Yep, I wondered about that too..
73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE On Wed, 25 May 2011 20:21:47 -0700 (PDT), Ken Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi Doug, > >I didn't read where it says you contacted Elecraft to discuss this with them. >Did you take this up with them before posting here? If not, then it seems a >little unfair to complain publicly before giving them a chance to resolve the >problem for you. > >73, > >Ken Alexander >VE3HLS > > > >--- On Wed, 5/25/11, Doug Person <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Doug Person <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Elecraft] This really bugs me >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 10:39 PM >> Excuse the bandwidth and feel free to >> just hit delete if you don't want >> to listen to me complain about your favorite company. >> >> I ordered an AF1 active filter mini-module from >> Elecraft. Just >> something fun to build and play with. The price is >> $59.95. OK, fine. >> However, they won't ship it First Class even though their >> website say >> First Class is fine for things up to 14oz. I'm sure >> the AF1 weighs less >> than 3 ounces. First Class shipping for this little >> package would >> probably be about $2.00 or less. The next shipping >> method available is >> Priority Mail. And this is what bugs me - they want >> $11.98 to ship a >> 3oz package. Even though we've all seen the Flat Rate >> shipping ads on >> TV a million times and I could ship 10 pounds for $5.20 all >> day. The >> order details also claims the shipping weight is 2 >> pounds. Really? I >> have an official Priority Mail shipping box stuffed with a >> comparable >> small kit (WM-1 which is actually much heavier) and >> as much bubble wrap >> as will fit on my official USPS digital scale and it reads >> way less than >> the 14oz First Class limit (like 8oz). So the bottom >> line is I'm being >> asked to pay $10 more for shipping then is necessary and >> more than twice >> the going rate for the actual shipping method they claim >> they're going >> to use. Am I just being a cry-baby? Or perhaps >> being retired and >> living on a fixed income drives me to care very much about >> (and really >> resent) a hidden $10 charge from a highly respected and >> trusted >> company. I guess I'll just live without the AF-1 or >> any of the other >> small kits I'd like to buy. >> >> Doug -- K0DXV >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected] > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
