Cheap Parcel Delivery - official discussion

mrcol1000

I have claimed from My Hermes before for an item they managed to break, even though it was solid wood. They just asked for the eBay number and gave me the price it sold for including standard postage and the price I paid for courier.

theonlywayisup

lesshaste wrote: »

I read https://www.parcelmonkey.co.uk/prohibited-items However that list is different from http://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/international-what-can-i-send . The latter lists liquids over 1 litre and doesn't mention food at all as far as I can see.

That is like reading the rules for a football player versus the rules for a rugby player. They are different rules. If you go back to my post the very first word was IF.

Your post was asking

The rules I have read just say "liquids" and "food" in the prohibited list which isn't very clear to me.

Therefore IF the rules YOU have read say it's prohibited, then it's prohibited. Not difficult really is it?

martindow

lesshaste wrote: »

I want to post ... some hydro-cortisone cream to Denmark

I think this may be a prescription item which could cause additional problems if it is correctly declared.

millerc273

hi there ,i was wondering if you have used parcel monkey before.I am trying to send a parcel to australia a box,weight 2 kg and do not know who is the cheapest and safest ,i have looked at parcel monkey but still unsure,any advise.

mrcol1000

millerc273 wrote: »

hi there ,i was wondering if you have used parcel monkey before.I am trying to send a parcel to australia a box,weight 2 kg and do not know who is the cheapest and safest ,i have looked at parcel monkey but still unsure,any advise.

Most of the parcel brokers like Parcel Monkey are the same. They do not actually carry the parcel, they just buy loads of courier services and so can offer you cheaper than direct. You just need to make sure the item you are sending is covered in case anything goes wrong. Check the small print. Whatever price they offer, you will struggle to get any better going direct to the courier. I personally use Parcel2Go but have used Parcel Monkey in the past with no problems. As I said though, they are only as good as the actual courier who is going to carry your parcel.

theonlywayisup

If it's 2kg (not over) then Royal Mail are most likely to be the cheapest, depending on the size. Have you looked at their price?

millerc273

Hi there royal mail were charging me seventy Pounds ,and parcel force were charging me ninety,have not tried anywhere else yet,had heard about parcel to go and parcel monkey ,so might give one of these a try thank you

LittleBitOfEverything

New here (been a lurker) and i'm looking to send a few parcels. I have read over the original post but i'm still confused. A dvd is 190cm and can be sent large letter but when I type parcel dimensions into any of the sites it says no one side can exceed 150cm. Am I doing something wrong?

One of my parcels is less than 2kg and its dimensons are - 205cm x 200cm x 100cm. Can anyone tell me how to send this, I feel i am missing something silly. Royal mail/parcelforce would be around £12 and thought there would be a cheaper option.

Any help is appreciated.

Kayster

You are mixing up cm and mm. A DVD would be more like 19cm or 190mm

Magenta

1998jjb wrote: »

AVOID MyHERMES!

They are cheap, but you get what you pay for. I've waited a week for a pick-up and customer service has been non existent. 8 calls and various online 'chats' and no answer as to why my parcel hasn't been picked up. Over an hour wasted and LOADS of frustration with what is basically lying each day. Use them if the parcel isn't important and you're not in a hurry but not for any other reason.

Unfortunately that's their usual way of operating :mad: