Shame shame shame Australia Post!!

[extremeshoppingonline]

Hi everyone

Not sure if you are aware or not, but Australia Post has just increased their postage charges by 30% and this will flow on to buyers & sellers alike. Whether you buy with ‘free postage’ or buy with postage as an additional expense, we can all expect to pay more.

What has really got up my nose is how Aust Post can justify the previous charge of $1 for ‘signature on delivery’ with an increase today of $2.95 for the same service! This charge is now being applied to the ClickandSend ebay/austpost satchels that many ebay sellers in Australia use.

We are already fighting a losing battle to remain competitive in the global market because of our extortionate postage costs within Australia and to post internationally.

Sadly to say, I feel we are going to see ‘free postage’ go by the wayside now. Because 90% of buyers are using Paypal, sellers need to show ‘proof of delivery’ in the event of a buyer opening a dispute in Paypal, claiming an item has not been received. So many parcels go missing, whether through theft, damage, fraud or abandonment and if the extra $2.95 for a signature on delivery is not taken up, then the seller will automatically have the case closed in the buyer’s favour. It is that simple. Registered Post is no longer. If you want Registered Post, it will cost $2.95 for the signature on Delivery plus $1.50 to cover than article up to the value of $100!

Anyway, if you want to read more, here are a couple of links. There is an online petition which has over 1000 signatures that you may like to add your name to. This petition now has media interest with a phone interview from Karen with ABC Radio the Sydney Morning Herald’s article and callers ringing into 2GB Radio in Sydney.

In closing, if I can say one thing… there is nothing that riles an aussie more than seeing fellow aussies kicked when they are already down 😞

Cheers

Evil Elle aka Ellen

https://www.change.org/petitions/australia-post-reconsider-the-parcel-price-increases

http://www.smh.com.au/business/postage-costs-soar-by-30-as-online-retail-booms-20130407-2hewv.html

[jdsenterprises74]

signed thanks extreme.

[2012foolfool2012]

where is that twinkles? 

[purple_haize]

I cant see any mention of living in the USA or not.

[j*oono]

Twinkles, change dot org is a legitimate petition hosting site.  The site might be a US one but people from all around the world use it to host their petitions.

There have been a number of successful petitions from the site.

[happyroo_bunji]

I doubt you'll find a courier cheaper than AP

[twinkles**stars]

first link

click on sign

under the window at the top showing Australia is the US reference

[2012foolfool2012]

Possibly because it's a US based website.

I don't believe it is dodgy though.

[purple_haize]

I dont think it is dodgy either, as Joono said, it is a legitimate site, used on facebook alot, as well as other places.

[twinkles**stars]

why not use an Australian one then?

as for being used on fb....I would be even more worried

[purple_haize]

Alot of reliable places have pages that can be accessed on facebook..........nothing wrong with that.

Having pages on f/book gets to the greater community both here and overseas. A lot of the big stores here in Melbourne have facebook pages............

Nothing to be worried about, it is another form of advertising.