Sending Parcel Abroad - I'M GOING MAD!!

custardy

supermanjo wrote: »

Sorry but I think I am going absolutely crazy! I just bought some clothes for a Friend who moved abroad some years ago (Tukey) and was going to send it to him.

Last year I sent him a pair of shoes that cost around £8 from the post office to send which I thought was a good price.

But for some ludicrous reason, every courier service I have looked at, including the post office want AT LEAST £60-£100 to send the same sized package! ARE THESE PEOPLE MAD? :mad:

WTH is going on? I tried all sorts of dimensions, weight sizes etc just to check its not related but all the same results!!

Any advice?

A 1.1KG package to Turkey is £8.42 airmail

http://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/Royal%20Mail_Our_Prices2012.pdf

Parcelforce do 2kg with 3 day delivery(£200 insurance) for £50.20

this is direct from RMs site

uncle-buck_2

parcelforce euro priority, 5kg, 30cm x 30cm x 30cm is £42

parcelforce euro priority, 5kg, 50cm x 30cm x 50cm is £45

IF ORDERED VIA INTERPARCEL

supermanjo

uncle-buck wrote: »

parcelforce euro priority, 5kg, 30cm x 30cm x 30cm is £42

parcelforce euro priority, 5kg, 50cm x 30cm x 50cm is £45

IF ORDERED VIA INTERPARCEL

That is waaay to much. Thanks anyway.

custardy

supermanjo wrote: »

That is waaay to much. Thanks anyway.

you still havent explained where you got your prices from?

theonlywayisup

custardy wrote: »

A 1.1KG package to Turkey is £8.42 airmail

http://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/Royal%20Mail_Our_Prices2012.pdf

Parcelforce do 2kg with 3 day delivery(£200 insurance) for £50.20

this is direct from RMs site

supermanjo wrote: »

That is waaay to much. Thanks anyway.

So what about custardy's post? As you haven't yet given the weight no one can really help you.

theoretica

You might need to spilt the pair of shoes if the two together send the parcel above the postal weight limits.

barmonkey

supermanjo wrote: »

Well... a shoe box... probably 40 x 25 x 20 + wrapping.

And another shoebox that I was going to put the clothes into.

Actually, I was planning on simply combining the two into a bigger box but the prices are murder!

supermanjo wrote: »

The shoes are size 15 Timberland's, so fairly heavy. I haven't revived the shoes/clothes yet I just ordered them. I thought I'd checked on some prices assuming it won't be more then £15-£20 but how wrong I was.

so what you are saying is that you dont know the exact size of the parcel or the weight, how is anyone suposed to help you?

hiccup123

i have sent clothes abroad and post them in strong mailing bags...no boxes. Boxes increase the weight by quite a bit. try sending the shoes without the box. My son has timberlands and they are big, bulky and heavy so i suspect the weight will be a lot.