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Brace yourself AUSTRALIA POST PRICE RISE AGAIN !

hotrodvideo — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:30:22 GMT

Good news everyone its time to adjust your postage fees UP local and international more mone for aussie post and ebay fees

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stickerswa — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:35:27 GMT

Where did you here this?

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go-tazz — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 01:13:19 GMT

https://auspost.com.au/about-us/news-media/important-updates/price-changes-effective-october-2

https://auspost.com.au/business/shipping/check-postage-costs/downloadable-price-guides/pricing-updates

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robboscoke — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 01:16:19 GMT

on The Aussie Post web site all starts 2nd Oct 2017

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Anonymous — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 01:26:08 GMT

And of course the even worse service we have now that goes hand in hand with each price rise

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westend_car_sales — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 03:41:49 GMT

Price rise again, and after them giving the ass hole CEO 11 million , have some trouble getting parcels through granvill NSW postage hub, that need to update there machines

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heihachi_73 — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 14:38:53 GMT

Still no 0-250g range. Still no 1kg option at the counter. Still not open on Sundays. Still stealing my fusking parcels whenever they see fit.

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glenbankloel — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 22:29:26 GMT

Thanks go-tazz always good to get the heads up, have been waiting for this. As all sellers know, it is their normal practice to update and increase different options at least once a year.

Just part of doing business, do we like it? No, but can we do anything about it? Well think everyone knows the answer to that. And they still seem to be the only provider that covers the whole of our big country, and has plenty of B&M around, so we won't be changing. Yes there are glitches and problems but keep coming back to their service as being the best choice.

Just have to work out a way to either suck up the increases, up the postage or add a little bit extra to the items. Will have to have a think about what to do but we will work it out.

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transport-posters — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 23:21:33 GMT

I hoped that AP had turned things around so well (evidenced by paying the ex-CEO $11m) that this rise wasn't needed until some time next year.

Sad to see no 250g bracket. Really sad.

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lyndal1838 — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 00:47:08 GMT

It is not a case of AP "needing" this price rise....it is a case of them wanting it.

I doubt if the letter post service will ever run at a profit but come h*ll or high water they are going to make a motza on the parcel service.

As we are now accustomed to 2 price increases a year they will just keep doing it.

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Anonymous — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 02:32:10 GMT

*Nods* I hear you

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twyngwyn — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 02:49:34 GMT

AUSTRALIA Post customers are set to again shoulder price increases, despite the postal giant’s rising profits.

The postal service is lifting the cost of domestic parcels, prepaid express post envelopes and satchels and some international letters, as well as mail redirection and holds.

Customers were hit with price rises on many of the services last year, months after the cost of a standard stamp was jacked up to $1.

The price increases come just weeks after it was revealed former chief executive Ahmed Fahour received almost $11 million in pay and perks in his final year.

The postal giant’s after-tax profit also rose to $95 million, compared with $36 million in 2016.

But an Australia Post spokeswoman blamed the price rises on increasing costs of delivery.

“For most products, this is the first price increase in over 12 months,” she said.

“We recognise that pricing changes are not easy for our customers and we have worked hard to keep prices unchanged on a large number of popular products, including on our parcel post satchels and seasonal domestic greeting card postage.”

From October 2, customers sending parcels within Australia will be slugged up to 35c more, depending on size.

Express post envelopes will rise from $6.10 to $6.40, while a single 500g satchel jumps from $10.85 to $11.35.

The cost of posting a letter to the US, UK and Europe will increase 5c to $3.

General mail direction for three months rises from $46.35 to $53.10, while two-week mail lifts from $30.85 to $35.30.

But the cost of stamps, posting Christmas cards within Australia and business mail remain unchanged.

Erin Turner, from consumer group Choice, said Australians often picked up on rising costs.

“Whether it’s big bank paying out huge bonuses and not delivering to customers or Australia Post increasing prices and paying huge amounts to executives, Australians are attuned to unfairness,” she said.

“That’s what every company needs to think about when they are considering price rises.

“It is reasonable to expect small price rises.

“However, large increases can really hurt some people. People who rely on postal services may not have access to online services and this might affect their budgets.”

monique.hore@news.com.au

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bluebudgies — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:06:47 GMT

There might be increases twice a year but not every product is increased each time. Looking at the positive side of it, ordinary satchels aren't changing, letters aren't changing, registered post isn't changing (except for imprints).

Express post is going up but I refuse to use it except in exceptional circumstances because it just feeds people's desire for instant gratification. Sellers using express post as standard are locking themselves and everyone else into an ever tightening spiral, much the same as undercutting competitors results in a race to the bottom.

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heihachi_73 — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 04:54:11 GMT

As I said when they made the stamps $1, it's inevitable that they attempt to being parcels in line with the stamp rate. 500 gram parcels were roughly ten stamps back in the 60c/70c era. With the October 2017 change they will be just short of eight stamps. Of course, to make it seem "cheaper" against letters all they have to do is magically make the stamps $1.20 or $1.50 next year, I wouldn't put it past them.

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lm-entertainment — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 07:53:33 GMT

also, i'm not sure if anyone uses the "mypost business" app on mobile (iOs / android) but i use it for parcel tracking and sending tracking notifications to buyers. anyway, received a call today from AP and they said they are discontinuing the app - which is a little frustrating.

postage costs going up and some free services which some people actually find useful are disappearing.

they also mentioned on the call about a new type of packaging products they are bringing out which will be purchasable and wanted to offer a "generous discount" for my first order due to the inconvenience of the app being ceased. yeah, unlikely.

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*tippy*toes* — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:10:20 GMT

Is that just the My Post business app, or the AP app in general? I like the app for keeping tabs on things. Everything is there at a glance and easy to see if everything has been delivered.

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lm-entertainment — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 16:30:38 GMT

just the mypost business app tippy. the thing i found most useful about that app as opposed to the standard one is you could have a business name or sender name (ie ebay username) and put in an email address with the tracking number and the buyer would get tracking updates via email which included your business name / ebay username.

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bigbrickshop — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 03:53:03 GMT

Check out the Sendle/eBay announcement.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/courier-startup-sendle-just-signed-a-major-deal-with-ebay-2017-9

We have been using Sendle for large parcels since they started up and highly recommend them. I haven't used them for the 500g satchels but will try a few and see how they go.

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outback_blends — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 04:03:05 GMT

@bigbrickshop wrote:
Check out the Sendle/eBay announcement.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/courier-startup-sendle-just-signed-a-major-deal-with-ebay-2017-9

We have been using Sendle for large parcels since they started up and highly recommend them. I haven't used them for the 500g satchels but will try a few and see how they go.

No good to me in rural WA. Stuck with oz post !

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digital*ghost — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:01:28 GMT

The increase to the 51g-250g weight bracket on international letters feels a bit rude to me.

They were $7.40 for a long time, jumped to $8.00, now quickly jumping to $9.00 (the under 50g prices were $2.75 > $2.95 and soon to be $3.00). Unfortunately with my business model, this is gonna hurt if I don't change some things, as I often have to post items out that just tip over into what will be the $9 weight bracket while the buyer hasn't quite paid enough postage for it, usually I just send in one package for the sake of ease, but now it will be more attractive to send two <50g letters, which feels wasteful.