Courier Thread Mk2 - Advice and links for sending parcels in the U.K and Worldwide

ArmitageShanks

my friend and my flatmateare all in.

Here in lies the problem, probably. DHL are pants with flats. Pretty much every problem we have with them is for a delivery to a flat.

custardy

ArmitageShanks wrote: »

Here in lies the problem, probably. DHL are pants with flats. Pretty much every problem we have with them is for a delivery to a flat.

amen to that,ive actually delivered to flats where those living in the flats dont know their own flat number!!:rolleyes:

ArmitageShanks

custardy wrote: »

amen to that,ive actually delivered to flats where those living in the flats dont know their own flat number!!:rolleyes:

...and when I say 'dhl' are pants with flats it's not necessarily a one way problem.;)

custardy

ArmitageShanks wrote: »

...and when I say 'dhl' are pants with flats it's not necessarily a one way problem.;)

not to go into a rant but its a nightmare
people say the driver never rung the buzzer,yet the buzzer doesnt show a name or flat number
the buzzers just dont work
they use the address /3 (meaning flat 3) but live at 3F3 and wonder why they never got a card
organise redeliveries then are not in
and loads more

ArmitageShanks

custardy wrote: »

not to go into a rant but its a nightmare
people say the driver never rung the buzzer,yet the buzzer doesnt show a name or flat number
the buzzers just dont work
they use the address /3 (meaning flat 3) but live at 3F3 and wonder why they never got a card
organise redeliveries then are not in
and loads more

I can only imagine. I mean it's amazing how people talk to us as if we personally be delivering the item amd get things like 'leave it with jim (who has blue car) in his shed- the key is under the flowerpot'. jesus wept.

Peoples lacks understand to how things work is incredible. It;s as if a courier or the rm only have their parcel to deliver, and if necessary should dedicate the whole day to it.

This thread is pain in the back side at times, but this is the one area which is remotely amusing- expecting the world for £7.....good luck!

stamford

Freight Search http://www.freightsearch.com/parcel.php

This lot are good I've just gone with them for an envelope of documents door to door to the Philippines they use TNT and charge £33 - Fedex wanted £42 and DHL £56. The guy told me they do good deals on UK domestic parcels via DHL

naepace

Can anybody recommend a cheap way of having a mountain bike delivered (without taking it to bits & boxing it) All the companies I have tried insist it should be boxed.
Cheers.

custardy

naepace wrote: »

Can anybody recommend a cheap way of having a mountain bike delivered (without taking it to bits & boxing it) All the companies I have tried insist it should be boxed.
Cheers.

how were you planning to wrap it then?

scbk

If you wish to send it via a large parcel company you'll need to package it

A small independant courier will be able to transport it as it is though

pepsi_max2k

MSE_Forum_Manager wrote: »

We've had a spate of emails in reference to this threads from all sides claiming all other posters are promoting a company. Frankly, it's impossible for us to prove the difference between recommendation and promotion in this context and if we remove one side we will have to remove all.

...However, if we see the same poster either recommending or replying to one company over and over again and it seems excessive we may choose to remove posts...

preceded and followed directly by...

Tom_Hanks wrote:

FreightSearch.com NOW offer £5.99 for UK mainland to UK mainland services!! With fuel prices increasing, this is a great DEAL. Regular senders can achieve even better prices!

Post Count: 4

Dave_D wrote:

I just noticed FreightSearch has one of the cheapest domestic prices now - £5.99 to Mainland UK!

Post Count: 2

rofl :rotfl::p:T

I've been following this and the original thread since the beginning and I think it's blatently obvious that a number of the posts are from users who's sole existence on this site has been to praise a given, usually obscure courier company. If this was the Courier Saving Expert site, I could understand this, but it's hardly the place where people are just gonna stumble across a courier related post on their first visit and think "my god, what a coincidence, I just *must* let all these wonderful people know about this *amazing* courier company I just used...".

Obviously you can't stop it but, maybe worth noting on the OP that the thread has a suspiciously large number of first posters seemingly advertising companies, and to only trust more frequent posters and general feedback instead of just "ACME Couriers FTW!" type posts.