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Originally Posted by Synchro909
What overseas customers? I buy most of my stuff locally these days even though the guy I dealt with in the US is very good. The prohibitive freight costs were not his fault and he did the best he could re packing. I just do the sums now before I buy locally or from the US. For small items, it is local every time but when it comes to something big, we'll see. I'm usually ahead of the game enough that I can order far enough in advance to have time to ship by surface freight. That saves $, especially on heavy stuff.
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Thanks, I will remember that next time. However, if the goods are packed by Brattons or Snyders, the prohibitive freight costs
are their fault. By packing more sensibly they could reduce shipping costs hugely.