Order 36533014 huge shipping increase


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Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

Got confirmation of my subscription order this morning, thank you very much. I know that these problems have been out of your control, and you've been doing your best to resolve matters, but I didn't expect all these delays would cost me so much extra...

To explain: going back over my order history, Abomination Vaults volumes 1 & 2 each cost $5.65 shipping, volume 3 shipped with Lost Omens: Ancestry Guidecost $23.23. A total of $34.53.

Today's confirmation was for Ruby Phoenix volumes 1, 2 & 3, and Lost Omens: Mwangi, all in one package. So, same weight but less packaging, maybe a reduction?

No, $54.98 shipping! An extra $20! This is ridiculous...

Paizo Employee Customer Service Representative

Hi! I'm looking into it, but at a brief glance, the current order (# 36533014) weighs 6 lbs, whereas your order with the Ancestry Guide and one of the AP volumes (# 36377871) only weighed 3 lbs. Dimensional weight is also a factor in shipping costs (how much cubic space a package takes up) and can cause it fluctuate.

What I can do is poke around at dividing up the order to see if that will reduce the shipping costs and we can go from there!

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

Thank you.

I meant that it was the same weight as the three previous packages combined, whereas it was c66% more than the postage combined. If that makes more sense?

Is this linked to your "! June 2021 Subscription Shipping Errors" post?

Paizo Employee Customer Service Representative

Oh! Thanks for clarifying, I apologize for misunderstanding!

I messed around with moving the Mwangi Expanse book to it's own order and that way it ships via Mail Innovations International for only ~$2 less (and then you don't get the $10 shipping discount either, which makes it pretty meh).

I don't THINK it's related to that problem (given my understanding of it), but if you're okay with it, I'd like to suspend your order through the weekend and see if I can have someone look into it directly on Monday. I know shipping rates increased here in the US when it comes to USPS, but I have no idea how or if that would affect international orders, and I'd prefer to get some info from someone who is more familiar with it, if that's the case!

Apologies for the inconvenience in the meantime!

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

Please temporarily suspend it, will this stop the pdfs being released?

BTW there is no itemisation on the order of the $10 shipping reduction; is the $55 before or after it?

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

Oh yes, and it is listed as USPS Priority instead of the usual Standard Postal Delivery.

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