rigididg Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 I am from Orange NSW Australia. Can anyone please advise me of an Australian source of untreated polyester fabric suitable for SOF kayak - unfortunate sourcing from US is a bit cost prohibitive Quote
Kudzu Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 I can ship enough for one boat for about $30 US using the Postal Service. Quote
rigididg Posted January 26, 2021 Author Posted January 26, 2021 21 hours ago, Kudzu said: I can ship enough for one boat for about $30 US using the Postal Service. Thanks for response Jeff. When I put it through the calculator on your website for 18 ft of 9oz polyester it quoted $81US for the fabric and $92 US for the postage. Is your figure above by air or sea? Quote
labrat Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 This question has been asked a few times over the years and I've never seen anyone come up with a source in Aus. I bought my polyester from Jeff along with footrests, sinew and Jeff's book. There should not be a lot of extra postage for the extra items if you get them all in 1 order. That $92 US is excessive, especially with the exchange rate, but if it was under about 50 for all the items you need then it would be worthwhile. Quote
Kudzu Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 The store calculates shipping based on weight and distance. There is no way I can put in all the options or combinations in. Flat Rate boxes can bey much cheaper and there is no way to put those into the store software. BUT, I was mistaken on the price. I just double checked and it is $89.95 to ship to Australia in a Flat Rate Box. Obviously no discount there. International start at $30 and I thought I had shipped to Australia for that price but I am obviously mistaken. Heck, the flat envelope for documents is $41! And Postal Service is always the cheapest. Sorry! Quote
rigididg Posted January 29, 2021 Author Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/26/2021 at 11:47 PM, labrat said: This question has been asked a few times over the years and I've never seen anyone come up with a source in Aus. I bought my polyester from Jeff along with footrests, sinew and Jeff's book. There should not be a lot of extra postage for the extra items if you get them all in 1 order. That $92 US is excessive, especially with the exchange rate, but if it was under about 50 for all the items you need then it would be worthwhile. Thanks Labrat Quote
rigididg Posted January 29, 2021 Author Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/27/2021 at 12:14 AM, Kudzu said: The store calculates shipping based on weight and distance. There is no way I can put in all the options or combinations in. Flat Rate boxes can bey much cheaper and there is no way to put those into the store software. BUT, I was mistaken on the price. I just double checked and it is $89.95 to ship to Australia in a Flat Rate Box. Obviously no discount there. International start at $30 and I thought I had shipped to Australia for that price but I am obviously mistaken. Heck, the flat envelope for documents is $41! And Postal Service is always the cheapest. Sorry! Thanks for the response Jeff; can never understand why US postal service is so expensive Quote
rigididg Posted April 10, 2021 Author Posted April 10, 2021 Hello Jeff Been trying to contact you by email to discuss this briefly before I order my polyester but getting no response. Is your email jeff@kudzucraft.com not working? Pretty well ready to order so appreciate a response Regards RW Quote
Kudzu Posted April 11, 2021 Posted April 11, 2021 Working just fine? I have found that email is not 100% reliable though. Quote
rigididg Posted April 12, 2021 Author Posted April 12, 2021 Thanks for the response Jeff - will resend my email for third time! ..........just sent RW Quote
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