[JohnBoy]

IKEA Portugal..

the items were marked as despatched and a matching email from Parcel Force came to me with a tracking number. Postage was £11 but considering the weight of the items, that would be a cheap delivery even inside the U.K.

Blow the delivery charge from Ikea, I'd be feeling more peed off coughing up €30 to have them move it around the shop. How much a kilometre does that work out to!

I can only imagine how impressed you are with the service that you have received from Wemoto but do not blame them for what is about to happen next.

Parcel Force = GLS = massive delay in delivery, if at all.

Best of luck!

 

[In 2 bikes]

I have to say Wemoto's parcel came two days ago. I think that was five days in total. But....every cloud has a wet lining. One of the parts ordered and sent is the wrong one. Another Homer Simpson Doh !!

 

[In 2 bikes]

Forgot to say if you have a Jom nearby (ish) they are fantastic for choice, quality, and delivery pertaining to house furniture, beds, lighting and other blingy baubles for your domicile.

 

[Amy000]

Not sure is mentioned:

Holland & Barret- supplements, health foods, special diet.
International delivery charge £6.95 (including Republic of Ireland and Channel Islands). Overseas orders are delivered by Royal Mail or DPD. Please allow 10 working days for delivery.

 

[siobhanwf]

Marks and spencers

Have free delivery until the end of September for orders over £75 instead of the normal charge of £7.50 per order

 

[siobhanwf]

Quality Glucosamine, Omega 3, Cod Liver Oil and Vitamins - Simply Supplements flat rate £8.25

SIMPLY SUPPLEMENTS NO LONGER OFFER A FLAT RATE.
did a sample order of £75 and delivery would be £25.87

just emailing to say why I will no longer use them

They had online chat..... answer----
’m terribly sorry to hear that you are unhappy regarding the postage charges, for deliveries outside of the UK.
Unfortunately we no longer set the charges for any delivery out of the UK, these are all now set via the Royal Mail guidelines.

Each order will differ, as the price of each parcel depends on the total weight of the parcel.

I then pointed out the H & B charges

International delivery charge £6.95 (including Republic of Ireland and Channel Islands). Overseas orders are delivered by Royal Mail or DPD. Please allow 10 working days for delivery.

REPLY..... I do apologise as the postage is already set we are unable to amend this so I do apologise



My average order was £150!!

 

[JohnBoy]

That is so annoying Siobhan and I can imagine how you feel. Why don't they just tell the truth, which will be more along the lines of their contract with Royal Mail being cancelled for one reason or another.

I have used Natures Best in the past. There is a delivery charge of 10% with a discount of £10 on any order from £100 to £199. Order over £200 and the discount goes to £30. Plus, once they have your email address you will receive discount vouchers from time to time.

 

[LooseBoots]

Clothes and Household

House of Fraser have delivered here. Charges start at £5.00

Also

Achica deliver . Charges start at £9.00

 

[nellieK]

john Lewis no delivery

I just checked out the John Lewis site and there is no international delivery on many electrical goods even the TVs

 

[JohnBoy]

Lakeland, the home of creative kitchenware FLAT CHARGE 7.50stg

This was posted by Siobhán back in 2012 and the postage is still only £7.50.

I placed an order with Lakeland a couple of weeks ago which went pear-shaped either at the Gatwick or Lisbon facilities of DHL.

Nevertheless, as soon as I made Lakeland aware that there was a problem, they swung into action and sent a replacement without waiting for any enquiry to take place. They could obviously see from the tracking service that I had not received the item, so acted immediately. The prompt attention, friendly, professional service and communication skills of all the staff involved, will ensure that I shop with them again. They even called me twice on my PT mobile to check progress of the matter!

Now I'm off to play with my new toy. Please PM with your favourite slow-cooker recipes!

 

[nandnjudge2]

Depending on how much you spend Amazon Spain will now deliver FREE to Portugal. I recently replaced all of our kitchen pots and pans and electrical gadgets from Amazon.es at hefty discounts compared to buying from the UK topping it all with free delivery a few days after the orders were placed. Amazon Spain is really getting it's act together with regard to the Portuguese market

 

[JohnBoy]

Depending on how much you spend Amazon Spain will now deliver FREE to Portugal. I recently replaced all of our kitchen pots and pans and electrical gadgets from Amazon.es at hefty discounts compared to buying from the UK topping it all with free delivery a few days after the orders were placed. Amazon Spain is really getting it's act together with regard to the Portuguese market

That's great news thanks and the minimum spend for the majority of products is only €29.

 

[geological]

Uniqlo - great for underwear
uniqlo.com/eu/en/home?customCountryFlag=PT

UPS* from . Prices sometimes cheaper than in UK. Free delivery sometimes if over certain amount. I got it paying over 50€ before Xmas.

* Slight problem in that on the UPS website the address was truncated so the full location of our apartment was not shown. The package was correctly labelled though.

 

[Zola]

Amazon on line

I've been shopping from Amazon DE in . It recently put its site up in English too.

I had problems with a shipment from the USA with Amazon, so will order only from the German one. If I feel adventurous, I may order from the Spanish site.

 

[JohnBoy]

I've been shopping from Amazon DE in . It recently put its site up in English too.

I had problems with a shipment from the USA with Amazon, so will order only from the German one. If I feel adventurous, I may order from the Spanish site.

Adventure not needed Zola. If you can use Amazon the. es site is no different other than in general the prices are cheaper than from .

 

[siobhanwf]

I've been shopping from Amazon DE in . It recently put its site up in English too.

I had problems with a shipment from the USA with Amazon, so will order only from the German one. If I feel adventurous, I may order from the Spanish site.

It`s worthwhile when you have found something on the Amazon.de site to check and see if it is available on the ES site as well.
Most com from a central warehouse anywayvb

 

[Mac62]

Hi folks,

Does anyone know if Amazon Prime, which is here in the States and includes free shipping, Amazon video, books and other goodies, is available through either Amazon.es or Amazon.de?

Thanks in advance!

 

[JohnBoy]

Hi folks,

Does anyone know if Amazon Prime, which is here in the States and includes free shipping, Amazon video, books and other goodies, is available through either Amazon.es or Amazon.de?

Thanks in advance!

Prime is certainly available on both the .es and .de versions of the Amazon website. Whether they would include free delivery to Portugal is another matter.

Amazon.es do make free deliveries to Portugal on a large number of items so long as your order is over 29 euro.

 

[Mac62]

Ok, cheers JohnBoy.

 

[zakooo]

only problem with the es amazon is its not got an english option unlike the de one.