Not Anumber
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 12:45 PM |
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Post office parcel rip off
Whats the most affordable way to send parcels of about 3kg.
Ive just sold a bunch of old laptop computers for spares that I had always meant to fix but never got round to.
Other laptops on Ebay had postage charges of £ 6 to £ 7 so i did mine the same then had a nasty surprise in the Post Office this morning when they
charged a whacking £ 12.92 per laptop. I couldnt be arsed to drag them all back home and start ringing round cariers so bit the bullet but I hae
another couple to send off. Are Parcel2Go any use for this sort of weight ? Ive only ever used them for large bits such as gearboxes and diffs
before and kept to the Post Office for most small stuff, might be time to change
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scootz
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 12:51 PM |
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Interparcel... most of their options carry £50 of standard insurance and I wouldn't imagine you would pay more than £7-ish for a basic
service.
Also worth noting their carriers will collect from you!
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Barkalarr
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 01:00 PM |
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MyHermes.co.uk - £5.40
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twybrow
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 01:18 PM |
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myhermes and parcel2go have been very cheap for me in recent months. But you get what you pay for. With the Post Office, you walk in, they do the
paperwork, and away it goes. With the low cost couriers, typically you ave to take it somewhere to drop it off, having downloaded all of the paperwork
and stuck it on etc... It is just a different service.
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zetec
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 01:31 PM |
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Never use PO now as they charge too much. MyHermes is all way, once you've set up an account printing off and paying could not be easier, and I
can drop the parcel off at the local shop between 7am-12pm, no queue. Never had any lost or late arrivals yet.
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FASTdan
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 01:37 PM |
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I cant seem to beat the post office for under 1kg. Over this some of the budget carriers start to become competitive but its not worth the hastle of
mixing between the two. Between the post office and parcelforce services all my UK shipments can be dealt with in the same place.
The only time I use couriers at the moment is overseas above 2kg.
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rf900rush
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 03:01 PM |
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I have used interparcel as well
Some of these offer drop off points locally
save waiting in for collections
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r1_pete
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 04:52 PM |
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Royal Mail have revised some of their prices but still very expensive.
I use MyHermes more and more, print a page, stick it on the box, drop it off, quicker than waiting in the PO queue.
I have had problems with their delivery drivers trying to deliver to businesses outside business hours, but always got there.
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Oddified
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 04:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by FASTdan
The only time I use couriers at the moment is overseas above 2kg.
Agreed, but even for the uk 2kg seems to be the line where below that the post office is ok, and over it's normally cheaper to use a
courier/parcel2go etc.
Ian
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bi22le
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 07:12 PM |
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Supprised to hear any positive stuff about royal mail.
I am an outspoken RM hater, Ill argue my case with anyone.
I use parcelmonkey.
Their basic charge is 7.99 IIRC which covers quite a large object and heavy weight. They will collect from you for no additional charge. I just take
the item to work and leave it with my workshop so they deal with it.
I understand RM will be best for smaller or lighter objects, they have their uses. I work and have no time for queuing.
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Proby
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 07:39 PM |
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MyHermes is great as long as its nothing breakable. The wife sends 12-20 parcels a day through MyHermes for her business, but after a couple of
incidents of damage, we are very very careful of what gets sent with them.
Royal Mail gets used for some SMALL class parcels, as its cheaper (£3).
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Peteff
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 07:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Proby
MyHermes is great as long as its nothing breakable.
They managed to mangle my spraygun so it doesn't have to be that fragile  Also it arrived at 18.30hrs delivered by a bloke in a Daewoo Matiz
so don't send anything you want delivered in work hours.
[Edited on 9/12/13 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 07:56 PM |
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Post office is cheap if it will fit in the letter box, larger and use a carrier
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Scuzzle
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 08:15 PM |
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MyHermes or Collect+ are two of the cheapest around. The Royal Mail are always shooting themselves in the foot, they go on strike and businesses and
individuals use other couriers, find out it's cheaper and easier and never go back.
The parcel pricing at the Post Office is crazy, I sent a speedo head in a small box which never weighed much to the USA for £3.50 yet a cylinder head
gasket in a flat packet that weighs nothing either was £7 to a UK lowlands address.
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FASTdan
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| posted on 10/12/13 at 08:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Oddified
quote:
Originally posted by FASTdan
The only time I use couriers at the moment is overseas above 2kg.
Agreed, but even for the uk 2kg seems to be the line where below that the post office is ok, and over it's normally cheaper to use a
courier/parcel2go etc.
Ian
Over 2kg I change to using parcelforce via the paypal application - there is quite a significant discount here for some reason (without this it would
definitely be expensive). Costs me about £17 to send 5-7kg boxes insured up to £300. Its a little more pricey than PM (cost around £14 with insurances
and VAT on here) but because Im dropping at the post office every day it is more convenient than waiting for a courier (ties me down, cant go out to
collect things etc) or going to another drop off location.
I will also say I would never ever ever recommend P2G - I had the most horrific customer support case ever with them. They are nothing short of
useless. PM seem good - very on the ball with support.
In regard to queuing at the PO - the drop and go card eliminates that. I'm in and out in a minute.
[Edited on 10/12/13 by FASTdan]
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