Postage rip off-Post office ripping me/customers off

[zelly888]

If there is an Australia Post rep out there then can you please explain to me why Aust Post is ripping people off with postage cost as I have been ripped off many times now and all I get for an answer is sorry but you are wrong.For example I have just been ripped off today,I went and posted a letter with registered postage and it weighs 35 grams and when the postal worker placed it on the scales it came up as 246 grams which she then charged me $1.40 instead of $0.70 **bleep**???????.The letter did not weigh 1/4 of a kilo! The scales are totally out of wack and the post office knows this and I am sick and tired of being ripped off.I remember years ago when Coles in my local area tampered with their scales to make things weigh more and they were caught and fined for it,I have a feeling that this is what is happening with my local post office?

I think that I might have to carry my own scales with me when I go to the post office from now on.

I don't mind paying for postage as long as I am charged the correct costs but to be totally ripped off like this is just very unfair.

[imastawka]

Maybe as thick as the sender?

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BAWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Gawd that ROFL smiley is creepy!

[imastawka]

Sure is.      Save this one instead    

[lyndal1838]

You mean it is not a self portrait Tippy?

[go-tazz]

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@sue1945 wrote:

I got ripped off today sent a letter by australia post today under 200grams and it cost $7.60 when it should have cost $2.00. they sent it as a parcel instead of a letter. be careful everyone!

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The cost would've been $3 as it's over 125 grams.

But that is exactly what eBay want,(they don't have the letter option in their drop down menus for this exact

reason).

If it had been sent for $3 then eBay would only get 30 cents FVF's on the postage.

By not having the letter option some sellers may think they only have the option to use the 500 gram satchel

at $7.60,(so eBay get 76 cents in FVF's on postage).

Some post offices will also try and get people to use the satchel and not inform them of the cheaper letter

option and it's not clearly written on their website,(they prefer to state that items should be posted in a satchel).

So don't blame the seller as they may have no idea that it could've been posted at letter rate,(instead maybe

contact the seller and politely let them know about the letter option),

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Shush Lyndal. People weren't meant to find out it was me.

Padi, got that one. Got quite a few different ones but wanted a different one.

[porcelain_dolls_by_me]

what a waste of bandwidth

[porcelain_dolls_by_me]

Members come to these these forums for advice and assistance - not to read your inane posts

[lyndal1838]

Who stole your Happy Pills?

There was plenty of pertinent advice given to the OP when this thread was started THREE YEARS AGO and also to the poster who resurrected it recently.

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I think someone is off their happy pills. Shame it's the last day of the month.