Regulator Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 I'll never figure out how when I purchase something from China, I get 'free' shipping or $20 expedited. Then, when I try to ship something to China, it costs me $40. I'm out $60 from a recent purchase/return because I was required to send it back by registered mail. Isn't EMS from China the same as USPS registered mail? They both have barely functioning tracking... Anyhow, anyone else have similar experiences where you thought to yourself, "I should just keep the damn thing even though I'll never use it?" Now I'm praying that I get my refund if the package makes it through customs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 yes collecting replicas is not a good way to save money..sending back watches is a pain in so many ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 EMS <> Registered Registered is just First Class with some extra handling safeguards and delivery confirmation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphaleloby Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Labour in China is much cheaper therefore nearly all labour based operations are cheaper. I got about 2lbs in weight of electrical components sent from china last year and there were hundreds of Chinese postage stamps on the package. I worked it out to be about 90p or £0.90GBP. It would have cost me about £10GBP to send it back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Actually the reason is that some dealers build as much of the shipping cost into the price of their goods as they can. Nothing to do with cheap labour I'm afraid as EMS (Chinese owned courier) charges the same fee's as other internationals. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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