Jack White/ThirdMan/THE VAULT

This one will be hard to pass on for sure.

I cant justify paying an additional $34.50 postage to the UK so will buy it somewhere else. I emailed TMR about their postage and this is the reply I got:
"Thanks for reaching out! Our shipping prices are calculated through the shipping carrier using 1)weight and 2)destination. Third Man is has no control over the cost as they are determined by the USPS or FEDEx. Unfortunately shipping costs keep rising every year throughout the year, and as a small independent business there is not much we can do to combat the high prices."
Basically they just believe what a computer screen says whether its correct or not. If I pay $34.50 postage who is keeping that extra money when it is less than $20 to post a 2LP?

FR181798 said:

I cant justify paying an additional $34.50 postage to the UK so will buy it somewhere else. I emailed TMR about their postage and this is the reply I got:
"Thanks for reaching out! Our shipping prices are calculated through the shipping carrier using 1)weight and 2)destination. Third Man is has no control over the cost as they are determined by the USPS or FEDEx. Unfortunately shipping costs keep rising every year throughout the year, and as a small independent business there is not much we can do to combat the high prices."
Basically they just believe what a computer screen says whether its correct or not. If I pay $34.50 postage who is keeping that extra money when it is less than $20 to post a 2LP?

So you feel that Amazon has some guy double-check with a calculator and a tape measure to verify that your shipping costs haven't been over- or under-stated? "Believing what a computer screen says" is not akin to believing in God; it's trusting logic which has been designed and honed over time.

benjs said:

FR181798 said:

I cant justify paying an additional $34.50 postage to the UK so will buy it somewhere else. I emailed TMR about their postage and this is the reply I got:
"Thanks for reaching out! Our shipping prices are calculated through the shipping carrier using 1)weight and 2)destination. Third Man is has no control over the cost as they are determined by the USPS or FEDEx. Unfortunately shipping costs keep rising every year throughout the year, and as a small independent business there is not much we can do to combat the high prices."
Basically they just believe what a computer screen says whether its correct or not. If I pay $34.50 postage who is keeping that extra money when it is less than $20 to post a 2LP?

So you feel that Amazon has some guy double-check with a calculator and a tape measure to verify that your shipping costs haven't been over- or under-stated? "Believing what a computer screen says" is not akin to believing in God; it's trusting logic which has been designed and honed over time.

I mentioned nothing about Amazon so their pricing method has nothing to do with it. I'm saying mistakes happen all the time and I believe there is a mistake in either TMR or the postal company system. I had the PJ live at TMR poster in my cart and they wanted an additional $54.75 to ship a poster to the UK. It does not cost this, I can assure you. My point was that they won't even consider there is something wrong.

I had a similar issue with Bong Load Records last week, their postage price dropped $6 in the space of a few days. i emailed asking why I had paid more and they explained that there was a mistake with the weight of the item and refunded me what they overcharged.

FR181798 said:

mrussel1 said:

FR181798 said:

I cant justify paying an additional $34.50 postage to the UK so will buy it somewhere else. I emailed TMR about their postage and this is the reply I got:
"Thanks for reaching out! Our shipping prices are calculated through the shipping carrier using 1)weight and 2)destination. Third Man is has no control over the cost as they are determined by the USPS or FEDEx. Unfortunately shipping costs keep rising every year throughout the year, and as a small independent business there is not much we can do to combat the high prices."
Basically they just believe what a computer screen says whether its correct or not. If I pay $34.50 postage who is keeping that extra money when it is less than $20 to post a 2LP?

If you order from Amazon Canada, do you still have that type of shipping?

I don't find Amazon.com or Canada being particularly accurate. They are always much cheaper because they are a huge company. Amoeba on the other hand are an independent retailer and they charge $17.99 to the UK so TMRs $34.50 is way off.

Yeah, it's like TMR is using 10C shipping or something.

can someone advise, how do i get the 10% platinum discount to apply? did they provide a code? i'm not finding anything on the "my account" page.

Completely missed that acoustic LP release while on vacation. I'm all over that

MedozK said:

FR181798 said:

Vault10 works to get 10% discount btw. Wasn't sure it would as it is a preorder.

thank you.

mrussel1 said:

My vault(s) are on the Fedex truck to be delivered today. Very excited. Richmond VA, so not too far from the shipping location.

Nice - you will get to listen to it over the weekend. I have to wait until Monday, but no complaints.

Anyone able to grab this next week in Nashville or Detroit? Would gladly cover the cost of yours as well. Please let me know. Thanks!