on โ03-11-2016 08:35 PM
I am fed up with the extravagent prices of Australia Post. I am a private seller who normally has a good clear out in Nov/Dec.
Can anyone recommend an alternative, less expensive but trustworthy courier service. I do not send overseas.
Thank you.
on โ05-11-2016 08:46 AM
โ05-11-2016 09:31 AM - edited โ05-11-2016 09:33 AM
on โ05-11-2016 11:16 AM
@lyndal1838 wrote:If you mean Sendle you need to be aware of the fact that they are a courier broker and use different couriers.
Many buyers do not like courier deliveries if they work all day.
And finally, I am not sure if they deliver to Western Australia yet....they initially only serviced the Eastern States but were planning to expand.
If you're wondering where Sendle can pick-up from or deliver to, it's in a few Excel files on this page: https://support.sendle.com/hc/en-us/articles/205204758-Locations-and-coverage
They do pick-up from and deliver to WA, you'll just need to check that your post code is covered.
on โ05-11-2016 11:24 AM
Thanks for that information Soul.
I am not looking for it but was just mentioning to the OP what to check on if she was going to use Sendle.
I would only ever use StarTrack for my personal deliveries and I don't sell on ebay.
on โ05-11-2016 11:43 AM
lyndal1838 wrote:I would only ever use StarTrack for my personal deliveries and I don't sell on ebay.
Why wouldn't you use CouriersPlease, for example? I've shipped with both them and Fastway (through Sendle) and both were fantastic.
on โ05-11-2016 11:53 AM
If a seller uses Couriers Please, it would be useless for me as they don't deliver to my area. I think if a seller wants to use a courier to send, it would be smart to offer both courier and Aust Post, for those of us who don't live in the city. We recently got Fastways here, but a lot of the others don't deliver here. I looked into offering Fastway since they arrived, but it worked out dearer than AP costs.
on โ05-11-2016 11:56 AM
My OH works for StarTrack. My daughter lives in a country town on the route taken by an overnight interstate linehaul truck. She meets the driver at the local truckstop....item delivered in 4 hours at no charge.
I have nothing particular against Couriers Please....they seem efficient as one would expect of a company owned by Singapore Post.
As for Fastways....as you will see on other threads on these board, I have no time for them at all and it is an opinion held by many in the industry. The reviews of the company read very like a horror story but they are unfortunately all too true.