The global shipping program is alright and can be speedy. I have had items from the U.S. in a week or less and yes better than australia post. I find even with the global shipping australian customs can slow down the process along with the australian portion of the postal system. Can be pricey too for gasp and the other drawback is they will not post to PO Boxes and then the biggest annoyance for someone that is work during the day ... FedEx or other carriers just do the supposed safe drop after you pay so much for shipping!
Aust post losing money? It seems hard to believe considering they have so much business through ebay, but then they have Aust post shops with merchandise that just sits there and then they lose money trying to discount to oblivion to get rid of it.
The global shipping program actually pays for all the fees, even when items go over $1000aud the import charges are factored in and usually shown. Mind you best to keep things under $1000 where you can because of the duty fees and government charges not to mention customs sometimes holing up your purchase and asking stupid questions about information only the seller has ... From previous experience!
Overall I think the gsp program allows more items to be available to us in oz however the postage price has gone up considerably since for those that use it.
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Originally Posted by torana68
I get a lot of stuff from the US and it gets here quicker than Australia Post can get me something from Brisbane/Perth even stuff from Sydney takes 3-4 days , and they wonder why they are loosing money??? but lets not get into bashing our useless postal service......
how much did you pay for the customs clearance or however they mention it in the billing for shipping?
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