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suppliers are still charging a fuel surcharge?
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CanuckSigns
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who is this? I know ND charges $5 no matter what, you could place a $10,000 order and they will still ding ya
BIG EASY DOES IT
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Grimco never charges us.
Gino
Premium Subscriber
Everyone charges. It's just that some hide it better than others.
Any trip we take from our shop to anywhere gets charged for and at a high amount. Unless, I can hit a place on my way to work or home from work, they get slapped with a hefty fee. Not to mention the cost of the person driving.
We have a job to do next week of doing 3 stores worth of installations in one day. They will be charged at one rate for at the store working and another rate while driving. There is no way I can pay an employee to be out driving around for a coupla hours and only charge for the actual work he/she performs. If we weren't out driving around, we'd be in the shop making money on someone else's project.
Nope, paying someone to deliver seems to be a way of business these days.
Any trip we take from our shop to anywhere gets charged for and at a high amount. Unless, I can hit a place on my way to work or home from work, they get slapped with a hefty fee. Not to mention the cost of the person driving.
We have a job to do next week of doing 3 stores worth of installations in one day. They will be charged at one rate for at the store working and another rate while driving. There is no way I can pay an employee to be out driving around for a coupla hours and only charge for the actual work he/she performs. If we weren't out driving around, we'd be in the shop making money on someone else's project.
Nope, paying someone to deliver seems to be a way of business these days.
gabagoo
New Member
Understandable Gino, I am referring to not only paying a delivery charge, but an additional fuel surcharge when gas prices were at 1.40 per litre up here... they are now down below a dollar but that charge is still there, anywhere from $5 - $8.00 in some cases..... not right.
reQ
New Member
Only ND Graphics charge us $5.00 fule surcharge as state above. And yes, does not matter how much you order. Other suppliers we do business with - its either $12-19 flat rate shipping (unless you order heavy stuff)
Or free shipping with orders over $500.00
I once called ND and asked why there is a fuel surcharge? The girl on the other line said she does not know... its just automatically there. I asked if Purolator does pick up all shipments from their warehouse? Answer was - YES.
So WTF do you charge me your fuel surcharge for? Just because of that, i am buying only 3M materials with ND, all other stuff goes to Express Sign/TG Graphics & couple smaller suppliers. Also contacted Grimco in Calgary and probably will be moving completely away from ND. Don't feel like paying for nothing, even if its only a $5.00 charge
Or free shipping with orders over $500.00
I once called ND and asked why there is a fuel surcharge? The girl on the other line said she does not know... its just automatically there. I asked if Purolator does pick up all shipments from their warehouse? Answer was - YES.
So WTF do you charge me your fuel surcharge for? Just because of that, i am buying only 3M materials with ND, all other stuff goes to Express Sign/TG Graphics & couple smaller suppliers. Also contacted Grimco in Calgary and probably will be moving completely away from ND. Don't feel like paying for nothing, even if its only a $5.00 charge
phototec
New Member
Grimco has FREE shipping for over $50 purchase, however on my last order for 7 sheets (48x96) of Coro they charged me a $3 fuel sure charge.
So basically I paid $3 to have 7 sheets (48x96) of Coro delivered 70 miles to me, I think that is pretty fair. Not to mention the 3% discount for placing the order online.
Oracal orders come from Signwarhouse with a flat rate $6.99 shipping, orders placed by $4:00pm are delivered the next day.
So basically I paid $3 to have 7 sheets (48x96) of Coro delivered 70 miles to me, I think that is pretty fair. Not to mention the 3% discount for placing the order online.
Oracal orders come from Signwarhouse with a flat rate $6.99 shipping, orders placed by $4:00pm are delivered the next day.
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me
they do here in Canada $11.85 std and $13.00 if it is a small order but the $11.85 is always on the bill no matter the size of the order
CanuckSigns
Active Member
not here, i pay $23 shipping if the order is less than $200, if it's more it goes to $10.00 shipping, if it's over $1000 it's free shipping. no fuel surcharges here
BIG EASY DOES IT
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Well duh. That's part of the work. But if I order 1 or 5 rolls the rolls are same price and there is no extra charge. I don't charge people design time on small orders either, I just break it out over the whole order.
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Time to move to USA
CanuckSigns
Active Member
Nah, i'll pass thanks.....
gabagoo
New Member
But dat canadian dollar.... it makes me so sad
That dollar is great!!! Will help large manufacturers get more orders, which translates to more $$$ for signs for guys like us.
Did a job for a new customer in New Jersey and quoted it in Canadian, but he payed in American..kaching!!! extra $230/00 hehehe
OK it sucks for travel....
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me
I went back over the last 3 months and no matter if it was 200 or well over $1000 I was still charge the $11.85, time to make a call ( I won't tell them how I find these things out)