Comments on: Forget couriers, stick with the Post Office

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:50:41 +0000

I have just started a courier comparison website like webjet although for couriers cheap pricing even for one off senders. Not ready for international yet sorry Katja

By: katja

katja — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:18:10 +0000

Any recomends how to send cheapest and seucre a laptop from Sydney to Germany??

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:18:09 +0000

Australia Post Express Post Platinum use Australian Air Express for their delivery, but this service is cheaper than going direct with Australian Air Express. My scholarship documents arrived a day before the closing deadline too and I has the security of being able to track the whole journey online. Well worth the $12.20 for a potential $15,000 scholarship in my opinion.

By: komandoe

komandoe — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:03:01 +0000

nice blattant advertising for the company….

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:02:40 +0000

While I'm glad Aust Post workded for you, Lesson number 3,485 that i learned when i started working for myself 2 years ago was not to use Aust Post for any important item.
I sent a tender doc by express post 9 days before it was due to close (admittedly i am in a country town, but the PO said it would take 2 days max!). The tender arrived 2 days after the tender closed (11 days). The PO were very appologetic and stated that they never guarantee express post deliveries (then why did i pay an additional premium???)and offered to send my next express post item for free. I later found out i would have won the tender if it had arrived before the due date (govts are very strict on tender protocols). The $8 expense was not worth the $90,000 project lost. I now use couriers, or lately have taken to driving the 400 kms to perth and hand delivering tenders( a days lost earnings are worth it!)
Cheers.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:06:27 +0000

So the post office will do pick-ups from my office for Platinum ???

If not, then it's not really the same as a courier such as TNT, UPS, FedEX is it. What business these days has time or people available to wander down and stand in line at the post office ?

I'm not saying the service is not excellent and the price is VERY good for a trackable service with signature POD.

By: Movendi

Movendi — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:53:24 +0000

What about for bulky items such as music keyboards?

By: Doone

Doone — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:35:11 +0000

I ran a chilli themed e-commerce business for 7 years. One parcel was lost in that time and we stongly suspected the large company it was posted to rather than Auspost. And that was using bog standard prepaid satchels.
I had worked for a well known courier company and knew how much stuff was stolen by our staff so was never going to go the private courier route.

By: marshall

marshall — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:44:43 +0000

I work in freight, and the problem with Auspost is that when they lose the item (and they have a Delivered In Full On Time rate of around 92%) there is no chance of finding it and no recompense. Most air couriers in Australia run in excess of 99% DIFOT.

Auspost is ok for infrequent, low value sendings as long as you don't mind walking to the post office.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:44:38 +0000

post office is actually a better (and cheaper) alternative than courier; i tried to send something overseas, and the courier rate is around 100 for some documents, so i bought a express courier international and it arrived the 2nd day after (with signature)