[TR] The Moss Rimmer outfit

[David Friedlander]

I doubt that ANY LBC parts supplier sends parts with shipping costs that
reflect their *actual* shipping costs. They have various plans and
‘arrangements’ that become their own profit center for the supplier, even
when ordering with the US!

Dave

On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 3:50 PM Dave MacKay <dave at mdmackay.ca> wrote:

> I couldn't believe what it cost relatives in the UK to mail Christmas cards
> to Canada. I thought our postage was dear but I had no idea how costly it
> was in the UK. It cost CAD$3.65 (= GBP2) to mail a Christmas card from
> Canada to the UK but it cost our Scottish and Irish relatives almost twice
> that (GBP3.20 = CAD$6) to send cards to Canada!
>
> Rimmer Bros uses Deutsche Post for small packages and DHL, Fedex or UPS for
> larger parcels. To ship to Canada it's GBP19.88 (or GBP21.87 for 2 day
> delivery). Moss doesn't specify what shipper they use (they just say "sent
> by a standard carrier service") and they charge a minimum of GBP51 for
> shipping.
>
> There must be a good reason that Moss UK hasn't started using the shipper
> that Rimmer Bros uses, but ...
>
> Dave MacKay
> 1960 Triumph TR3A s/n 68639L
> near Toronto, Canada
>
> >From: John Macartney <johnbmacartney at gmx.com>
> >Sent: January 31, 2026 2:59 PM
> >Subject: The Moss Rimmer outfit
> >
> >Dave,
> >Not having my old cars any more, I no longer need to worry about either
> >firm.
> >Re your comments about shipping costs, that’s always been something of a
> >running sore. I doubt it will get cheaper as Royal Mail (aka Parcel Farce)
> >out of the UK is now in private >ownership (a Czeck recently bought it)
> and
> >even though we’re now out of the EU, we’re still part of the European
> >Postal Union run out of Brussels in Belgium. So cheaper freight on >the
> >long term? No chance! Might almost be cheaper to fly over for a weekend
> and
> >take what you buy back in your luggage.
> >
> >Jonmac
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