I've been having a short back-n-forth with Syd at D&D Customer Service. I sent him this:
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I check out the forums at
aethercards.com/discourse - a lot of foreign customers have been complaining loudly about how expensive your shipping is. Not just Asians, Brits and Aussies - even Canadians aren't thrilled. Perhaps someone could check in and address this? We occasionally hear from reps from a few companies such as Ellusionist, Blue Crown and Circle City Card Co. - and even when they don't comment, they at least read up to see what our concerns are as customers.
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He replied with this:
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Hey Don,
I appreciate your input on the shipping prices and such. Yes, our uncut sheet shipping is a little out of whack for everyone (we are working on this), and buying 5 or 6 bricks at a time can be expensive for International customers, but our shipping prices are essentially what we get charged from the USPS, handling/material fees and insurance. We work with customers who email us directly regarding what they feel is an overcharge and not through 3rd party message boards.
Thank you again,
Syd
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So, this means that Syd won't be stopping by around here any time soon, but if you have qualms about their shipping charges, you may be able to redress the problem by contacting him directly.
Considering the kinds of exchanges that take place on forums like this, I'd think it would be in the best interests of his company to at least see what people are saying about them. His reply seemed more like a brush-off on the idea. So I'm glad he refunded me a portion of my domestic shipping charges after combining my two active orders for me, but it seems a little arrogant of his company to not keep tabs on the pulse of their customers. It seems like they don't really care about us unless we're banging on their virtual "front door", the email inbox.
If I'm misinterpreting this, anyone, please, add your two cents and say what you think.