wombatie Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Well I am well and truly gobsmacked. I received an email from Fox Chapel about their new scrolling books and decided I wanted them for my birthday. So I put 2 in the cart and went to the checkout. Now the books only came to $32 - $33 US BUT the postage was $148.50US. They only offered Express. I soon cancelled the order. Marg tomsteve, danny, LarryEA and 7 others 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 I would have done the same thing, It should not cost that much to ship a couple of books. Sounds like a bit of pocket padding to me. OCtoolguy, Juan Rodriguez, bobscroll and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Shipping and exchange rates make it very expensive to order from them directly. If you have the ISBN number, you may be able to go to a local bookseller and see if they can order it in. I had wanted the 20 Minute Puzzle book, but didn't want to pay exchange/shipping. Happened to be in my local bookstore and there it was. It is now in my hands and off their shelf. ChelCass, OCtoolguy, wombatie and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Nothing surprises me anymore in our strange new world. wombatie and GrampaJim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 I would called Fox Chapels customer service. When I bought the last CD's they were supposed to ship via USPS but instead shipped via UPS. When I specifically asked if USPS ie postal service. It arrived at the door with a bill almost as much as the CD's . Customer service quickly offered a refund but I took it in a 2 year subscription. Their customer service is top notch. danny, wombatie and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Ouch that’s a lot of money for sure. Which two books were you looking to get? Let me know if I can help in some way such as a “middle man “ . Jim McDonald, wombatie, OCtoolguy and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 It's pretty ridiculous, the shipping some companies try and get away with Marg. I try very hard to buy Australian made and found a place that had socks for about $9.00 a pair. U-beaut I thought, I'll get 5 pair for myself and couple of pairs for For Dad, Brother, sons and Grandson. but when I got to the postage, I sure changed my mind pretty quick. 15 pairs of socks and $80.00 postage I may still be wet behind the ears, but I never came down in the last shower wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 I have sent them an email so we will see if anything comes of it. Stay tuned. Marg John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don in brooklin on Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 You might want to check with your local library to see it they have them in the system. My library is a member of hoopla. On line reading library. I searched to scroll puzzles and there were a few there. It gives you a chance to review the book and to make sure you want to buy. You can not download the patterns or print out directly but there are ways around it if you want to spend the time. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Made me laugh Marge. I am in the US and have a sister in Sweden, I cannot afford a simple little gift to her. Almost as cheap to fly over and visit. OCtoolguy, barb.j.enders, danny and 2 others 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, LarryEA said: Made me laugh Marge. I am in the US and have a sister in Sweden, I cannot afford a simple little gift to her. Almost as cheap to fly over and visit. My Son has "Girl Friend" in Michigan and he used to buy stuff to send to her for birthday, Xmas etc, but what he now does is purchase items online and have her address as the delivery address. He tries to get items from the US. OCtoolguy, LarryEA, wombatie and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 ridiculous, ridiculous , absolutely ridiculous! that is what I say about shipping OCtoolguy, LarryEA and John B 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelCass Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Postage is unreal and it is going up again. We have Amazon Prime and get free shipping. Many times you only need to spend 25.00 to get free shipping. Did you check Amazon to see if they have your magazines???? John B, wombatie, LarryEA and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barb.j.enders Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, ChelCass said: Postage is unreal and it is going up again. We have Amazon Prime and get free shipping. Many times you only need to spend 25.00 to get free shipping. Did you check Amazon to see if they have your magazines???? I hadn't thought to check there for a FoxChapel book. Now I will have to go spend some time down that rabbit hole - thxs wombatie, ChelCass, OCtoolguy and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 Sorry I have been away for a few days. I received an email from Fox Chapel saying they have passed on my email to the IT department and they will get back to me, I am not holding my breath. I would have more luck finding gold on the Victorian gold fields than finding a scroll saw pattern book in a book store or library here in Victoria but I will try Australia Amazon. Marg John B, ChelCass and OCtoolguy 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 21, 2022 Report Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) @wombatie Marg, I needed some more Googly eyes for my puzzles. Lots from China, that take a month (Probably 2) or more to get here. I found a place in Perth "Teachers Supplies" A hundred eyes $13.00 Not great but it'll do, until they add postage $9.95 from Perth to Kalgoorlie. They'll fit in an envelope and cost $1.20. A bit more searching and I found some on Ebay $12.00 no postage and here within a fortnight. ( from the Eastern States) Edited August 21, 2022 by John B danny, OCtoolguy and wombatie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted August 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2022 I have found the books on Amazon (WooHoo) I will have to wait about a week for one to become available but I will try ordering through them and see what they want to charge for postage. Stay tuned. Marg ChelCass, OCtoolguy, meflick and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 I have finally been able to order the 2 books that I wanted through Amazon, with free postage. Well that saved me $184US. WOOHOO Marg Dave Monk, ChelCass, Wichman and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 15 hours ago, wombatie said: I have finally been able to order the 2 books that I wanted through Amazon, with free postage. Well that saved me $184US. WOOHOO Marg Congrats on your WIN! wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Good things come to those who wait, except the worm, the worm goes to those who get there first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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