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@ruperts-table wrote:

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@dazzledayz wrote:

Don't forget that AP have a really good rate for local postage.

 

I don't know if it's changing or not in the new update but ATM, if you are both in the same postal zone, it's only $9.75 up to 22kg inc tracking.

 

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Lol, I'm not a great fan of AP and I've more bad to say about them than good; particularly their pricing policies.

They do however occasionally do some decent things of which this is one.

I've used this service before as it's a great saving for heavier parcels posted locally.

It seems not too many sellers know about it; or the 50km interzone rate:

If a recipients address is within 50km of the lodgement location (but in a different zone) the above rate still applies.

The only problem with this though is that AP have no way for counter staff to figure out the distances (clever eh?).

Another brickbat is that LPO's are often unaware of it (interzone rate) and/or refuse to use it.

AP can be totally shonky at times and, as they are now run by ex bankers, it's small wonder they can't even try to offer a competitive commercial service.

And don't get me started on the Fed govts refusal to enforce our right via abstention (along with NZ and Canada) to pass on the real cost of O/S parcel delivery under thr UPU agreement.

That's why we pay so much for domestic parcel postage!