IndyJohn
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| posted on 6/12/07 at 01:38 PM |
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postage / couriers
Hi
I notice peoplem charging the earth to post goods.
If possible I always ask If i can use my own couriers.
these are the cheapest!
You can get pallet work cheaper but you wont get large parcels any cheaper!
give them a try
www.parcel2go.co.uk
john
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dan__wright
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| posted on 6/12/07 at 01:40 PM |
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the cheapest are payperdrop at 4.99 but they are closed till mid jan 
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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IndyJohn
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| posted on 6/12/07 at 01:47 PM |
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Is that to deliver a mouse or an elephant?
john
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 6/12/07 at 01:48 PM |
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issue with getting a courier to collect is that someone has to wait in all day for the courier to call to collect the goods. No bugger you dont know
will do that for you - even my wife hates it and she is off on maternity leave!
A shame as the cost of those people is great.
when I move soon I'm going to find a nice local old person who never goes out, offer them some cash to be our parcel person! 
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/12/07 at 02:25 PM |
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here's a likely fellow for you...
quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
when I move soon I'm going to find a nice local old person who never goes out, offer them some cash to be our parcel person!
[Edited on 6/12/07 by Mr Whippy]
 
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Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 6/12/07 at 04:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by IndyJohn
Hi
I notice peoplem charging the earth to post goods.
If possible I always ask If i can use my own couriers.
these are the cheapest!
You can get pallet work cheaper but you wont get large parcels any cheaper!
give them a try
www.parcel2go.co.uk
john
That's fine but like said above your not making any allowance for peoples time or the cost of packing material, for example the cooker hoods we
send out are placed in a box which as to be purchased, then labeled, then shrink wrapped, people don't seem to take these things into
account.
If anyone wants to send there own courier for one then fine, but he had better be good at packing and get here at our convenience, not his.
Just 2p's worth.
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iank
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| posted on 6/12/07 at 04:32 PM |
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I assume you're talking about ebay.
People don't just charge for the courier. As Jon says they also include packing materials, and the time taken to pack and take the box to a
shipper.
Unless it's a commonly sent item they will probably approximate costs on the safe side rather than weighing and measuring the boxed item and
then round it up to the nearest 50p.
I always follow the rule of adding bid and postage rather than bidding what the item is worth and then getting a nasty surprise.
--
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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IndyJohn
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| posted on 6/12/07 at 04:48 PM |
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steady lads
it was just a post to help people shift parts
I was just letting people know that parcel2go charge about £7 for a large parcel
my misses took 5 cans of spray paint in a box about 1 foot squre to the post office and it was 10.99!
Suppose I worded the original post wrongly
john
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martin1973
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| posted on 6/12/07 at 05:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by IndyJohn
steady lads
it was just a post to help people shift parts
I was just letting people know that parcel2go charge about £7 for a large parcel
my misses took 5 cans of spray paint in a box about 1 foot squre to the post office and it was 10.99!
Suppose I worded the original post wrongly
john
read the t and c's you shouldnt send aerosols through the post?
i use interparcel there not the cheapest but they use tnt/ dhl and i know when they collect i know the drivers and they will ring if they are going to
be late or early. the wonders of a small tip can do.
i always give them a £10 at Xmas.
martin
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IndyJohn
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| posted on 6/12/07 at 08:20 PM |
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you should not smoke ....but people do
read the packet!
john
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