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dale.n
dale.n aka Dale is a 21.27 year old boy, has been a member since March 17, 2006, has scored 1314 submissions, giving an average score of 1.40.
  Aug 18 '06 by dale.n        18 Comments        Watch this      Share:  Share on facebook    Share on delicious    Share on digg    Share on MySpace    Tweet this    Stumble this    Share this on Kaboodle   
Ok I got some things in my head to say (not all bad however).

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1. Why has the packaging changed to 7-10 days? (for international orders anyway). Last time I ordered shirts, 40 minutes later I got an email saying it had shipped - which was insanely quick I have to say - kudos for threadless.

Why such a big change (7-10? they must be really busy there)

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2. Shipping costs - everytime I order - the cost of shipping changes (not because I order a different amount of shirts - I did the maths on what it would/should cost for x numbers of shirts).

The cost has gone down though (in most cases) since I first ordered so that's a woo hoo.


But my last two orders (both within 30 minutes of each other):

First order - 7 tshirts including a select tee. Used a $3 coupon - postage was $18.50

Second order - 6 tshirts all normal. Used a $3 coupon AND my $12 in STP's - postage was $21.50.

(I included coupon/STP to differentiate the orders - the postage cost is the orginial postage amount)

is it just me or is that wierd? for 7 shirts the postage is less than if 6 shirts?

does it matter what type of shirts you order?

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To threadless' credit - I havent' had a problem with how the shirts have arrived (they have arrived within the 1.5 - 2 week time frame which is awesome)

I just hate having it change everytime I order.

Gringz
   Gringz on Aug 18 '06 at 7:16am
the sale usually makes them take a while longer to ship
corey8
corey8 on Aug 18 '06 at 7:17am
ordered monday and am wearing one today
:/
OlliRudi
   OlliRudi on Aug 18 '06 at 7:20am
if you´re ordering internationally, ordering more than 2 shirts at a time can be very pricey due to customs....
dale.n
dale.n on Aug 18 '06 at 7:21am
@ gringz: that i can understand.

but corey makes a good point.

i suppose i'm not complaining - yet - as it's only been less than 24 hours since i ordered lol - i was just commenting on the change in packaging allowance (ie there used to be no time frame for packaging at all)
deboraborialis
deboraborialis on Aug 18 '06 at 8:12am
If you got in right at the start of the sale, then I think they were packaged and sent out straight away. Then the back log started due to the large volume of orders. I'm not sure about the shipping costs, unless you ordered some girly/kids shirts. They cost less to post than guys shirts ($6.50 for 1 instead of $8.00 internationally).
deboraborialis
deboraborialis on Aug 18 '06 at 8:20am
I was just looking through my previous orders and saw these shipping charges, all for two shirt orders:
$8.00 (2 girly shirts)
$9.50 (1 kids and 1 guys)
$11.00 (2 guys)
I hope this makes sense.
bananaphone
   bananaphone on Aug 18 '06 at 8:22am
i think dales in brisbane yeah, ive never gotten custom fees but the most ive ordered is 4 tees in a go.
dale.n
dale.n on Aug 18 '06 at 8:37am
of course im in brisbane :D

thanks for the info deb - it solved the problem.

the first order had 6 girly tees and 1 guy tee

and the second order had 1 girly tee and 5 guys..

so if guys cost more to send - then it works out!
deboraborialis
deboraborialis on Aug 18 '06 at 8:39am
I'm never order more than two at a time, as our postal service like to stick a charge on top of the customs charges, it's always a minimum of £8. I ordered shower gel for £20, which was expensive enough, but it now has £8 on top. I hate those f*ckers.
amy122166
amy122166 on Aug 18 '06 at 8:59am
those shipping charge variations are wacky :/

and the COST!! makes me glad to live in the US of A
whisper in water
whisper in water on Aug 18 '06 at 9:02am
I was confused about why my order with two shirts was $1.50 more expensive than usual until I realized that this is the first time I've bought anything other than girly S or M, and it was a guys 2XL. So probably like... 3x as heavy as a shirt I would normally order. :P
deboraborialis
deboraborialis on Aug 18 '06 at 9:07am
Exactly. The girly shirts fit in the small flat rate envelopes, in fact, you can even fit 3 in there at a push. Even one guys shirt will come in the bigger size of package. They are massive.
whisper in water
whisper in water on Aug 18 '06 at 9:10am
Yeah, they've always shoved all three into one of those tiny envelopes when I've ordered them. They must all practice magic to be able to do that.
taz-pie
taz-pie on Aug 18 '06 at 9:12am
wow you are SO lucky your international orders get to you so quickly- i usually have to wait about 8 weeks. it sucks ass!

and then, customs randomly adds on some charges. i have had to pay an extra $36 customs duties for 4 tshirs before. and then, the next time i order, the 4 shirts arrive at my door no problem. it makes no sense. they are all idiots at customs.
/rant
deboraborialis
deboraborialis on Aug 18 '06 at 9:12am
Maybe they are beaten if the can't do it ;)
deboraborialis
deboraborialis on Aug 18 '06 at 9:13am
I usually get my shirts in a week or so, and I never order more than 2/3 at a time. I try to get under the radar.
dragana44
dragana44 on Aug 18 '06 at 9:15am
yeah, i had to get guys shirts along with my girly tee. shipping was 8:50...usually is 2 dollars cheaper or something
shimala
shimala on Aug 18 '06 at 9:21am
each size has a different weight so each size has it's own shipping price.

As for the shipping time changing... that info is dynamic based off of how many orders we have sitting in he queue to be shipped. So if you ordered on the first day of the sale orders were most likely shipped same or next day if you order now there's a 10 - 13 days to ship time
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