a year ago i wrote that my shipping prices were crap and that i'd made them less crap. turns out they were still pretty crap.
a SCREENMOUNT costs €19.95. shipping one to france cost €12.50. to poland €17.50. to australia €65. people got all the way to checkout, saw that, and left. can't blame them.
so this week i went through every carrier invoice i had. turns out almost everything i make fits through a letterbox, also abroad. that's a lot cheaper to send than a parcel. so i rebuilt all my shipping around that.
what you pay now
- netherlands: €3.95, free from €50. 1 or 2 days.
- germany, austria, france, ireland and luxembourg: €6.95, free from €60. 2 to 5 days.
- rest of the eu: €8.95, free from €75. 3 to 6 days.
- switzerland and norway: €8.95, free from €100. 3 to 6 days.
- united states: €9.95, free from €100. 5 to 8 days.
- canada, australia, new zealand, japan and the rest of the world: €9.95, free from €100. 5 to 10 days.
outside europe and in a hurry? ups (us) or fedex (rest of the world) express is €49.95. that one's not cheap, because it isn't cheap for me either.
the honest bit
belgium went up, from €4.50 to €8.95. there's no letterbox option to belgium, and postnl charges me about €10 to get a parcel across the border. i was losing money on every belgian order. free from €75 still stands.
the uk didn't change. minimum order of £135, and shipping is free. below that i'd have to register for uk vat, and as one guy that's just not doable.
on most other countries i now make nothing on shipping, and on a few i lose a bit. fine by me. i'd rather you spend your money on the gear than on the envelope.
also new
you now see the shipping price for your country right on the product page. no surprise at checkout.
still packed by me, still out the door in 1 or 2 days. all the boring details are on the shipping page.
sjoerd
