send an eBay purchase with Sendle for the first time today.

I tried several drop off points for Sendle, that I had checked were in my City, that were listed by Sendle. Townsville Qld.

Unfortunately they all did not accept packages, or know what I was talking about.

So I now will be back sending via Aus Post tomorrow.

Disappointed for many reasons.

[sandypebbles · Accepted solution]

Sounds like you might have had a lucky escape

If all the horror stories and big thumbs down about Sendle are anything to go by

[cratho-64 · Accepted solution]

Thank You Sandypebbles, I am happy I could not send it, as the comments

[davewil1964]

Sendle tend to use Aramex (Fastway) as their courier of choice.

Because Aramex tends to be cheapest. The average Aramex owner/operator driver (the only type they use) earns a tad over $68k. This would before operating costs. Fuel, maintenance, vehicle lease, registration, insurance...

Pay peanuts, get monkeys, which appears to be Aramex's business model.

[tomnatnik]

Is actually around $82.5k minimum.

[lynsh84]

Which is about half what StarTrack couriers were taking home in early 2020....so peanuts and monkeys sounds right.

[davewil1964]

The figure I quoted was from a reputable website. It's an average, so many would get less. Aramex is not going to guarantee income to sub-contractors. What if they are slack? Besides, out of that $82k (if correct) there would be at least $30k of expenses. Not much for the hours

[lynsh84]

The $82,000 is the current Contract Determination Minimum Guarantee.... $1600-$1700 per week.