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So for ipodweapons and fiddleaustralia i buy Padded bags from Australia Post in bulk (100 bags @ a time, see picture below). I usually order them in and buy them from the nice local guy down at Tumbi Post Office, but today i was going past Wamberal and thought I’d drop in and see if they had any.

They did, so off i ordered and got 200 stamps as well. $190 it came to which seemed a bit high. Upon looking at the receipt it showed the bags as 84 cents each, usually there $1.05 if you buy them separately. So thats a $21 saving over 100 bags. HOWEVER, When i usually buy, i get $65 off, making the bags 40 cents each, a much large discount compared to the Wamberal Post office. So i asked the guy, “has the price gone up or something?” and he replies, “no, we are all independently operated, so we our bulk offers differ.” As I already paid up and he had them in stock, I headed out the doors.

Its interesting to see that the Wamberal shop makes a $44 more profit than the Tumbi, even though they have same suppliers, are 10mins drive apart and are under the same franchise. But $44 more? What a joke. Is Wamberal going to start ramping up the price of stamps as well? They can forget it, I won’t be returning, and I will be supporting my closer little guy, who is much nicer anyway.

Anyway, thats my little rant, the conclusion? Well when ordering in bulk, get quotes and find the cheapest aus post around you, it will pay off. If I buy 2000 bags a year, thats nearly a $1000 saving for me by going to the same shop, 10 mins up the road.

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