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Old October 4th 04, 09:19 PM
Ed Overly
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"Caroline" > wrote in message ink.net>...
> Here's my overall good experience with Majestic:
>
> I ordered $101 of parts from it. Handling was $4.95, like others said. Shipping
> was $7.95. They do ship UPS 3-day.
>
> Even with the roughly extra 13% for S/H, the overall price was much less than I
> could get from the dealer. The parts arrived about when I expected. (Of course,
> shipping does not depend on mere dollar cost. It will vary depending on package
> size.)
>
> I might have been able to do better with another online parts company. But I
> think only a little better. Plus, having the drawings at the Majestic site has
> been invaluable to me over the last couple of years. So I'm happy paying maybe a
> little more than other online parts sites to ensure Majestic stays in business.
>
> I've emailed two different parts questions to Majestic in the last year. Its
> people got back to me by email within 24 hours with the correct answer.
>
> I made one other order but then a few days later I decided I didn't need the
> parts afterall. A holiday had intervened since I'd made the order, and the
> particular parts weren't in stock, anyway, so I called Majestic and asked if the
> parts had been shipped yet. They had not. I asked if I could cancel the order,
> and Majestic had absolutely no objection with my doing so.
>
> I think the key with Majestic is to only order large quantities at a time.
>
> Thanks to others for sharing their experiences. It will make me a little more
> cautious with Majestic, but I would not rule it out in the future.
>
> Ed, did you request any unusual shipping? I'm in the West. Majestic is in Rhode
> Island, I believe. But I do figure your package was a little larger in physical
> size to mine, thus the freight charge was a little larger.
>
> "computernewby" > wrote
> > Two years ago I ordered a timing belt and balance belt for my Honda from
> > Majestic. It took me several months to get around to changing the belts
> > myself. When I finally got everything apart I found they sent me the wrong
> > size belts so I had to immediately go to the local Honda dealer and pay full
> > price since my car was apart and I needed it the next day for work.
> >
> > I think that their shipping charge on top of freight is ridiculous and don't
> > plan on buying from them again.
> >
> >
> > "Ed Overly" > wrote in message
> > m...
> > > Anyone having good luck with mail order Honda parts? I ordered four
> > > oil filters and a bulb from Majestic Honda for a total of $20.82.
> > > Then they charged me $4.95 for handling and $8.22 for freight. I
> > > thought this was pretty outrageous! I called Hparts recently and they
> > > didn't answer the phone.


I didn't request any special shipping. Thanks for your reply. I'm
going to try one of the other sites posted here next time.
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