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Ironbar

Just sent away my faulty PSU to Corsair in Holland. 40 Euro with registered post. I only sent the actual PSU, no cables. Bought the PSU for 82 euro including package from England. Talking about rip off Ireland......:mad:

91011

Its not a rip-off. It the standard PUBLISHED price.

If you changed the packaging and the weight slightly, you could have sent it for €15.10.

Packages up to 2kg with folowing measurements -

Maximum dimensions: for a packet are a combined length, height and depth of 900mm. No Individual side can Exceed dimension 600mm, with a tolerance of 2mm.


The problem was your item was over 2kg and thus it became a parcel no matter what size it was.

I find it far better to work out the rate myself and tell the PO what rate I am paying.

tommy21

91011 wrote: »

Its not a rip-off. It the standard PUBLISHED price.

If you changed the packaging and the weight slightly, you could have sent it for €15.10.

Packages up to 2kg with folowing measurements -

Maximum dimensions: for a packet are a combined length, height and depth of 900mm. No Individual side can Exceed dimension 600mm, with a tolerance of 2mm.


The problem was your item was over 2kg and thus it became a parcel no matter what size it was.

I find it far better to work out the rate myself and tell the PO what rate I am paying.

So what was the OP supposed to do in this case? Give the PS3 a belt in the hope a bit would come off thus lowering its weight? I hate how the post office is so stingy when it comes to things like this. I sell via ebay the odd time and if your even a tiny bit over it goes into the next rate which is probably what happened to the OP. It would be much fairer to have a more even charge based on weight alone rather than fitting into a particular weight bracket.

91011

tommy21 wrote: »

So what was the OP supposed to do in this case? Give the PS3 a belt in the hope a bit would come off thus lowering its weight? I hate how the post office is so stingy when it comes to things like this. I sell via ebay the odd time and if your even a tiny bit over it goes into the next rate which is probably what happened to the OP. It would be much fairer to have a more even charge based on weight alone rather than fitting into a particular weight bracket.

The OP said he was ripped off - being ripped off suggests that he was over charged or purposely incorrectly charged. He was chraged the published rate for using An Post's air service to send a parcel.

An Post specialises in letters and small packets, a small bit of shopping around using say GLS parcel shops would have saved a fair whack because they specialise in parcels.

The rate suggests the item weighed 2.5kg or the packaging was larger than the small packet rate. - A PSU can be easily packed to suit the required packet size and the weight may possibly be under 2kg. So a little investigation (or info from the PO) could have saved €25

Basically, a bit of checking on sizes & weights particularly on small packets can save a fair amount of money.



The 2kg weight limit on small parcels is a universal limit - under 2kg & under the saixe gets deliuvered with regular post. Over this size gets delivered mostly by seperate parcel van.
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the groutch

sounds like the OP might have been duped into sending it by courier

jor el

Ironbar wrote: »

Just sent away my faulty PSU to Corsair in Holland. 40 Euro with registered post. I only sent the actual PSU, no cables. Bought the PSU for 82 euro including package from England. Talking about rip off Ireland......:mad:

I'm assuming this is a warranty repair/replacement, so why didn't you send it back to the shop then? They are the ones you should be first dealing with. Also, if it is a warranty repair, the retailer/manufacturer should pick up the cost of returning it.

tommy21

91011 wrote: »

The OP said he was ripped off - being ripped off suggests that he was over charged or purposely incorrectly charged. He was chraged the published rate for using An Post's air service to send a parcel.

An Post specialises in letters and small packets, a small bit of shopping around using say GLS parcel shops would have saved a fair whack because they specialise in parcels.

The rate suggests the item weighed 2.5kg or the packaging was larger than the small packet rate. - A PSU can be easily packed to suit the required packet size and the weight may possibly be under 2kg. So a little investigation (or info from the PO) could have saved €25

Basically, a bit of checking on sizes & weights particularly on small packets can save a fair amount of money.



The 2kg weight limit on small parcels is a universal limit - under 2kg & under the saixe gets deliuvered with regular post. Over this size gets delivered mostly by seperate parcel van.
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You know in fairness you may be right about shopping around, but I still do think it can be annoying when the limit is breached by a very small percentage e.g. 2.05 kg etc. if you know what I mean. Anyway point taken though that the OP didn't have to pay that but may have been unaware of the other services out there.

As Jor el points out, if this warranty/repair you appear to be going through the wrong channels. Given you say you bought it in England though, I imagine its a second hand one?