Rai Munir
Musk Man
Well said. Agreed.Depends on the value of the purchase, if it’s a $700 purchase, absolutely! If purchase amount is lower, even then having the option atleast is nice...
Another option is for vendors to build it into their margins and increase your price, and to the customer it will appear they are paying only $30 or $40 for that quick option...whatever the vendor figured out their customers are willing to pay...
After all we are talking about purely “luxury” goods here, which are often impulsive purchases...lol... and in some cases nearly impossible to replace goods...i find the faster options tend to be more secure as well, and even customs processes are expedited... I know for sure that in Canada the “priority” and courier company packages are quicker through customs..
For an impulsive purchase which is not a necessity, I think timing is truly of the essence.
Like with EO...I’m sure when they do free shipping for $500 USD or over orders, they have built it into their margins...and it works... end of the day, since becoming an “ouddict” most of my $$$ went to EO, atleast to some extent, because of their shipping policy.
They have obviously figured out a cost effective way (for them atleast) and priced accordingly to make sure the customer gets the product as fast as possible in a reliable way...while allowing them to still rely on the “excitement” etc. of customers to get repeat business... perhaps a psychologist / psychiatrist could chime in...
I have been paying $60 to $ 70 even for some samples. The reason: If an ordinary postal services is opted, the package doesn't reach intact. It is always badly treated and opened. Sometimes, vials or bottles get damaged. Or at least, some doubts creep into mind. Above all, DHL, TNT,or FedEx always makes a call about the arrival of the package. The company itself gets the package cleared from the Customs Department. So, I always prefer paying dollars rather than traveling 350 kilometers to appear in front of the customs officer, and make him realize the vials, by God, have perfume oils. Nothing else. You are very much right to say that the vendors who provide the customers with quick courier service, they are preferred. Especially nowadays when top notch vendors ship through DHL and at $ 25 to $ 30, why one go for some vendors who ship through some snail mail sort of postal service. EO is the best in this connection. IO has recently introduced TNT/ FedEx that suits me a lot. AA facilitated me a lot and never charged shipment expenditures. I am obliged. FO once charged $ 50 to $ 60 even from Thailand. Now I cannot say anything about the charges.
To have the package within three days is also important, but to avoid unnecessary delay and being perpetually unaware about the package are more than troublesome. For example, the package shipped through Royal Mail or Canadian Mail, if tracking number is also there, just tells that the package is in transit, AND THAT'S ALL. Even now I have been waiting for three packages for the last three weeks. And waiting for an official letter that would definitely read 'Mr Rai Munir, do come to the General Post Office to get your parcel cleared'.
Putting aside mode of shipment, I am happy that majority of our respected vendors accepted my request to accept the payment through Western Union. So, waiting for a month is nothing, but, you know, curiosity to know has no bounds and no reason can extinguish that.