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Cheapest way to ship headphones from canada to australia?

post #1 of 11
6/6/11 at 12:09am
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Just wondering what services are provided, because I did a UPS search and it came up with $350 AUS..

 

thanks

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post #2 of 11
6/6/11 at 12:18am
Canada Post?
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post #3 of 11
6/6/11 at 12:36am
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yep, that looks like it.

 

thanks mate

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post #4 of 11
6/6/11 at 1:29am

I've had some audio stuff delivered to Sydney from Canada before using Canada Post; to give you an idea of cost, iems $10-$15, full-size headphones about $50 iirc.


Edited by jjinh - 6/6/11 at 1:30am
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post #5 of 11
6/6/11 at 2:41am
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Great! thanks for the info. I just checked their site and bizzarely enough, it goes down to like 16 dollars (without signature), which is awesome.

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post #6 of 11
6/6/11 at 4:42am

Use Express Post (which includes tracking) to ship them. It's expensive, though thankfully not as much as UPS. The reason I say this is, Australia Post is full of thieves.

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post #7 of 11
6/6/11 at 9:06pm

Canadapost on strike since last friday, so cannot use their service atm.  frown.gif

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post #8 of 11
6/6/11 at 10:47pm

It's a rotating strike, not a general strike. As far as I know, I think it only delays regular services by a few days.

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post #9 of 11
6/6/11 at 11:16pm
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Originally Posted by boirefish View Post

Great! thanks for the info. I just checked their site and bizzarely enough, it goes down to like 16 dollars (without signature), which is awesome.


Those prices were with tracking, because...

 

EDIT: Looks like I'm wrong on the parcel shipping cost with tracking... memory's failing me (which isnt something new)

 

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Originally Posted by Currawong View Post

Use Express Post (which includes tracking) to ship them. It's expensive, though thankfully not as much as UPS. The reason I say this is, Australia Post is full of thieves.

 

Yep, thieves in Auspost, and also the contractors who deliver the parcels.

 

Then there are the lazy buggers who ignore the part where the label says "signature required on delivery" and just leave parcels on my open driveway in open view of everyone who walks by.  


Edited by jjinh - 6/7/11 at 12:51am
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post #10 of 11
6/7/11 at 12:17am
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Originally Posted by Currawong View Post

Use Express Post (which includes tracking) to ship them. It's expensive, though thankfully not as much as UPS. The reason I say this is, Australia Post is full of thieves.


Oh wow. I didn't know that it was that bad =O thanks for the warning.
 

Originally Posted by tamahome77 View Post

Canadapost on strike since last friday, so cannot use their service atm.  frown.gif

Originally Posted by azncookiecutter View Post

It's a rotating strike, not a general strike. As far as I know, I think it only delays regular services by a few days.

 

sweets, Canada post sounds like the best option.
 

Originally Posted by jjinh View Post


Those prices were with tracking, because...

 

 

Yep, theives in Auspost, and also the contractors who deliver the parcels.

 

Then there are the lazy buggers who ignore the part where the label says "signature required on delivery" and just leave parcels on my open driveway in open view of everyone who walks by.  

those prices were with tracking!? that would be ridiculously cheap. When I looked, with tracking was around 130 bucks or something
 

 

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post #11 of 11
6/7/11 at 12:49am
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Originally Posted by boirefish View Post

those prices were with tracking!? that would be ridiculously cheap. When I looked, with tracking was around 130 bucks or something
 

 

Just checked the prices, you're right about $130.

 

I nearly always get tracking, especially when I buy expensive headphones but I dont recall paying so much so I suppose I didnt get tracking on that parcel.

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