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ALLIED ELECTRONICS Fort Worth Texas 76118 U.S.A.
ALLIED ELECTRONICS Fort Worth, Texas 76118 U.S.A. Faulty Materials - Outrageous Associated Costs Fort Worth, Texas
Ordered a fuse (Cooper Bussman MSA-12-R 250V 12A) (Allied Stock Nr 740-0715) which had a cost of $1.29. I acknowledge the $5.00 handling fee. However, although the website had a shipping cost estimator, it certainly did not come close to the $10.49 shipping cost that I was assessed. heck, this was ONE fuse which could have EASILY been sent in a 45-cent envelope. Absolutely ridiculous!!!
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Kevin_gr
Elk River,Minnesota,
United States of America
They are a Ripoff on shipping
#3General Comment
Tue, June 07, 2011
I ordered 10 diodes for a total of 50 cents. The handling was $5 and shipping was $12.26. What makes them a Ripoff is how they calculate and notify you of the shipping charges.
When you go through the order process you see your total for the items ordered and the $5 handling fee, the shipping fee shows as pending. If they cannot come up with the correct shipping charges they should notify you of that cost before placing the order, but they don't. You're next notification from the company is that the items are shipped and they show you your total.
As consumers we should probably be more vigilant when a company can't notify you of the correct shipping charges at the time you place your order online. But they could also be more proactive and let you review your order prior to shipping.
Josh
Rolla,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Not a ripoff
#3Consumer Suggestion
Wed, August 11, 2010
Allied uses UPS (most likely). UPS Ground currently charges $10.97 for delivery to a residential address in Pennsylvania (from Texas) for a 1 lb package (the minimum billable weight). USPS is also fairly expensive, since they charge by zone. The Allied guys are used to large orders, and their smallest box is probably fairly large. You should have just bought the fuse locally. For future reference, Digi-key and Mouser Electronics both use fairly small boxes and allow USPS priority mail for shipping (which is about $5). They also don't charge handling fees.