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    Posted: 04 Mar 18 at 9:19pm
Went to the Dinghy show today and no problems or admin fee, the ticket price was what you paid.

Considering the weather over the last week a good show and busy today
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You are right but it doesn't prevent them charging an admin fee as long as it's the same for all methods of payment.

"From Saturday you should no longer be charged a fee for opting to pay by credit or debit card – but companies will still be able to add booking or admin fees as long as they also apply to other forms of payment."
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Hi Gents

It is illegal to charge extra fees for using any credit card from January 13th 2018 see here

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/cards/2018/01/cards-fees-to-be-banned-from-saturday#reportit    
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Fair enough but my point is that it's dead easy to have a list of delivery options with the cost accessible somewhere on the site like this https://www.mailspeedmarine.com/delivery.
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Originally posted by Sam.Spoons

Originally posted by zippyRN

the  model comes from the old days of  internet shopping before the  courier firms  modernised ,  and weight / size  based pricing kicked in fairly  early  - also sometimes  you  cant give  shipping prices until  you know what is in the  order

a poor excuse these days though as the shipping is almost always banded according to price. Some online retailers have a shipping cost shown on the website, it ain't rocket science, I try to avoid dealing with those who keep it hidden. 

 

re writing the entire  code base of a e-commerce  system  is not  something  undertaken lightly

with regard to my point about the choice of  delivery method  price might not be a factor but   when you  want it by can be a factor ... 
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Originally posted by zippyRN

the  model comes from the old days of  internet shopping before the  courier firms  modernised ,  and weight / size  based pricing kicked in fairly  early  - also sometimes  you  cant give  shipping prices until  you know what is in the  order

a poor excuse these days though as the shipping is almost always banded according to price. Some online retailers have a shipping cost shown on the website, it ain't rocket science, I try to avoid dealing with those who keep it hidden. 

in current workplace can;t tell you  which shipping method  we'll use until  you have ordered  the goods and specified  your delivery address  ( as click and collect uses  internal  transport but  deliveries to home or work place can use  royal mail for some things and  /or courier for anything )

so you list two or three shipping prices up front, that way I know add it to my how much it's going to cost me before I add it to my order, and also if I can reach a free carriage option by buying an extra item.

Ebay shipping is generally a bit of a scam  as sellers often  charge far more than the price  of the carriage  
 

That virtually disappeared several years ago when ebay started charging commission on the buying price plus postage. These days if the shipping for a large/valuable item is more than £15-20 it's 'cos the seller is in the US and you've more to concern you than shipping.

I do understand that some items like sails and spars (and other such large items) will incur a much higher shipping cost than a spray top or a few blocks but there is no reason why a basic carriage charge for smaller items shouldn't be shown up front.


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Originally posted by Sam.Spoons

In a similar vein it annoys me that very few online retailers show carriage charges until you reach the final payment page of their system. That means I spend 10 minutes choosing an item or two, adding them to my 'basket' (or worse still 'cart') only to discover at the last instant that the 'carriage' costs twice as much as the item itself (or, at least, costs a five times as much as the other retailer who sells the item for only a couple of quid more).........

It's one of the few benefits of buying on ebay that the carriage is visible up front (you can even rode your search for "price plus carriage" meaning what it actually costs to get the bl00dy thing to your front door).

 the  model comes from the old days of  internet shopping before the  courier firms  modernised ,  and weight / size  based pricing kicked in fairly  early  - also sometimes  you  cant give  shipping prices until  you know what is in the  order 

in current workplace can;t tell you  which shipping method  we'll use until  you have ordered  the goods and specified  your delivery address  ( as click and collect uses  internal  transport but  deliveries to home or work place can use  royal mail for some things and  /or courier for anything )

 Ebay shipping is generally a bit of a scam  as sellers often  charge far more than the price  of the carriage  
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What's the latest you can buy the online ckets? We want to make a last minute decision on going this year due to the Beast from the East coming west.
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I think the show is excellent value - cheaper for a family than a trip to cinema (ignoring the hideous cost of the train to get there)!
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the RYA need to be careful with charges- we may all notice that less than 20% of the show is new each year, and there is a limit to the reasonable cost of meeting a few mates as we walk round

although to be fair, the Proctor centenary display shows a little more effort to make it a show

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