Ali Express delivery costs Yikes!

[Dazzelknight]

Hi all
Iv been looking at Keg Land on AliExpress and even tho the prices are excellent, if you don’t mind the wait, the delivery charges are extortionate!. Now Iv seen some posts on here of people buying items, so I’m surely missing the trick when it comes to delivery charges…Fermzilla fermenter £23.66, delivery cheapest option is £322.35 !. So you knowledgeable people, what’s the crack ?

 

[Rodcx500z]

Hi, i think most of the stuff ordered are small item's, spares and taps and stuff which for some reason slip through the net

 

[Dazzelknight]

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Hi, i think most of the stuff ordered are small item's, spares and taps and stuff which for some reason slip through the net

I see,,, so if it doesn’t fit in an envelope,, forget it.

 

[Rodcx500z]

No not really, i am going to order a helix coil postage is £6-50, i think it is just the big boxes

 

[samale]

I was going to order a counter pressure bottle filler for bottling of the keg. Has anyone any experience or would I be better paying extra to order of a better supplier

 

[Ronnie23]

I was going to order a counter pressure bottle filler for bottling of the keg. Has anyone any experience or would I be better paying extra to order of a better supplier

If you're after a cheapie mate, eBay of Amazon.
I've got this guy - does the job

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KW86HNM/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_GQNZVNT3JSWSV2018VB6

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

If you're after a cheapie mate, eBay of Amazon.
I've got this guy - does the job

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KW86HNM/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_GQNZVNT3JSWSV2018VB6

Yep I've got that one too - a bit fiddly to use (ideally requires three hands, or you need to clamp it) but it works a treat.

 

[stripeyjoe]

I’ve found some things do have an adverse effect on the postage costs, it’s worth fiddling with your shopping basket removing and adding items, I found adding a regulator bumped the overall cost up by nearly the amount one would have cost locally.

 

[gyurmaember]

Make sure you don't order 2 of the same item, because that'll confuse them, and their customer service not very good.

 

[Gwen]

Make sure you don't order 2 of the same item, because that'll confuse them, and their customer service not very good.

That's my order stuffed then . We will see what happens. I've just placed my first order with them. To be fair with my order the postage seemed to come out cheeper than they quote. May be it's reduced with multiple items. I order 5 items.

 

[foxbat]

Under a certain weight limit they can send cheaply using the Universal Postal Union treaty. Above that it'll be a courier service.

 

[stripeyjoe]

To be fair with my order the postage seemed to come out cheeper than they quote

The combined postage is generally cheaper than the individual prices if you‘re getting everything from one ‘shop’.

 

[eyuptm]

That's my order stuffed then . We will see what happens. I've just placed my first order with them. To be fair with my order the postage seemed to come out cheeper than they quote. May be it's reduced with multiple items. I order 5 items.

Has your order arrived yet? They're quoting 75 days now...!!!

 

[Gwen]

Has your order arrived yet? They're quoting 75 days now...!!!

Came really quickly, in about 2 weeks if my memory serves me well. So was very impressed

 

[Shinjuku]

Unsure how others have been ordering off AliExpress, but I have put a bunch of Kegland stuff from the "Official Kegland Store" into my basket and I cannot seem to combine shipping. Instead, it looks to charge me a fixed shipping cost per item, so there is not really a benefit in buying more to save on delivery costs? Other than possibly saving on customs tax. Am I missing something/doing something wrong with my order?

 

[jayk34]

In the AliExpress app there is a combined delivery link that you click. Is this what you mean ? Haven't used the web interface, so not sure if it's the same

 

[Shinjuku]

In the AliExpress app there is a combined delivery link that you click. Is this what you mean ? Haven't used the web interface, so not sure if it's the same

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Thanks to this I have now made my first AliExpress order. My order included a brew bag... Do I smell my first all grain BIAB!?

 

[fgoulding]

I saw a Kegland video once whereby they said that in order to support local retailers, that they disincentivise buying on Ali by making the delivery cost extortionate. For countries without a local retailer, the delivery is cheaper.

I have no issues buying local here in Ireland but our retailers only carry a few items of Kegland stock and no Keg King items at all. Plus the UK has become too expensive with import/delivery costs.

So Ali is our only real option.