hi elitemom
your post caught my interest so shall reply to you first. heehee...
you have spree with me before in spree 207. your order then was 2 units of: KERASTASE NUTRITIVE SERUM NUTRI-SCULPT LUSTROUS REPAIR FOR DAMAGED ENDS 1 OZ.
total cost was US$103.18.
your shipping charges when it arrived for the 2 units was: S$5.91.
for US$103.18 worth of orders, to pay S$5.91 shipping charges was reasonable and infact rather cheap, i would say. taking into consideration that a typical single DVD set costs about S$2+ to ship in. 2 dvd sets would cost the same price as yours to ship in already and their value would definitely be less than US$108.13
with regards to my quote, how i weigh the items and deprive shipping charges depends on total chargeable weight imposed by CGW plus other miscellaneous charges (Eg. insurance) which you can read up on CGW website. therefore, each spree batch's shipping charges is never fixed and depends on actual charges.
if spreeists were to inquire, i would provide weight breakdown of their items and corresponding calculations to let them know how its derive and they can compare their items' weight to other spreeists and do their own additions. to ensure that my calculation is not wrong.
it is very difficult for me to explain to you the mathematical formula used. to understand, you need to do a spree then see how its calculated, to know how it works. what you quoted from me based on another post to a spreeist is in very layman terms that is easier for you to understand.
so, going down to your item in question. value is US$134.
a typical spree batch takes in US$200 worth of orders.
as the value of your item is high, i won't be able to take in much items to maximise base shipping charges. with that in mind, i take in lesser items, equals to higher shipping charges for all to bear.
to know more about base shipping charges, you can again refer to CGW website where they provide the mathematical formula.
a rough estimate for your item, IF you are still keen to order would be S$8-S$10+/-. depending on how item is packed.
why is this potentially higher than your keratase? reason being, your keratese is 2 sets. the more items i can combine in a spree batch, the lower the shipping charges.
regarding your question about small but heavy items. CGW will charge shipping charges according to EITHER actual weight or dimensional weight. so of coz if item's actual weight is heavier, CGW will charge based on actual weight.
thanks for your patience in reading this post. if you have any further enquiries, feel free to ask. thanks!
