Aramex global shopper

DeeinSouthAfrica said:
It should have been. The 14% government slice is levied on everything.
Postbox-Courier include the VAT in price quoted. They must do, or they would be out of pocket.
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Probably was an error i found out they said they charge 14% anything over R500
 
DeeinSouthAfrica said:
Every Google Home Mini is hitting customs. I have 4 coming in.
One has been released no duty. I paid $31.88 each, or R395.
The latest one I am getting charged R153.25 duty.
Talk about being inconsistent.
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Two came through customs for me with no additional charge.
 
How do you sign up for this service? Tried using 100% off promo codes with paypal or card option and I keep getting internal server errors?
 
ponder said:
How do you sign up for this service? Tried using 100% off promo codes with paypal or card option and I keep getting internal server errors?
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We have noticed that the webpage doesn't like certain browsers. Try Microsoft or Firefox.
If still having hassles, contact Aramex on Wednesday. They can organise your sign up for you.
 
ponder said:
Tried chrome & ms edge, same story.
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Are you trying to join using a FNB card?

To redeem your FREE lifetime membership, please enter your unique promo code when signing up:
The first six digits of any of*your*FNB cards, followed by the word 'SAVE'. E.g. 123456SAVE

Get up to R75 off your shipping fee by entering your unique promo code on check out:
The first six digits of any of*your*FNB cards, followed by the word 'SHIP'. E.g. 123456SHIP

Please note:*You must use an FNB card when registering and paying for shipping in order for the discount to be applied.
 
If using a Shop & Ship code it probably won't work.
As Shop & Ship is an entirely different company in South Africa (and nothing to do with Aramex), Aramex Global Shopper was born.
Aramex Global Shopper issue their own promo codes.
 
I've got an account for global shopper that i've never used.

How does this compare to something like Postbox Courier both time / price wise?
 
jsheed_sa said:
I've got an account for global shopper that i've never used.

How does this compare to something like Postbox Courier both time / price wise?
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Postbox Courier collate parcels. In other words, you can instruct them to delay delivery until you have a number of parcels and then ship.

Problem is, the more parcels there are, the higher the shipping, and I have never had anything shipped by them that wasn't R300 and over. Even one small parcel containing a phone cover was about R300.

Postbox-Courier is meant to be faster, about a week from shipping payment to actual delivery, but my group parcel from Hong Kong containing Christmas gifts I paid for on 15 Dec still hasn't arrived, and I'm pissed.

Aramex Global Shopper (AGS) charge R195 per 500g and R99 per 500g thereafter. If you have an FNB account you can get R75 off the shipping for each parcel you receive.
They clearly state where parcel is, and you can track using their page through both the AGS website and the Aramex express webpage. They also have two apps - their own AGS app, and the Shop & Ship app (as AGS is known as Shop & Ship internationally.)
AGS usually take 2 weeks to deliver, dependant on customs.

As per SARS customs rules, if your order is below R500, there is no duty applied. However, customs also do "spot checks", so sometimes your cheap parcel still gets delayed, and duty added.
 
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DeeinSouthAfrica said:
Postbox Courier collate parcels. In other words, you can instruct them to delay delivery until you have a number of parcels and then ship.

Problem is, the more parcels there are, the higher the shipping, and I have never had anything shipped by them that wasn't R300 and over. Even one small parcel containing a phone cover was about R300.

Postbox-Courier is meant to be faster, about a week from shipping payment to actual delivery, but my group parcel from Hong Kong containing Christmas gifts I paid for on 15 Dec still hasn't arrived, and I'm pissed.

Aramex Global Shopper (AGS) charge R195 per 500g and R99 per 500g thereafter. If you have an FNB account you can get R75 off the shipping for each parcel you receive.
They clearly state where parcel is, and you can track using their page through both the AGS website and the Aramex express webpage. They also have two apps - their own AGS app, and the Shop & Ship app (as AGS is known as Shop & Ship internationally.)
AGS usually take 2 weeks to deliver, dependant on customs.

As per SARS customs rules, if your order is below R500, there is no duty applied. However, customs also do "spot checks", so sometimes your cheap parcel still gets delayed, and duty added.
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Awesome - thanks for such a great explanation!

1.) Could you please explain how the FNB discount works and how to claim it? I'm an FNB customer so this has peaked my interest :P

2.) Is there a cheapest destination to ship from to ZA or is it all the same? E.g. I ship from Thailand or UK and its the same price?

I see how it works on the FNB website:

Get up to R75 off your shipping fee by entering your unique promo code on check out:

The first six digits of any of your FNB cards, followed by the word 'SHIP'. E.g. 123456SHIP

Please note: You must use an FNB card when registering and paying for shipping in order for the discount to be applied.
 
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