Cheap Parcel Delivery Official Discussion

mademoiselle_2

Thanks, i will try that

mademoiselle_2

Hi theonlywayisup -

got a revised quote for £35, thank you!

Obviously_the_best

mademoiselle wrote: »

any suggestions please, for a 7kg parcel to go the USA? Cheapest quote I can find is £45. It started out as a quote for £30 (reasonable, I thought) - but, one step before payment, it decided that the address in Minnesota (which I have send parcels to before) has suddenly become "a remote address" and they wanted another £15. Bah and tish!

thanks for help

https://www.interparcel.com £39.10 FedEx 2-5 day delivery.

supermoneysaving2008

Hi i have just sold a lcd 40 inch tv and the seller wants me to send its uk to uk any ideas of a company to use to send? how do i know how much it weighs? also how would i go about packing a telly without its box?

supermoneysaving2008

i have been doing some research and the telly with stand is 16kg at the moment i am looking at parcel force with 15% off and top cash back should be reasonable, have looked for tv boxes and they are a lot at around £12 thinking i should of looked in to this before offering to deliver.

If any one has any ideas how to cut costs on this i would be grateful i always try and reuse packaging when i send things so to pay over £10 for a box will hurt me, i guess i could ask on free cycle . I have it priced at about £35 now to deliver inc box.

davewinston

supermoneysaving2008 wrote: »

i have been doing some research and the telly with stand is 16kg at the moment i am looking at parcel force with 15% off and top cash back should be reasonable, have looked for tv boxes and they are a lot at around £12 thinking i should of looked in to this before offering to deliver.

If any one has any ideas how to cut costs on this i would be grateful i always try and reuse packaging when i send things so to pay over £10 for a box will hurt me, i guess i could ask on free cycle . I have it priced at about £35 now to deliver inc box.

None the screen will never be insured no mater who you use.]

supermoneysaving2008

the tv does have accidental damage warranty from john lewis included in the sale will this cover the screen? should i change the warranty over before or after delivery? have looked at the monkey and city link are far cheaper at £10.
many thanks for any help.

davewinston

supermoneysaving2008 wrote: »

the tv does have accidental damage warranty from john lewis included in the sale will this cover the screen? should i change the warranty over before or after delivery? have looked at the monkey and city link are far cheaper at £10.
many thanks for any help.

No it wont after they have delivered it somewhere, the insurance wont go on if you ship it else where ,neither parcel money or city link insure glass,

supermoneysaving2008

haha thanks for calling me a muppet i really like that. I'm an idiot for trying to sell a tv by post? would like any other replies.
I will contact john lewis in the morning to see where i stand.

Kayster

supermoneysaving2008 wrote: »

haha thanks for calling me a muppet i really like that. I'm an idiot for trying to sell a tv by post? would like any other replies.
I will contact john lewis in the morning to see where i stand.

John Lewis won't cover you if it gets damaged in transit.

The chances of it getting damaged are very high - thats why no one covers them for damage in transit.

You need to get a proper box for your particular make of set and even then the chances of damage are high and you will be left out of pocket if something goes wrong.

If it was me I wouldn't do it.