No more 99 cent shipping from Tayda!?!
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Bricksnbeatles
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I somewhat recently placed a fairly large Tayda order (I expect it’ll come in a box with a volume of at least a cubic foot if not larger) and the standard shipping cost was $1 (which is also the cheapest shipping I’ve ever seen from Tayda by far). Perhaps this legendary cheap shipping option has just made its return?
DAJE
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I just checked, and the shipping price is the same as always for me.
xefned
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I just put $149 worth of stuff in my cart to see if it was a discount for larger purchases. No dice for me. (The shipping increased from $13 to $17.)
Better grab that while it's still $2!
Bricksnbeatles
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Interestingly for me, the two options were $1 and $19
Smrtokvitek
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The cheapest option for me in Europe is $12 by DHL when the price is around $60. If I cross that, it lowers to $10 and stays there no matter the price. This is the reason I had to quit buying from Tayda. DHL charges a customs processing fee of $20, so I would need to order quite a lot (at least for me) to make it worth it.
Mentaltossflycoon
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Added weight with no holes? Wtf?As another test, I removed all drill, UV, and gloss products, and the shipping went UP by $1. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I need this to stabilize before I place my order!
RetiredUnit1
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Fama
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FWIW I've always had to pay ~10 dollars or a bit more for DHL Express.
But it gets to me in Finland in 4 days from Thailand.
That is insane.
(customs is pretty decent too, or it's 24% which of course adds up, but if you declare it yourself you don't get any extra costs - only catch is that if your order is over 150€ you need to declare each item type separately, under that it's fine if it's all "resistors" if you have at least one of those AFAIK, and as long as the tax is 24%, which it pretty much is for everything from Tayda)
But it gets to me in Finland in 4 days from Thailand.
That is insane.
(customs is pretty decent too, or it's 24% which of course adds up, but if you declare it yourself you don't get any extra costs - only catch is that if your order is over 150€ you need to declare each item type separately, under that it's fine if it's all "resistors" if you have at least one of those AFAIK, and as long as the tax is 24%, which it pretty much is for everything from Tayda)
Elijah-Baley
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Sorry, slightly off topic.
I'm from Italy, and I used to order with Thailand Post delivery, most expensive, but I know have to pay just the VAT at the delivery.
In my cart there's almost 100 $ of material, under 0,9 kg of weight and Thailand Post delivery is around 30 $. The DHL delivery changes a bit while I add items in the cart, started around 12 $, then decreased at about 8 $, now is 11.14 $.
I don't know if I have to order with DHL 11.14 $ + ? $ or I have to use Thailand Post and I know I'll pay 30 $ + 22% Italy VAT.
With Thailand Post I can calculate the total and I have to wait probably one month to get the package (not a real problem for me).
With DHL I'll get the package sooner, but I can't calculate how I'll pay in total. More or less then DHL?
If somebody can answer me... Grazie!
Fama
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I think that might be country-dependant, so you will have to check how it works in Italy. In Finland I can choose between self-declaration, or a declaration service. The service costs a lot compared to how much I usually buy (something 30€ for the declaration service maybe?), but for self-declaration it's a bit of a hassle the first time (since the system for figuring out which is the correct line item on the declaration is NOT simple - I basically have to call them every time I order something different) but after that I only pay VAT.
Elijah-Baley
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For Italy there's the Thailand Post option, that was the old Registered Mail (was that the name?). Initially has been cancel that option, once Tayda told me that was became very expensive, later it is come back, but indeed it costs (for 100 $ of material) even three time than DHL.
I hope to find some Italian DIYers that can give me some information about what delivery is more convenient from Tayda. In these years is very hard to order pedal parts.
I hope to find some Italian DIYers that can give me some information about what delivery is more convenient from Tayda. In these years is very hard to order pedal parts.
RetiredUnit1
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So...... I figured I'd just ASK them wtf happened to the low price shipping....
Unfortunately because of USPS price increases, we can't afford to offer the USPS shipping option anymore. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for choosing us. Best Regards, JEMIE www.taydaelectronics.com Best Regards, Jum Tayda Support team, Tayda Electronics You can update the ticket via web interface or by replying to this email. When updating the ticket via email, keep the ticket ID in the subject line to ensure that your reply will be tracked appropriately. |
Thank you, Tayda Electronics! |
PunchySunshine
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Yeah, I got the same response. And I 100% agree tbh. The usps is a shit show and recently has gotten out of had with their prices imo. I get it, everyone needs more money....pfft. I still love pink baggies!
Mentaltossflycoon
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(Shakes fist at Louis Dejoy)
PedalBuilder
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My recollection is that they weren't shipping from Thailand via USPS, but were doing packet shipping (i.e. ship a big box of pre-packaged orders to a company in Colorado that would open the box and hand the individual packages over to USPS). I haven't noticed a meaningful change in USPS prices over the last few years, but the cost for low-skilled warehouse labor has definitely gone through the roof. A couple of other Asian vendors that used to do packet shipping have stopped over the last year, so I suspect that packet shipping prices are the likely culprit.