kiwired Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Went to buy my new City shirt to proudly wear around NZ only to find it is going to cost me £60 to post It here , that's £15 more than the shirt costs. I have bought City shirts in the past and it has only cost at most £20 to deliver , i would just like to thank City for Pricing me out of wearing the latest shirt as I can't justify paying £105 for a football shirt . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryans Left Peg Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 I'm also in NZ. I have a friend visiting early October and he'll be bringing me a shirt out to save on postage. If you can wait he'll be more than happy to bring another and I can post/deliver to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Or work out postage costs, order a shirt, either get it posted to me or I can collect it, and then you send me the money to post it and I'll do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 It's nothing to do with bcfc about the £60 customs charge. I work for a certain company with red vans and crowns on our shirts and deal with customs charges etc. Unfortunately the three most expensive are USA, Nz and Aus. There's a standard customs charge then a added courier charge regarding to size and weight of parcel. £60 to post something to NZ is expensive but just think how it's got to get there. Nothing to do with bcfc and why should they have to bear the cost? in perspective the £5 they wanted to send my shirt 5 miles down the road is far worse value than the £60 around the world !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 39 minutes ago, Spoons said: It's nothing to do with bcfc about the £60 customs charge. I work for a certain company with red vans and crowns on our shirts and deal with customs charges etc. Unfortunately the three most expensive are USA, Nz and Aus. There's a standard customs charge then a added courier charge regarding to size and weight of parcel. £60 to post something to NZ is expensive but just think how it's got to get there. Nothing to do with bcfc and why should they have to bear the cost? in perspective the £5 they wanted to send my shirt 5 miles down the road is far worse value than the £60 around the world !! Must be all customs charges, but I'm surprised. There are hundreds of postal companies that charge a fraction for worldwide delivery on lighter items. Not so long ago I sent 2 motorcycle exhausts to California for less than £50. Quick check on p4d.co.uk (one of many and not necessarily the cheapest) is pricey, but nowhere near £60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Going by Royal Mail site NZ is World Zone 2, tracked and signed for delivery for 1KG as a small parcel (will probably weigh less than that so could be cheaper) is £18.10, that should be delivered 5-7 days. One thing you would have to check is if you have customs charges etc which would have to be paid to get the actual delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 37 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: Must be all customs charges, but I'm surprised. There are hundreds of postal companies that charge a fraction for worldwide delivery on lighter items. Not so long ago I sent 2 motorcycle exhausts to California for less than £50. Quick check on p4d.co.uk (one of many and not necessarily the cheapest) is pricey, but nowhere near £60. The customs charge is set by government . Couriers fees do differ. I've sent things to USA with cheaper companies than Royal Mail and it's ended up damaged etc. Defiantly worth paying the extra £20 IMO. Still in shock we have fans in NZ!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, Spoons said: Still in shock we have fans in NZ!! But wherever they are, they still want to blame BCFC for everything!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 To be fair there would have to be some serious abuse to damage a shirt, especially if boxed up as well. I would pay more for more fragile items but wouldn't bother for a shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwired Posted July 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 10 minutes ago, Redtucks said: But wherever they are, they still want to blame BCFC for everything!!! Not blaming City just not prepared to pay £60 postage for a £45 football shirt , I buy clothing from Fred perry , Lovell sport and banana fingers which is Bristol based climbing retailer and pay no more than £20 postage. Last season I bought the Home City shirt and it cost £20 postage so clearly City have either changed who they deal with concerning world wide delivery or Royal Mail have increased postage prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 13 minutes ago, kiwired said: Not blaming City just not prepared to pay £60 postage for a £45 football shirt , I buy clothing from Fred perry , Lovell sport and banana fingers which is Bristol based climbing retailer and pay no more than £20 postage. Last season I bought the Home City shirt and it cost £20 postage so clearly City have either changed who they deal with concerning world wide delivery or Royal Mail have increased postage prices. Certainly sounded like it when you said: "i would just like to thank City for Pricing me out of wearing the latest shirt as I can't justify paying £105 for a football shirt ." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 If you want. Send me the money for shirt and postage and I will post for you. Not a problem. Anything under 2kg is cheap. Above that, it gets pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 On 29/07/2017 at 04:47, Dollymarie said: Or work out postage costs, order a shirt, either get it posted to me or I can collect it, and then you send me the money to post it and I'll do that How does he know you won't try it on (the shirt)? Didn't someone complain after one of your videos ended up on youtube last year?? tfj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 I went on to the shop site and went through the checkout and found out that to send a shirt to Estonia the postage and packing was £40. Now as you probably know Estonia is an EU country and therefore any item sent from another EU country does not have any Customs tariff. I get lots of items on eBay that I can't get here and the most I have been charged for postage is £20 and that was for a large item, not a light football shirt. So I cannot see how they can justify £40 to another EU country, despite what other posters have said on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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