FliteTest Stickers

[eagle4]

Hey guys, I want to buy some of the Flitetest stickers. they cost $5, no problems there, you've gotta make money. however when i looked at the shipping cost to get it to Montreal, Canada, its $7.05!!!

How can this be? I'm sure the Flitetest stickers can fit inside a regular envelope, is there any chance the postage could be modified? could I buy some stickers and get them sent cheaply?

 

[xuzme720]

wow, that's almost like shipping kits to Europe, where shipping is more than the kits cost.

 

[eagle4]

I posted a card from Montreal to Australia the other day and it only cost me 80c

 

[RoyBro]

Isn't the post really bad in Canada? Maybe they have to send via a private currier like UPS or DHL. Of course my only source of information is the movie Strange Brew. So I could be wrong. But why would the McKinsey brothers lie?

 

[xuzme720]

Hoser!

Boy does that bring back some memories!

 

[eagle4]

Just saw the trailer for that. lol. Looks like I've gotta go watch that movie now.

 

[Johan]

wow, that's almost like shipping kits to Europe, where shipping is more than the kits cost.

Hmpfff, don't remind me

 

[xuzme720]

Hmpfff, don't remind me

Sorry, brother. Shipping is becoming the bane of us all. It just keeps going up!

 

[Johan]

But sometimes it makes it you wonder:
I saw an ebay store (with good feedback) that offer free shipping, even if you only order a $1.69 voltage display...
How do they make money (OK, first lets wait if it arrives)

 

[xuzme720]

I see a lot of that on eBay. So far I have only been burned once and that wasn't an item with free shipping. It was an item that had a crazy high shipping so it was low price, and I just missed it before I bid on it. Of course I was the only bidder...

 

[Johan]

Aw, that is too bad!

I've had nothing negative happen so far (knock on wood). Last thing I ordered was a small TFT (from china), arrived within a week!
was kind of a bargain for ~$13.-
I just could not resist (even calculating the possible 'damage').

 

[xuzme720]

My fiasco was supposed to be for a T-rex 450 and what I got was a giant chinese co-ax. But when I went to dispute it, I was only going to get a refund for winning bid price, not the shipping, so I kept it as a reminder to always check for the catch.

 

[Johan]

Ah, yes I now see the catch ... That is a bummer!

 

[orcusomega]

What about getting a copy of the SVG file? I have a plotter/cutter, and I would love to be able to make my own, if at all possioble...

 

[Wimp]

+1 on the postage issue.... Flite Test stickers in an envelope PLEASE! I bought a 3 pack swappable kit from Lazer Toys...Plus the electrics and a Tx/Rx......AND tape...AND a charger...AND extra batteries.......same postage as just the kit!!!!!! At the Flite test store...order the kit....add stickers and the postage goes up???? The guys are doing a great job...actually a fantastic job with advancing the hobby but someone really needs to get a "handle" on shipping. Stickers should only cost around $1 MAX to post in an evelope!