Month: November 2018

The Postal Illuminati – How Some Postal Services are Subsidising Taobao or Aliexpress Items
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The Postal Illuminati – How Some Postal Services are Subsidising Taobao or Aliexpress Items

For those who are interested in conspiracy theories that actually are true, check out this podcast episode on Planet Money – the Postal Illuminati. The Premise The premise: When you order stuff online, could it cost less to ship it across the world than across the street? The example was this Mighty Mug that cost…

Stop Shipping from Taobao – It’s Not Worth It (featuring Infinity Freight Solutions Ptd Ltd and Last Mile Delivery Pte Ltd)
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Stop Shipping from Taobao – It’s Not Worth It (featuring Infinity Freight Solutions Ptd Ltd and Last Mile Delivery Pte Ltd)

This is a post to tell ourselves to stop shipping from Taobao, because it’s not worth it. You lose more money than you save. TL;DR version – We got Sfinex to ship our Taobao stuff, which subcontracted to Last Mile Delivery Pte Ltd, which subcontracted to Infinity Freight Solutions Pte Ltd. Infinity lost our stuff,…