was ready to order aux hoses from them

but got to postage and it was £20

i sent a gearbox down south for that

taking the piss for a small box of hoses,lucky if it would weigh 1kg

anyone else use them?

 

I've just bought the three plates that go under the bonnet of my sapph and the vent plates too post was £10 thought was good as there stuff is well packed and there service is great so far my bit turn up tomorrow they were sent today

 

Phone and order over the phone, Alan is a good lad and he will look after you!

 

Exactly there good as gold

 

Call tomorrow to discuss the postage price if You're not happy with it. We don't put any money on top of postage. Just charge what we are charged.

 

okay il call. but royal mail is a rip off these days and they wouldnt even take £20 for a few hoses

 

Yep Royal mail take the piss with postage. £12 to send a guitar hero guitar and game, yesterday. Was light as fook aswell. Even got asked security questions before sending it.

 

for my bits there sending it by dpd

 

Never had any issues with them, always been spot on

 

Went to order a few things and postage is a rip off.as you said I've sent full brakes kits for less than they want for some stainless things.

 

Have you not thought that some post codes are more to send to than others ,and to send anything to irland is more too

 

Alan wouldnt rip anyone off , postage is there for a reason if he could do it any better he would. Cant fault autospecialists

 

thats just not true though as a company they have accounts with couriers and get massive reductions when useing them alot

we as the average punter can go on interparcel or parcel2go and book couriers.all the big names to collect and deliver.

i do it all the time and ive sent bumpers.doors.cylinderheads.engine blocks.gearboxes etc

christ you can have 4x 18in rims and tyres on 24h service for £26!!!!

so a box the size of a shoebox weighing probably less than 1kg at £20 is taking the piss

and my postcode is covered in normal mainland delivery

 

dean i just posted your chrome bits in the only box i could find and its alot bigger than it needed to be and it was £3.99 collected weighing just over 1kg mate

 

NOW THATS A GOOD PRICE TOO
AND THANKS YOU FOR QUICK SERVICE

 

There are other costs involved though to consider.
Larger companies will not use old boxes they have lying around, they will buy shipping items like boxes, shipping bags, Jiffy bags, parcel tape, bubble wrap, box stuffing, shipping labels, postage tags,
then they have to pay someone's wages to find the goods, pack the goods, organise the shipping.


They will also choose to use a postage service that they know they can rely on, as the company name is on the line, even if it is more costly, and also insure the goods in case they are lost.

I'm sure they would be happy for you to pop in and pick it up which would prevent any of these costings lol.

 

Thanks for writing all of that out James lol

Exactly what James said. Every parcel is sent out in new packaging. Insured. Tracked and sent first class.

 

just pop in? what if you live 300 miles away?

james all dealings ive had with msd over the years have been super quick turnaround but you always use special delivery by rm which makes sense on the likes of ecus chips etc,

and im not buying this...someones wages to find and pack items thats there job,so what, they dont get paid when theres no orders?
sorry but £16.01 for a split new cardboard box doesnt appeal to me as it will simply be going in the bin


i know rm has in recent years become and absolute con but independent couriers are good value and do inc decent insurance at a fraction of rm prices.and the majority of merchants have courier accounts

yourselfs and ggr are the only ones i can think of that use rm

 

dean when you recieve parts please let me know if the box,wrapping and service was to your satisfaction please.

 

Any company who ships goods like us have to have staff to pack goods and prepare them for shipping, yes it is their job that's what they are employed to do, but they also get paid for this work its not free.
Everything in business has to be paid for or the company will make a loss.

If your 300 miles away it would cost you a fair amount to collect them, so £20 is a bargain

 

that's spot on James its not cheap mail order at all

 

Will do m8 no probs can't wait for more polishing lol I must be nuts

 

I can order 5kg bags of protein from companies online.spend over £50 an get free shipping.all brand new boxes etc.huge boxes at that.surely a.s could offer something like this.spend over £100 get free shipping.

 

it depends on profit margins tbh ! if there paying £4 a kg for example then £15 p&p then theres £15 net and if there moving enough of it then there doing all right .When it says free p&p its normally factored into the price to maximise sales

 

[quote=James @ M Developments.;6247102]Any company who ships goods like us have to have staff to pack goods and prepare them for shipping, yes it is their job that's what they are employed to do, but they also get paid for this work its not free.
Everything in business has to be paid for or the company will make a loss.

If your 300 miles away it would cost you a fair amount to collect them, so £20 is a bargain[/quote


yeah its a proper bargain james,when i just sent an e36 lsd on 24h courier 300 miles weighing 30kgs for £12

 

forget it il use roose,get what you pay for

 

Did you call to discuss postage?

 

Stop being so fucking dry

If your to tight to pay for fair postage then dont, no need to post it on here!

Probably be ringing your broadband company next asking for a discount because you had to complain.....

 

Well said

 

Lol Adam

 

How much is the equivilent from roose?

 

I cant fault Alan as i ordered a hose set (BT ESCOS) and he got me a cheaper quote on shipping costs, when the hoses arrived i got the wrong ones (MY FAULT AS I NEEDED SAFF ONES) so contacted Alan again and he did send me 1 new hose (rest did fit) for free and no charge for shipping
So give the man a call instead of moaning here and he'll sort you out for sure

 

Auto Specialists are superb for service and I never paid anything I considered ridiculous for postage off them

 

Can't fault that

 

did you actually read the thread?

how the fuck is £20 fair?
im far from skint or tight.
the reason for me asking on here in the first place was to see if its maybe a computer generated price for ordering online etc or if thats what it actually costs

ive broke 2x sapphire cosworths in last 12 months and sent parts all over the world hence i know when postage is FAIR as you put it


and no ronnie sorry i havent phoned

 

and you go and crawl back under your rock
weirdo

commenting just cause i commented on your ava hatred crap

 

As I said. Call up and discuss. Yes it is a computer generated price. Speak to Alan and I'm sure you will be happy.

Thanks

 

Have to agree with tomoyb. £20 p+p is steep.

Surely AS are making enough profit from SS bits not to rip on postage like this.

On the flip side it's a business, supply and demand - if you want something badly enough you pay the price and the company makes their profit.

 

okay thanks ronnie

 

They've told him to call them and yet he has'nt done. I'm pretty certain they will sort it out. I have ordered from them a few times and really cant fault them. The items are well packaged. It took me longer to unwrap my intercooler then it did to fit lol