Catch.com.au Packages Everywhere!

Samsungnote10 on 02/12/2021 - 19:48
Last edited 14/12/2021 - 16:34 by 1 other user

sooooo, today

I went to pick up my catch.com order from Kmart, it was $6.95 shipping or free pick up from Kmart
My order was in a catch box 4 times the size of the package, how do they do free shipping when they still have to ship it to my local Kmart

My order from ebay arrived from a seller with 1000 feedback, seemed like a small shop, I ordered 2 identical items a few hours apart, $14 at woolworths, for $7 inc shipping,
Surprised to see the package arrived in 2 separate catch.com boxes (are they dropshjpping from catch?), 1 box twice the size of the other, when the item is the size of donut
https://i.ibb.co/X7xmSjj/20211202-192442.jpg
How do they ship it for free and sell something for half the price of woolworths

Another order arrived today from a non-catch seller but similar seller, which also arrived in a catch.com box. Shipping was $7
I recently sent the identical thing via aust post (sendle/courier was more) to my friend in regional vic (im in melb) and the shipping was $16

Its amazing how they can ship things out so cheap……….

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  Neoika on 02/12/2021 - 19:51

  Many things as low as $2.5 on eBay are now free delivery with plus membership.

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    ihbh on 02/12/2021 - 20:18

    So you mean eBay pays or subsidies?

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      Neoika on 02/12/2021 - 20:19

      I vaguely remember somewhere says eBay subsidises $2 or $4 depending on the value.

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  RiseAndRuin on 02/12/2021 - 20:18

  Just because an item is $14 at woolworths doesn't mean it cost them more than $0.01, it just means some people are willing to pay that price.

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    Samsungnote10 on 02/12/2021 - 20:53

    Thats very true but if the margins were that high, everyone would be doing it

    Same thing with cheap vodka, the tax on it is something like $20 per bottle+gst+duty, and they sell it for $30

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  Thrawn on 02/12/2021 - 20:34

  +8

  Both Catch and Kmart is owned by Wesfarmers

  They probably use shared warehousing infrastructure.. shipping packages to Kmart retail stores is probably just a matter of putting it on a truck that's already heading to Kmart anyway

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    Samsungnote10 on 02/12/2021 - 20:57

    +1

    I did not know that!

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  funnysht on 02/12/2021 - 23:55

  recently flights to sydney from melb were 60$ return with 20kg of weight…so think about that for a sec

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  dasher86 on 03/12/2021 - 09:28

  It's a lot cheaper to send bulk lots to a collection point than individually plan delivery routes for multiple drop off locations.