Cheap Parcel Delivery Official Discussion

Obviously_the_best

Yes, parcelmonkey are almost always the cheapest for smaller items

Campden

I want to send a packet, tracked, to Saudi Arabia.

Under 2 kilograms: size 22 by 19 by 16 centimetres.

Any recommendations?

Thank you

jordanryan

Hi

Just seen this on Twitter. City Link price increase:

http://www.collectmyparcel.com/blog/city-link-price-increase/1627/

Was £6.99+VAT for up to 20Kg, it's now £7.99+VAT

Campden

Small Parcel to Saudi Arabia: 1.3 kilograms: size 22 by 19 by 16 centimetres.

The cheapest I can find is Transglobal using TNT: £24.70

TNT also comes up cheapest with some other agents but one or two say they will only collect from business addresses. Is this likely to also apply to Transglobal? I know, I should ask them.

The lowest price not using TNT seems to be Interparcel using Fedex at £36.80.

Can anyone suggest a lower priced solution?

The alternative is to use Royal Mail. Their signed for service is £27.91 but the postage guide on the eBay forum suggests that it may or may not track. Does anyone have any experience of sending to Saudi Arabia?

taxidermist

My Hermes advertises weight up to 5kg at £5.99 (inc VAT). Great price until you get into the nitty gritty. Tried to send a guitar weighing only 2.45 kg but their system wouldn't accept as the length plus circumference exceeded the limit. Talk about splitting hairs.Other couriers although more expensive...no problem. Must be air guitars they carry at that price!!

custardy

taxidermist wrote: »

My Hermes advertises weight up to 5kg at £5.99 (inc VAT). Great price until you get into the nitty gritty. Tried to send a guitar weighing only 2.45 kg but their system wouldn't accept as the length plus circumference exceeded the limit. Talk about splitting hairs.Other couriers although more expensive...no problem. Must be air guitars they carry at that price!!

Im not sure I get you?
packages take up space and weight
a large light item can take up the space of multiple heavier items
so its 1x£5.99 vs 3+x£5.99
every courier has size restrictions

Obviously_the_best

Campden wrote: »

Small Parcel to Saudi Arabia: 1.3 kilograms: size 22 by 19 by 16 centimetres.

The cheapest I can find is Transglobal using TNT: £24.70

TNT also comes up cheapest with some other agents but one or two say they will only collect from business addresses. Is this likely to also apply to Transglobal? I know, I should ask them.

The lowest price not using TNT seems to be Interparcel using Fedex at £36.80.

Can anyone suggest a lower priced solution?

The alternative is to use Royal Mail. Their signed for service is £27.91 but the postage guide on the eBay forum suggests that it may or may not track. Does anyone have any experience of sending to Saudi Arabia?

Due to security issues, TNT will not service any international parcels from private addresses until further notice.

Fedex on Parcel2go is £34.67

LAIDBACKGUY

Hi has anybody tried booking a parcel through The Package Delivery Company website recently....

I have tried but when it comes to the payment process any card payment i try to use results in an error message!! saying more or less try a different card...

I have used my cards on other payment systems and have no problems...

tried to contact them but maybe they are a bit busy due to the fact they are updating there website..

any advice please

Laidback

LAIDBACKGUY

LAIDBACKGUY wrote: »

Hi has anybody tried booking a parcel through The Package Delivery Company website recently....

I have tried but when it comes to the payment process any card payment i try to use results in an error message!! saying more or less try a different card...

I have used my cards on other payment systems and have no problems...

tried to contact them but maybe they are a bit busy due to the fact they are updating there website..

any advice please

Laidback

UPDATE managed to book a parcel using debit card...seems like payment by Visa/Mastercards is resulting in a problem..

maybe this is only affecting my cards but my debit card was fine...

Dinah93

Can anyone recommend a courier for a slightly larger parcel? 85cm x 56cm x 45cm weighing 8kg.