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    Best Courier

    This is clearly a regional thing as we've had no problems. I've been led to believe that non-fastways contracts are negotiated at that level. Hope you get over your setback and DHL do the business for you. cheers
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    Ebay! Can it be beaten??

    As a Platinum Powerseller I'll give my view - If you have no buyers, then no-one will move. I've tried Tazbar - 6 Months and zero sales - for items I sell 100s of a month on Ebay, so the product isn't the issue. If you have a niche market then you may have a chance but if it's a general...
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    Customers been malicious to business

    Happens all the time to us mate, they then accuse us of changing the delivery address not realising that we can't and that the confirmation email for the order clearly shows either that there is an alternative delivery address or that it's the same as billing (sent out before dispatch). That...
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    Dawg Tastic!

    Cheers Dawg, she's only a little one - cross beagle/spaniel (with the appetite of a great dane).
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    Ebay Shop

    Frooition do it, but they ain't cheap. Probably more geared towards very large sellers on ebay.
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    Dawg Tastic!

    Dawg, are your biscuits suitable for sensitive stomachs. My poor old mutt's getting on and it doesn't take much to upset her stomach? Cheers
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    Best Courier

    Ok, thanks for replying. It's just our lad has been this morning and picked up (including non-fastways areas) without a word. I'm sure we'll find out soon enough if that's the case.
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    Best Courier

    Are you sure about this? As we're a pretty big client of theirs and we've heard nothing of the sort.
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    Best Courier

    They use Business Post currently for non-franchise areas and they are abysmal - No idea who they are switching to. Had a problem with the Edinburgh depot the other week (a fastways area), they just dumped our package (electrical appliance) behind the customers greenhouse and faked a POD...
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    Distance Selling Regulations Help

    Hi, we operate in a similar environment to you. If they have signed for it as undamaged from the carrier then they are on very thin ice to start with. Our T&Cs allow a period of grace because we know that it's impractical to check some of our items on the doorstep, but we expect the boxes to...
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    Advice Needed - re eBay

    I cannot believe anyone thinks this is a bad idea if your a business seller on ebay (unless of course you want to avoid ye olde HMRC). I am sick of competing with clowns operating out of their garage and declaring nothing to the taxman despite their feedback indicating that they are doing...
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    First Time Share Buyer!!!

    Pete, the biggest UK trading/share buying forum is advfn by far. Be wary, all of these trading forums including TMF are shark pools and it is all too easy to get sucked in by the 'rampers' and 'pump n dumpers' and buy into worthless penny AIM stocks if you don't know better. ALWAYS Do You Own...
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    Downsides to Reps on the road...

    We have a great rapport with one of our 'physical' reps and have benefitted enormously from it (as has his company). I'd rather deal person to person any day of the week. We actually see him most days of the week and he has helped nurture us as a business to the point that within 12 months we...
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    Best Courier

    We use Fastways (£1000-£1200 a week average), we have a very good relationship with our franchisee (as we should spending that much) but if something goes missing it can be a bit of an ordeal as highlighted above. Our primary reason for using them is that we can ship up to 40kg through them...
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    Trading whilst in administration?

    Cred-X, not to worry we'll actually benefit from it (we are in direct competition - trade has already increased as a result and we know for certain that a proportion of it is theirs). Thanks for the heads up on the games that administrators can play though. I do feel sorry for their...
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