Craftsman Cues

[Phil C]

Hello guys.

I was going to order a tip compressor from Craftsman Cues until I realised the shipping was £9.50 for just first class.

That's the bog standard rate for everything on their website. Has it always been this high? That's pretty ridiculous!

Imagine ordering 5 elks for £2.50, to pay £9.50 postage!

Phil

[guernseygooner]

You have to get in touch with them. I ordered a few bits through the website and they wanted to charge £28 postage on checkout.

After getting in contact they said postage was £4!

[itsnoteasy]

Aren't they very expensive from them Phil? The ones from China on eBay for less than a tenner are spot on.

[Big Splash!]

^ It's cheap to order everything from China thanks a a very favourable postal collaboration between RM and China. And of course, Chinese are paid a fifth of the wages or less. Nothing against China, and her people and especially HK are entitled to a future. Folk need to remember that spending half an hour packaging and posting something costs CC at least £5 in labour costs, plus transit. It's a proper business paying taxes and everything else, not a bloke with a shed. Just sayin! :biggrin-new:

[Shockerz]

Hello guys.

I was going to order a tip compressor from Craftsman Cues until I realised the shipping was £9.50 for just first class.

That's the bog standard rate for everything on their website. Has it always been this high? That's pretty ridiculous!

Imagine ordering 5 elks for £2.50, to pay £9.50 postage!

Phil

I've been sending a few things to a cousin of mine as was unaware of postage costs until the last few days, wow.

We took a look at parcel sizes and if you wanted to sell one brass cue clip on it's own this would be classed as a small parcel as it is 3cm on one dimension and the largest is 2.5cm this means it would be £2.85, shocked the hell out of me.

Couriers as not cheap! How some goods from China are no shipping costs and still a little more than a quid for some bits I don't know how that works! Free postage from China? Told my cousin it would be cheaper for him to get it from there!

[Big Splash!]

^Go with a cheap courier and enjoy the regrets. Tuffnells and Yodel are among the worst I've been hit with from suppliers. I'm willing to swap suppliers and pay a few quid extra now, to avoid the grief they cause.

[Shockerz]

^Go with a cheap courier and enjoy the regrets. Tuffnells and Yodel are among the worst I've been hit with from suppliers. I'm willing to swap suppliers and pay a few quid extra now, to avoid the grief they cause.

Yeah I agree if you're ordering a cue and delicate items certainly worth the extra to avoid any grief and hitman costs when someone damages your valuables.

For smaller items I don't see a cheap option that fits a cheap product and still cannot get it round my head that small inexpensive items can be sent from China for a quid, nuts...

[Phil C]

Just an update fellas.

Got in touch with Simon from Craftsman cues and he was shocked with the postage being at £9.50. So I think he's going to update the site at some point.

I sent him a list of what I wanted via email and requested a PayPal invoice. No problems at all. £4.17 1st class recorded.

Think I'm still going to buy a press from China too, to compare with this one!

[Shockerz]

Just an update fellas.

Got in touch with Simon from Craftsman cues and he was shocked with the postage being at £9.50. So I think he's going to update the site at some point.

I sent him a list of what I wanted via email and requested a PayPal invoice. No problems at all. £4.17 1st class recorded.

Think I'm still going to buy a press from China too, to compare with this one!

Sounds good.

The chineese one I have is flat both end where as the Craftsman Cues one has a nice dome one end. I have yet to find a cheaper chineese one that has a dome but let us know if you see one.

[Big Splash!]

Just an update fellas.

Got in touch with Simon from Craftsman cues and he was shocked with the postage being at £9.50. So I think he's going to update the site at some point.

I sent him a list of what I wanted via email and requested a PayPal invoice. No problems at all. £4.17 1st class recorded.

Think I'm still going to buy a press from China too, to compare with this one!

Top bloke is Simon. Obviously, they import stuff and flog it on. It's going to be more expensive but hey, you get UK service.

[itsnoteasy]

Sounds good.

The chineese one I have is flat both end where as the Craftsman Cues one has a nice dome one end. I have yet to find a cheaper chineese one that has a dome but let us know if you see one.

I have a Chinese one with a dome, I will see if I can find it again on eBay.
Pretty sure it was this one, the description isn't great, but others say flat tip this says round( I think it means domed).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless-...3D390569736880

[Shockerz]

I have a Chinese one with a dome, I will see if I can find it again on eBay.
Pretty sure it was this one, the description isn't great, but others say flat tip this says round( I think it means domed).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless-...3D390569736880

Looks domed. Compared to £36 that looks good value!

[itsnoteasy]

Does a good job as well Shockerz, very well engineered.

[Shockerz]

I have a Chinese one with a dome, I will see if I can find it again on eBay.
Pretty sure it was this one, the description isn't great, but others say flat tip this says round( I think it means domed).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless-...3D390569736880

Just ordered one so I'll let you know if round or not, price looks good so worth a punt....

[audiandy]

Not on thread.
What benefit do you get from a tip press?
Never used one and unsure what it will achieve?
I generally use elk master or MW tips.