closing tag is in template navbar
timefactors watches



TZ-UK Fundraiser
Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: Cousins postage charges

  1. #1
    Master
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Kent
    Posts
    7,236

    Cousins postage charges

    Looking at a new capacitor for a Seiko I have- a pretty reasonable £10 on cousins but now they seem to be charging a ridiculous £8.40 because Hazardous item(s) in your basket will restrict your carrier options.-
    Now I'm pretty sure RM don't restrict these

  2. #2
    Master Tetlee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2014
    Location
    Somerset
    Posts
    2,994
    Yeah they brought this in around a Month ago, bit of a pain.

  3. #3
    Grand Master markrlondon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    London, England
    Posts
    25,353
    Blog Entries
    26
    Quote Originally Posted by lewie View Post
    Looking at a new capacitor for a Seiko I have- a pretty reasonable £10 on cousins but now they seem to be charging a ridiculous £8.40 because Hazardous item(s) in your basket will restrict your carrier options.-
    Now I'm pretty sure RM don't restrict these
    They are not capacitors any more (and have not been capacitors for years); they are in fact rechargeable cells, presumably lithium ones.

    Royal Mail's regulations require lithium cells to be sent in or with the equipment for which they are intended; Royal Mail will not accept lithium cells to be sent unaccompanied or with other batteries. Royal Mail's regulations are based on international regulations.

    Therefore Cousins are quite right: They cannot send these by Royal Mail. Instead they have to use a specialist courier.

    Yes, it's stupid but it's not Cousins' fault. As far as I can tell, the regulations are mad: Lithium cells are more dangerous when sent in or with equipment (since there is more chance of a short circuit) than when on their own, but the regulations nevertheless prohibit lithium cells to be sent on their own. Conversely (and confusingly), NiMH and alkaline cells must be new and in their original packaging and NOT in or with equipment.
    Last edited by markrlondon; 22nd March 2017 at 22:11.

  4. #4
    Grand Master markrlondon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    London, England
    Posts
    25,353
    Blog Entries
    26
    Quote Originally Posted by Tetlee View Post
    Yeah they brought this in around a Month ago, bit of a pain.
    Do you mean about Seiko 'capacitors' in particular or about lithium cells in general? Cousins have had Royal Mail-enforced restrictions on lithium cells for a couple of years now.
    Last edited by markrlondon; 22nd March 2017 at 22:10. Reason: Improved text clarity

  5. #5
    Grand Master
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    Wakefield, West Yorkshire
    Posts
    22,498
    It is what it is, logic doesn`t come into these decisions. Cousins are only following the regulations as they're obliged to do.


    Paul

  6. #6
    Master Seiko7A38's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    S.W. England
    Posts
    4,439
    Quote Originally Posted by markrlondon View Post
    Do you mean about Seiko 'capacitors' in particular or about lithium cells in general? Cousins have had Royal Mail-enforced restrictions on lithium cells for a couple of years now.
    Maybe so, but then they've only recently applied it to Seiko capacitors. I included one (Seiko p/n 3023.5MZ, which is effectively a Maxell TC920S) in my last Cousins order in mid-February and got away with the standard £2.50 Royal Mail postage.

    The Maxell TC920S is a button-type titanium carbon lithium rechargeable Li-ion battery that uses lithium titanium oxide as the positive material, carbon as the negative material, and organic electrolyte.
    Last edited by Seiko7A38; 27th March 2017 at 19:56. Reason: Looking for spec. of TC920S

  7. #7
    Grand Master markrlondon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    London, England
    Posts
    25,353
    Blog Entries
    26
    Quote Originally Posted by Seiko7A38 View Post
    Maybe so, but then they've only recently applied it to Seiko capacitors. I included one (Seiko p/n 3023.5MZ, which is effectively a Maxell TC920S) in my last Cousins order in mid-February and got away with the standard £2.50 Royal Mail postage.
    Ah, then it looks like they were previously making a mistake by sending the 'capacitors' on their own via Royal Mail!

    This spec...
    The Maxell TC920S is a button-type titanium carbon lithium rechargeable Li-ion battery that uses lithium titanium oxide as the positive material, carbon as the negative material, and organic electrolyte.
    ... definitely means that such batteries should not have been sent by Royal Mail unless they were "contained in/connected to" the equipment for which they were intended.

    Royal Mail UK restricted goods for business customers: https://business.help.royalmail.com/...etail/a_id/898

  8. #8
    Master
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Kent
    Posts
    7,236
    Quote Originally Posted by markrlondon View Post
    Ah, then it looks like they were previously making a mistake by sending the 'capacitors' on their own via Royal Mail!

    This spec...

    ... definitely means that such batteries should not have been sent by Royal Mail unless they were "contained in/connected to" the equipment for which they were intended.

    Royal Mail UK restricted goods for business customers: https://business.help.royalmail.com/...etail/a_id/898
    Right that's it I'm handing in my notice tomorrow morning;-)

  9. #9
    Craftsman
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Germany / UK
    Posts
    651
    Irritatingly, Cousins won't allow pick-up. I live fairly local to them and it would make life so much easier and cheaper. Of course, a group buy would be out of the question even if they allowed such a thing.... ;-)

  10. #10
    Grand Master markrlondon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    London, England
    Posts
    25,353
    Blog Entries
    26
    Quote Originally Posted by DaveH View Post
    Of course, a group buy would be out of the question even if they allowed such a thing.... ;-)
    No reason not to do a group buy via someone with an account but the onward postage could of course be an issue. :-) And returns would definitely be out of the question.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Do Not Sell My Personal Information