| Shipping |
Prices mentioned below reflect Australia Post's charges as of March 2008.
All shipments are made via Australia Post. Within
Australia shipping is regular Parcel Post. Shipping to
countries other than Australia is by Air Mail. Please
contact us for a quote if faster delivery by courier or express mail is desired.
Shipping and handling costs are not included in prices but are
calculated and displayed on the order form after customers select the country to
which the order is to be sent .
The weight of CDs depends on the style of jewel case and the size
of booklets. Our order-taking software uses an average weight which when more than one CD is
ordered can sometimes err a little on the heavy side, causing the shipping cost appearing
on the Checkout page to be higher than it should be. We do not process credit card transactions
until orders are ready for despatch, at which time it is our policy to weigh the order and
recalculate the shipping cost and charge either that price or the price which
was quoted on the Checkout form, whichever is the lesser. We never charge more than the price
quoted when the order was placed except where further titles have been added or some other
circumstance has occurred which has been brought to the attention of the customer.
Single DVDs are charged at the "Up to 249g" rate because of their dimensions.
Delivery Insurance
In recent years it has been our pleasant experience to see steady improvement
in the reliability of international postal delivery services. Recent surveys reveal that 99.97% of all our orders
reach their shipping addresses in 90 countries, because of which we ceased offering delivery insurance as
an option as of March 2008, though exceptionally we will consider requests for this where the value of an order
is very large. Not many customers requested this option, so few will miss it. Please be aware that all
orders are accepted on the understanding that we accept no responsibility for deliveries beyond ensuring that they
are addressed correctly and itemised in a log of all orders handed to Australia Post. But given the percentage of successful
deliveries quoted above the risk you accept is very small.
Orders for delivery in Australia
The following table is a guide to charges (to which GST will be added) for
postage and packaging to destinations in Australia.
| Within Australia
|
Australia Post
|
| Weights in grams. A single CD is approx. 130 g. when packed |
One CD |
Up to
249 g |
250 g
to
499 g |
500 g
to
999 g |
1000 g
to
1999 g |
2000 g
to
2999 g |
3000 g
to
3999 g |
4000 g
to
4999 g |
5000 g
to
5999 g |
|
Shipping Australia-wide (excluding GST) |
$3.00 |
$5.10 |
$6.30 |
$13.35 |
$16.85 |
$20.35 |
$23.85 |
$27.35 |
$30.85 |
Orders for countries other than Australia
The following table is a guide to charges for
air mail postage to destinations beyond Australia. All prices are in
Australian dollars (AU$) and include packaging.
| Country
|
Australia Post Air Mail
|
| Weights in grams. A single CD is approx. 130 g. when packed |
One CD |
Up to
249 g |
250 g
to
499 g |
500 g
to
749 g |
750 g
to
999 g |
1 kg
to
1.24 kg |
1.25 kg
to
1.49 kg |
1.5 kg
to
1.74 kg |
1.75 kg
to
1.99 kg |
Ea. addl.
500g
or part |
|
New Zealand |
$5.05 |
$7.70 |
$11.15 |
$15.70 |
$19.15 |
$23.70 |
$27.15 |
$30.60 |
$34.05 |
$4.15 |
|
Samoa and most western Pacific islands,
most South and East Asia countries including
China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore |
$5.05 |
$8.85 |
$13.35 |
$18.95 |
$23.45 |
$29.05 |
$33.55 |
$38.05 |
$42.55 |
$5.20 |
| Canada, USA and some Middle-East countries |
$7.10 |
$9.90 |
$15.45 |
$22.10 |
$27.65 |
$34.30 |
$39.85 |
$45.40 |
$50.95 |
$7.30 |
| UK and most European countries |
$7.10 |
$11.40 |
$18.55 |
$26.80 |
$33.95 |
$42.20 |
$49.35 |
$56.50 |
$63.65 |
$9.50 |
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