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Australia Post Price Hikes

billexploited — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 06:51:15 GMT

Needless to say...

http://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/pricing-updates.html

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sydney-diecast-kingdom — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:19:41 GMT

Thanks for the heads up.

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thecatspjs — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:19:13 GMT

Thanks for link Bill

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*tippy*toes* — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:24:25 GMT

I'm wondering what "local country parcels" are?

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chameleon54 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:38:46 GMT

Currently I can send a parcel within 50 km. of my local country PO for a cheaper price than normal. Prices are around 25% less than regular Australia wide prices. I already use this service when I can and assume that is what it is referencing.

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*tippy*toes* — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 14:48:25 GMT

How do you get it? Does it come up automatically, or does the PO have to adjust the regular amount? I've posted quite a few parcels locally and always been hit for the full amount.

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jimmyjoejoe_jnr — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 20:04:53 GMT

I regularly used this service to send parcels to my grandsons who live 40kms away,but was told months ago it was no longer available.

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scubadiver00 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 22:36:16 GMT

Thank you.

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chameleon54 — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 23:14:06 GMT

@*tippy*toes* wrote:
How do you get it? Does it come up automatically, or does the PO have to adjust the regular amount? I've posted quite a few parcels locally and always been hit for the full amount.

The PO staff enter the post code into the computer when they weigh the parcel and it comes up automatically. The last time I used it was around 4 weeks ago. I live around 50 km. from the fringe of my states capital city, but have used it in the past to send parcels right into the city and still recieved the discount. The radius seems to be much larger than 50 km. The last parcel sent a few weeks ago went around 100 km. away.

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*tippy*toes* — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:28:51 GMT

Hmmmm, might have to question my PO next time I post something locally.

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twyngwyn — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 02:37:01 GMT

here's the chart from the April 2016 post charges book:

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twyngwyn — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 02:37:54 GMT

https://www.finder.com.au/australia-post-prices-are-going-up-again-yes-really

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transport-posters — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 06:27:05 GMT

Oh, that's not too bad. I was expecting the basic $7.45 service to go over $8. An extra 15 cents is okay.

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rocket2retro — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 07:23:16 GMT

Australia Post put up the parcel rate a couple of years ago citing 'rising petrol prices' as the reason. However having seen on the TV last night that petrol prices are now the lowest they've been in 12 years, I was expecting parcel rates to decrease accordingly!

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lyndal1838 — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 07:36:47 GMT

Australia Post contractors have a petrol allowance built into their contract....not the full amount of a litre of fuel but they are not going to take any less....AP is still legally bound to pay that allowance.

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*tippy*toes* — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 07:07:32 GMT

My postcode is listed there. I have 2 PO's in town. One delivers on the east side, the other the west side. I've had parcels going to both sides, so sounds like my PO has been a bit norty with the ones they will deliver. I haven't had a local one for awhile, but will certainly be onto them next time if it's the same side of town. Given that my parcels nearly always come in under 500g, that's a significant saving.

Thanks for the pic. I did wonder in the local deliveries why anything would be going by air! A helicopter from one side of town to the other?

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sparrow2207 — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:04:27 GMT

Carrier pidgeon me thinks.

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heihachi_73 — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:59:59 GMT

Rising petrol prices. What a pity the only thing they drive that uses petrol is the postie bike. Even the Transit vans from the 90s (or late 80s?) were diesel models (the old Bedford CFs certainly weren't, they had the same old red 6 you'd find in a Kingswood).

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dazzledayz — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 08:46:58 GMT

@*tippy*toes* wrote:
I'm wondering what "local country parcels" are?

I believe a local country parcel is one sent within the same regional zone ie Q3 to Q3

The 50km discount rate is a good one, especially if you live near a zone boundary line.

You'll need to be careful with LPO's though as often they refuse to acknowledge this rate.

(even some PO's are a bit vague about it - I had to tell mine)

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dazzledayz — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 08:53:00 GMT

@billexploited wrote:
Needless to say...

http://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/pricing-updates.html

Only small increases for local stuff but a good whack for international.

It seems that most businesses these days, not just AP, rely on price rises to increase profitability and show growth.

Building volume is pretty much in the too hard basket for most.

This is how they justify their fat bonuses and executive pay rises ... the lazy way!