The latest catalogue promotion from Australia Post, running Jan. 28 through Feb. 17, is a rip off in my view. Take page 5 (see photo) – HP 56 + 57 twin pack. The Australia Post price is $69.95. The price in my newsagency is 10% less yet I don’t have the buying power of thousands of stores nor do I have a government protected monopoly pulling people in.
Australia Post will charge you $22.95 for a Canon BCI-24BK twin pack. Our price is 13% less. Australia Post will charge you $43.95 for a HP 21 + 22 combo pack whereas at newsXpress Forest Hill you’ll pay 8% less.
Australia Post is clearly not the place to be buying printer ink and toner. We beat them on price. We also beat them on service – at Australia Post you have to stand in the conga line for ages to have your question answered.
It is bad enough that a government owned and protected retail channel competes directly with a small business like mine. That they rip their customers off as they are with their current printer ink specials is appalling.