Fowty Dollaz Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Does Kings Road think that USPS uses a different fleet of trucks and planes driven by reckless renegades to deliver Medial Mail packages?I've rarely considered whether KRM actually thinks. snacks4all and tape 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasHawk Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Definitely deterred me from ordering the most recent BR release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 With priority, you get $50 of insurance, so that is probably their main reason for doing it if they were getting a lot of damage complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I think they would catch less flack if they just inflated the price of the record but told us shipping would only be $4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchino Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Anyone have the tracking number this thread? Bc it hasn't delivered yet. Sorry, I'll see my way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andables Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 labels need to start taking a little more time to make sure things are secured prior to dropping their shipments off at the post office. Also ship record(s) outside of the jacket will avoid a lot of complaints, and damage claims. tape and danthemjfan23 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen0m0rph Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Pirates press have the same thing But they don't offer you right to choose media mail, they ask money for priority But! They will ship all via mediamail. And no refunds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Jump Start records also does something similar. They offer the option to buy insurance with Media Mail and make you check a box where you agree that they absolve themselves of liability if something gets damaged via Media Mail. What I find interesting is that even with Media from Kings Road I got my stuff real quick and I live in NYC. Their mailers should also prevent a bunch of damage from happening so I'm not sure what the problem was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 labels need to start taking a little more time to make sure things are secured prior to droppong their shipments off at the post office. Also ship record(s) outside of the jacket will avoid a lot of complaints, and damage claims. The problem with this is that labels like Epitaph often have stuff shrink wrapped at the plant to save time. It's time consuming to assemble orders by hand and ship outside the sleeve. Notice labels that do that often take more time to ship stuff out, and with the amount of orders they handle that could be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallowken78 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 So Kings Road went back to media mail as an option for a bit - when they did I finally ordered that Dustin Kensrue live album. But I just went to order something else and it appears that they've removed media mail again. I contacted customer service and here is their response: Hi there, Because the rate of loss is higher with Media Mail we have excluded it from exclusive and limited edition items to ensure everyone that orders theirs receives them and that they are not used as replacements.Regards,KRM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheComebackKid Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Still cheaper than getting a record shipped to Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Still cheaper than getting a record shipped to Canada You Canadians need to stop this, it's not our fault your crazy monopoly dollars are losing value ha! Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 You Canadians need to stop this, it's not our fault your crazy monopoly dollars are losing value ha! It's not the dollar amount, even when our dollars are comparable our costs are still WAY higher. I mean, regardless of the specific cost, all you need to realize our system is stupid is notice this small fact: Cost to ship an LP from a Canadian address to a Canadian address is $14 (roughly, for example) Cost to ship from a US address to a Canadian address is $10-12 (once converted to CAD) Cost to ship from a Canadian address to a US address is $8.50 How does that make any sense?? Our shipping costs are shitty because our postal system is not capable of running a business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 It's not the dollar amount, even when our dollars are comparable our costs are still WAY higher. I mean, regardless of the specific cost, all you need to realize our system is stupid is notice this small fact: Cost to ship an LP from a Canadian address to a Canadian address is $14 (roughly, for example) Cost to ship from a US address to a Canadian address is $10-12 (once converted to CAD) Cost to ship from a Canadian address to a US address is $8.50 How does that make any sense??Our shipping costs are shitty because our postal system is not capable of running a business. I didn't read any of this What's so special about Tim Horton's coffee? natenomm and Tommy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I didn't read any of this What's so special about Tim Horton's coffee? • That's okay • Nothing, it's shitty (but better than Starbucks) Shitty Rambo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avl Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 It's not the dollar amount, even when our dollars are comparable our costs are still WAY higher. I mean, regardless of the specific cost, all you need to realize our system is stupid is notice this small fact: Cost to ship an LP from a Canadian address to a Canadian address is $14 (roughly, for example) Cost to ship from a US address to a Canadian address is $10-12 (once converted to CAD) Cost to ship from a Canadian address to a US address is $8.50 How does that make any sense?? Our shipping costs are shitty because our postal system is not capable of running a business. On the surface, it makes no sense. I dug deeper and found the reason - infrastructure. Once a package enters the USPS chain, the network is huge, therefore allowing cheaper rates. Canada has a small fraction of the trucks/outlets/employees, so the rates are higher. Location/Distance also makes a difference. It costs me around $10 - $12 US to ship a single LP from Canada to US. So everyone's experience is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 On the surface, it makes no sense. I dug deeper and found the reason - infrastructure. Once a package enters the USPS chain, the network is huge, therefore allowing cheaper rates. Canada has a small fraction of the trucks/outlets/employees, so the rates are higher. Location/Distance also makes a difference. It costs me around $10 - $12 US to ship a single LP from Canada to US. So everyone's experience is different. If this were the case we'd see similar prices for US to Canada as Canada to US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avl Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 If this were the case we'd see similar prices for US to Canada as Canada to US. We are. Every LP that I order from the states are $12 - $16 US to ship. I haven't seen anything cheaper than that for many years. If you do an order at Sub Pop, it costs $24.95 + for 4 LPs. Regardless, the extra cost is tacked on because of Canada Post and what they charge to take the package. USPS acts as a "broker" for Canada Post when someone ships here - hence the higher rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodvibes Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Yeah I ordered a record the other day and it was $14.95 with $10.95 shipping so it was $25. Still decent price for a record, but it's not a $15 record, i would prefer to wait a couple days and save $7 but that's me, and seems like it is the shared opinion of many here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckle Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I basically factor in $10-20 USD worth of shipping on all my online orders (depending on if from US/EU). It sucks because I really enjoy variant/limited edition collecting, and you are taking a huge chance hoping they show up in-store. So you order for security in your purchase. What that means though is every variant you order ends up running you close to $40USD... This is why I always have a nice chuckle when I see someone complain about $7 shipping here of $18 dollar shipping there... it's just something us Canucks have to live with. That being said, problems are relative and if you are used to free shipping, I can see why the removal of that option would be a bummer. Just don't expect much sympathy from us in the North Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 We are. Every LP that I order from the states are $12 - $16 US to ship. I haven't seen anything cheaper than that for many years. If you do an order at Sub Pop, it costs $24.95 + for 4 LPs. Regardless, the extra cost is tacked on because of Canada Post and what they charge to take the package. USPS acts as a "broker" for Canada Post when someone ships here - hence the higher rates. All I can tell you is that if I use Canada post to get a quote from here to an address in the US it costs about $8.50, if I use the exact same address in reverse from US to Canada it's around $4 more. Try it out yourself with the two websites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throughbeingcruel Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 All I can tell you is that if I use Canada post to get a quote from here to an address in the US it costs about $8.50, if I use the exact same address in reverse from US to Canada it's around $4 more. Try it out yourself with the two websites.It cost me $10 USD to ship a 7" to Canada today. The 7" itself was $8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_stretts Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 My last couple of orders: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridley Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Shipped an LP within the city I live in recently. Cost $11CAD. If I had the time, it would have been less than an hour round trip by bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasma36 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 How are people able to offer $10 US-Canada shipping? I shipped a single LP from New York to Hamilton, ON last month and it cost $15.50. Makes the ~$22 overseas shipping to Europe seem reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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