Posted by Sean Black on 06/01/07 09:14

In article <f3njif$svn$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Brian McIlwrath
<bkm@bkmpc.bnsc.rl.ac.uk> writes
>guv <guv69@msn.com> wrote:
>: >
>: >But *NOT* DHL for one!!!! They charge £1.25!!!! Mind you their freight cost
>: >is HIGH (£37 from the US) a- and then VAT gets charged on that (as well
>: >as the goods)!
>
>: I'm surprised at that. I thought DHL were one of the dear ones!
>
>Not so! From their website:
>
>What is the administration fee?
>The fee for business customers is £10 or 2% of the shipment value,
>whichever is the greater. The growth of Internet shopping has led us to
>introduce a different administration fee for private individuals. This is
>because net shoppers are usually buying infrequently and purchasing low
>cost items such as CDs, DVDs or software. We felt that low usage such as
>this merited a different fee structure. We charge £1.25, or 2% of the s
>hipment value, whichever is the greater. This compares very favourably with
>our competitors and we are, as far as we are aware, the only air express
>carrier who has introduced a special rate for private individuals.
>
>
>
>
All of which goes to make the PO charge, even when it was £4, let alone
£8 a complete rip-off.
--
Sean Black

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