Cheap Parcel Delivery Thread Mk4

stamford

moneyscrooge wrote: »

Readyparcels don't discount for multiple parcels but they do have an offer on of a 10% rebate on their rates if you send more than 20 parcels a month - this makes it 5.99+VAT per parcel. Is that any good?

Thanks but I'm looking for £2 - £3 for the additional parcels

keefrto

:jDocuments arrived yesterday from Aberdeen,sent by Interparcel on the 29th April. I am happy with Interparcel however I won't ask for a pick up on a Wednesday as DHL in Canada (my bit anyway) don't deliver at weekends. GOOD SERVICE INTERPARCEL

frankie1star

I need some help and advice please. Rather than hire a van and travel to London from Norwich to collect my daughter and her stuff from University, I wondered if I could use these one of these parcel companies to bring back a large part of her stuff.

Obviously, it would be one off collection and delivery and most of the stuff is worthless (not to my daughter) and anything of any value I could bring back in my car.

Are these services suitable for this kind of thing?

stamford

frankie1star wrote: »

I need some help and advice please. Rather than hire a van and travel to London from Norwich to collect my daughter and her stuff from University, I wondered if I could use these one of these parcel companies to bring back a large part of her stuff.

Obviously, it would be one off collection and delivery and most of the stuff is worthless (not to my daughter) and anything of any value I could bring back in my car.

Are these services suitable for this kind of thing?

..............no

frankie1star

Could you be a bit more expansive, stuff to bring back would include kitchen stuff, books dvds, general day to day stuff

Strapped

It would all need to be packed - well - and presumably books etc are quite heavy? You'd also need insurance which would add to the (considerable) cost. Better to hire a "man and van" to pick up stuff like this I think, or as you were considering, to hire a van yourself which I'd imagine wouldn't be that expensive for a couple of days and mileage Norwich-London return.

frankie1star

do you have to have insurance?

Strapped

frankie1star wrote: »

do you have to have insurance?

Only if you want to replace stuff that goes missing Courier companies can and do loose stuff. Personally, I wouldn't want to risk my study texts etc with them! And the insurance almost certainly wouldn't cover "new for old" anyway. As I said, man and van or van hire yourself would be preferable.

frankie1star

London to Norwich Man with van we are talking loadsa money???

Money_Maker_Shaker

navramirez wrote: »

I use parcel monkey alot, its the cheapest next day, reliable and the customer service guys are great.

You are lucky then newbie, I had a dreadful experience with them and would never use them again.