[Elecraft] K3 parts delivery in UK

[Doug Turnbull]

Ken,
   I am in EI land and it has been my experience that Elecraft ships larger
more expensive items to EI by UPS but that if you ask, they may then send
smaller items by post and it then arrives by post.  

   I am not referring to Elecraft in this paragraph but it is not uncommon
for Nevada Radio in the UK to ship by a private carrier and then have it
delivered by the Irish postal service to my door.   I believe some transport
companies make use of local postal services to deliver the last couple of
miles.   In my case this is a pain in the butt as I generally have to pick
up the parcel at the local post office distribution center five miles
distant.   In the case of EI if one ships by post then it is delivered by
post but if shipped by a private firm it may still be "delivered" by post.

      73 Doug

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken Chandler
Sent: 19 January 2010 09:16
To: AD6XY
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 parts delivery in UK

Ok thanks everyone for the comments.
I was afraid parcel force would raise it's ugly head!
I have had past experiences with this rip-off company, I really don't  
know how they can get away with it.
My k3 was delivered to the door by UPS who I guess had it released  
from customs.
I paid at the door the customs VAT charges etc.

QUESTION
Who decides on which company handles our parcels from Elecraft once it  
reaches the UK!!!
Is it the postal service used in the USA that determins who handles  
our goods, if it is, then can Elecraft use a company that goes to UPS  
when it hits the UK for delivery.


Ken..G0ORH

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On 19 Jan 2010, at 08:53, AD6XY <m.j.willis at rl.ac.uk> wrote:

>
> If it is going via parcel force, after customs it has to go to their
> warehouse. There it will sit for up to a week. Then they will send  
> you a
> letter with the charges due. Once you have paid these, including  
> another £8
> or £13 plus VAT they will send it on to you within a week or so. The 
>  penalty
> of living in the 3rd world I am afraid.
>
> Mike
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