Full Version: how does post laju charged us?
I have a ques. I am new and i would like to learn something.. can anyone tell me how are we going to tell the buyer how much muz to pay for the post laju? bcoz las time i tried to post something... the weight is only not even 1.5kg but they count the length, width and height those things.. and i ended up paid rm100 over for that stupid thing.. any advice>???
QUOTE(skylineR35 @ Mar 3 2008, 05:08 PM)
I have a ques. I am new and i would like to learn something.. can anyone tell me how are we going to tell the buyer how much muz to pay for the post laju? bcoz las time i tried to post something... the weight is only not even 1.5kg but they count the length, width and height those things.. and i ended up paid rm100 over for that stupid thing.. any advice>???
go to www.pos.com.my and look around there.... coz your parcel is big.... so they counted metricubic..... next time use registered pos.... cheaper.....
poslaju is getting much more expensive *sigh*
whoaa..rm100? i'll be shaking during the payment. haha
whoaa..rm100? i'll be shaking during the payment. haha
yeah i think it mite be the parcel not common shape..myb like jack said its been counted in metricubic..btw wheres location u sent it?the location oso determine the charges
there's also something called volumetric weight.
thought only count by weight....
now only i know metricubic
anywhere so sorry about ur RM100++ postage...
and thanks for telling us here....
now only i know metricubic
anywhere so sorry about ur RM100++ postage...
and thanks for telling us here....
QUOTE(jack7155 @ Mar 3 2008, 10:51 PM)
go to www.pos.com.my and look around there.... coz your parcel is big.... so they counted metricubic..... next time use registered pos.... cheaper.....
not necessary big
i sent my item just now
im using a shoe box and it weight 700+g
but i got charge by volume
which they counted my item as 1.1kgended up paying double the charge i claim frm my customer
the lady said they will charge either by weight or volume whicever is higher
lol.. from the post office in my area, if the item is above 40cm long, then it will be very expensive due to oversized box.. if below that, its priced based on weight
woah. How can be RM100. I think they count it wrong.
volumetric weight is what they were measuring.
Height x width x length (in cm) / 6000 will get u the KG equivalent.
ie: 20cm x 30cm x 10cm = 1kg
Height x width x length (in cm) / 6000 will get u the KG equivalent.
ie: 20cm x 30cm x 10cm = 1kg
i'm dunno that, but i post items using airmail to USA,weight around 800g++
oso not so expensive, only cost me bout RM44.50
oso not so expensive, only cost me bout RM44.50
The poslaju rate depends on the actual weight or volumetric weight.
If any of your parcel dimensions(length, width and height) exceed 12 inches/30cm, then it will be charged by the volume, but only if the volume weight is higher than the actual weight.
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Fomula for volumetric weight:
Length x Width x Height in centimetres / 6000 = Volumetric Weight in kilograms
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Go to Pos Malaysia website to get the poslaju rate.
**Rate not inclusive of 23% fuel surcharge and 5% GST. No 5% GST for item posted from Langkawi and Labuan
If any of your parcel dimensions(length, width and height) exceed 12 inches/30cm, then it will be charged by the volume, but only if the volume weight is higher than the actual weight.
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Fomula for volumetric weight:
Length x Width x Height in centimetres / 6000 = Volumetric Weight in kilograms
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Go to Pos Malaysia website to get the poslaju rate.
**Rate not inclusive of 23% fuel surcharge and 5% GST. No 5% GST for item posted from Langkawi and Labuan
Pos Malaysia suprised me with the same volumetric weight charges not too long ago too but I guess it makes sense nowadays.
Poslaju has always been the cheapest courier and I guess in order for them to earn they now also go with volumetric weight.That being said, sending a CD Rom in a shoe box for instance, no matter how light that item is, heck, you can even send just the shoe box which i think will weigh only 200grams youll be slapped with a 1 KG charge because of volumetric weight calculations.
It works also that way I think because as a courier service, space in their vehicles to carry stuff anywhere is important. Thus if 5 people were to send 1 CD but packed in a shoe box, that space could have been occupied by larger heavier items which will actually bring more revenue for the courier folks.
So yes space is an issue.
That being said, big courier companies have known this all along, thats the reason why they cost higher than normal Poslaju. That also being said, Poslaju now then makes it a fair deal for bigtime heavy shippers to use their service more, they now want to compete with the big boys.
Yes, much can be said about their services ( although i for one found them to be VERY reliable ) but in hard times such as now, you cant earn big bucks with RM5 shipping. Neither is it fair to pay ( my personal opinion ) RM 5 for a very long wrapped up poster when Poslaju will also need to ensure those are stored in their trucks without being bent. Not to mention the poor Postmen on Motorcycles driving up to your house with a pole like thing stuck under their armpit
But no fear, I learnt something well from another safetrader here on one of our Safe Trades transactions. E-Parcel.
Now for most times we use Poslaju simply because we wanna track the bloody thing.
The thing is Poslaju sucks bigtime in that they only have the item on the online site either one working day after you sent the item or when the item finally reaches
To some of course time is of the essence. But if you dont really mind BUT still wanna track your items and WANT to pay less = E-Parcel.
The tracking for E-Parcel starts with a CD instead of an EN for Poslaju but they are cheaper, also reliable and can be tracked.
That could actually be the solution for Expensive mess of shipping.
And oh, they dont GO by volumetric weight too.
Cons ? They are slow, where Poslaju delivers in 1 or 2 days they do it within 3-5 days if its within the same region. For Sabah and Sarawak if youre shipping from East Malaysia itll take about 2 weeks.
You decide
Poslaju has always been the cheapest courier and I guess in order for them to earn they now also go with volumetric weight.That being said, sending a CD Rom in a shoe box for instance, no matter how light that item is, heck, you can even send just the shoe box which i think will weigh only 200grams youll be slapped with a 1 KG charge because of volumetric weight calculations.
It works also that way I think because as a courier service, space in their vehicles to carry stuff anywhere is important. Thus if 5 people were to send 1 CD but packed in a shoe box, that space could have been occupied by larger heavier items which will actually bring more revenue for the courier folks.
So yes space is an issue.
That being said, big courier companies have known this all along, thats the reason why they cost higher than normal Poslaju. That also being said, Poslaju now then makes it a fair deal for bigtime heavy shippers to use their service more, they now want to compete with the big boys.
Yes, much can be said about their services ( although i for one found them to be VERY reliable ) but in hard times such as now, you cant earn big bucks with RM5 shipping. Neither is it fair to pay ( my personal opinion ) RM 5 for a very long wrapped up poster when Poslaju will also need to ensure those are stored in their trucks without being bent. Not to mention the poor Postmen on Motorcycles driving up to your house with a pole like thing stuck under their armpit
But no fear, I learnt something well from another safetrader here on one of our Safe Trades transactions. E-Parcel.
Now for most times we use Poslaju simply because we wanna track the bloody thing.
The thing is Poslaju sucks bigtime in that they only have the item on the online site either one working day after you sent the item or when the item finally reaches
To some of course time is of the essence. But if you dont really mind BUT still wanna track your items and WANT to pay less = E-Parcel.The tracking for E-Parcel starts with a CD instead of an EN for Poslaju but they are cheaper, also reliable and can be tracked.
That could actually be the solution for Expensive mess of shipping.
And oh, they dont GO by volumetric weight too.
Cons ? They are slow, where Poslaju delivers in 1 or 2 days they do it within 3-5 days if its within the same region. For Sabah and Sarawak if youre shipping from East Malaysia itll take about 2 weeks.
You decide
QUOTE(havocx @ Nov 22 2008, 07:08 PM)
But no fear, I learnt something well from another safetrader here on one of our Safe Trades transactions. E-Parcel.
Now for most times we use Poslaju simply because we wanna track the bloody thing.
The thing is Poslaju sucks bigtime in that they only have the item on the online site either one working day after you sent the item or when the item finally reaches
To some of course time is of the essence. But if you dont really mind BUT still wanna track your items and WANT to pay less = E-Parcel.
The tracking for E-Parcel starts with a CD instead of an EN for Poslaju but they are cheaper, also reliable and can be tracked.
That could actually be the solution for Expensive mess of shipping.
And oh, they dont GO by volumetric weight too.
Con ? They are slow, where Poslaju delivers in 1 or 2 days they do it within 3-5 days if its within the same region. For Sabah and Sarawak if youre shipping
from East Malaysia itll take about 2 weeks.
You decide
Now for most times we use Poslaju simply because we wanna track the bloody thing.
The thing is Poslaju sucks bigtime in that they only have the item on the online site either one working day after you sent the item or when the item finally reaches
To some of course time is of the essence. But if you dont really mind BUT still wanna track your items and WANT to pay less = E-Parcel.
The tracking for E-Parcel starts with a CD instead of an EN for Poslaju but they are cheaper, also reliable and can be tracked.
That could actually be the solution for Expensive mess of shipping.
And oh, they dont GO by volumetric weight too.
Con ? They are slow, where Poslaju delivers in 1 or 2 days they do it within 3-5 days if its within the same region. For Sabah and Sarawak if youre shipping
from East Malaysia itll take about 2 weeks.
You decide
Oh boy!! Now is E-Parcel part of Pos Malaysia or another company? Where are the outlets? Any website for it? Guess its for not so important stuff. But, is it successful? As in posters getting bent or boxes being ripped before arriving at their destination?
QUOTE(booklover @ Nov 23 2008, 01:05 AM)
Oh boy!! Now is E-Parcel part of Pos Malaysia or another company? Where are the outlets? Any website for it? Guess its for not so important stuff. But, is it successful? As in posters getting bent or boxes being ripped before arriving at their destination?
E-Parcel is definitely part of Pos Malaysia.
They are where exactly any Poslaju Outlets are
Here's the Website For It or rather The Tracking Site for it.
Successful in delivery ? Of course, its delivered by the same people who delivers the Poslaju
Posters being ripped ? Not experienced that before, in fact I once sent a whole CPU unit from KL to Sarawak.
All in good order.
Depends how you as the sender wrap it also of course
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