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I think their thought process is that the faster they get you the sample order, the faster you will turn around and place a regular order. They don't CARE about costs because :
1. large (U.S.) companies overlook that and
2. since you pay the freight, they don't care. If THEY paid it, they would care.
Even when you provide your account #, you should specify speed. I recently had some knucklehead pay for some friggin' AIRPLANE RIDE for a sample using my UPS account #. I can just picture this little sample being strapped into a seat and offered a cocktail from the stewardess in first class. Live and learn. Leave NOTHING to chance. Detail everything. Assume common sense doesn't prevail with suppliers you don't know.
You should be able to dictate though the carrier they use for the sample shipments to directly impact the cost.
EMS is the best option because its the cheapest of the express options and comes with a tracking. If you want absolute cheapest you should pick hong kong post or china post, but it can take weeks instead of days.
Check this out :
http://help.aliexpress.com/delivery_options.html
1. large (U.S.) companies overlook that and
2. since you pay the freight, they don't care. If THEY paid it, they would care.
Even when you provide your account #, you should specify speed. I recently had some knucklehead pay for some friggin' AIRPLANE RIDE for a sample using my UPS account #. I can just picture this little sample being strapped into a seat and offered a cocktail from the stewardess in first class. Live and learn. Leave NOTHING to chance. Detail everything. Assume common sense doesn't prevail with suppliers you don't know.
You should be able to dictate though the carrier they use for the sample shipments to directly impact the cost.
EMS is the best option because its the cheapest of the express options and comes with a tracking. If you want absolute cheapest you should pick hong kong post or china post, but it can take weeks instead of days.
Check this out :
http://help.aliexpress.com/delivery_options.html
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