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mrcol1000

hogshead wrote: »

I need to return a fishing pole.
Dimensions of packaged parcel are 125cm X 18cm X 8cm.
Any ideas please?

My Hermes. But may sure it is well packaged as if it can be broken, then it will unless you pack it so it can withstand being thrown and dropped and dropped on. Otherwise try something like interparcel.co.uk and it will give you a range of options.

Saeed

Hi,

What's the cheapest method of sending an ipod to switzerland with proof of delivery (tracking)?

Thnaks.

martindow

Saeed wrote: »

Hi,

What's the cheapest method of sending an ipod to switzerland with proof of delivery (tracking)?

Thnaks.

What is the value and size and weight when packed?

bojan6

Hello everyone, I need help to choose a decent parcel broker. I have a parcel with dimension of 58cmx58cmx38cm and around 21 kg. The parcel need obligatory £260 insurance and easy to claim process in case they loose or brake the content. The parcel is going from London to Sofia, Bulgaria. I was looking to use DPD or optionally UPS but can't decide on the broker. I saw that many people complained about parcel2go. So, this one is definitely a big NO. I will appreciate any recommendations. Thank you for your help.

mrcol1000

bojan6 wrote: »

Hello everyone, I need help to choose a decent parcel broker. I have a parcel with dimension of 58cmx58cmx38cm and around 21 kg. The parcel need obligatory £260 insurance and easy to claim process in case they loose or brake the content. The parcel is going from London to Sofia, Bulgaria. I was looking to use DPD or optionally UPS but can't decide on the broker. I saw that many people complained about parcel2go. So, this one is definitely a big NO. I will appreciate any recommendations. Thank you for your help.

I use Parcel Hero quite often. When I have had a problem they normally get back to you within a few hours during office hours. To be honest though any broker will be the same. If there is a problem you are left trying to deal with a 3rd party rather than the courier directly.

Also I would go with DPD if you can. I have found they are the best courier. I have used UPS to send in Europe and it arrived under 24 hours from it being picked up. But had a parcel to collect from my supplier which took a week to be collected because of a label issue. UPS never bothered to flag up why it wasn't being collected.

martindow

bojan6 wrote: »

Hello everyone, I need help to choose a decent parcel broker. I have a parcel with dimension of 58cmx58cmx38cm and around 21 kg. The parcel need obligatory £260 insurance and easy to claim process in case they loose or brake the content. The parcel is going from London to Sofia, Bulgaria. I was looking to use DPD or optionally UPS but can't decide on the broker. I saw that many people complained about parcel2go. So, this one is definitely a big NO. I will appreciate any recommendations. Thank you for your help.

This has a reasonable value so whoever you choose make sure that it is covered by their insurance - many carriers have a long list of exclusions. The insurance is not a substitute for good packing as they will turn down a claim if they consider it inadequate. You will probably find that anything they consider fragile is excluded in any case.

bojan6

mrcol1000 wrote: »

I use Parcel Hero quite often. When I have had a problem they normally get back to you within a few hours during office hours. To be honest though any broker will be the same. If there is a problem you are left trying to deal with a 3rd party rather than the courier directly.

Also I would go with DPD if you can. I have found they are the best courier. I have used UPS to send in Europe and it arrived under 24 hours from it being picked up. But had a parcel to collect from my supplier which took a week to be collected because of a label issue. UPS never bothered to flag up why it wasn't being collected.

Thank you for the recommendation, it helps a lot.

bojan6

martindow wrote: »

This has a reasonable value so whoever you choose make sure that it is covered by their insurance - many carriers have a long list of exclusions. The insurance is not a substitute for good packing as they will turn down a claim if they consider it inadequate. You will probably find that anything they consider fragile is excluded in any case.

It is just well packaged a Dell server which will be difficult to break, except if they don't drop something very heavy on top (like a car :O) ). It come with the original packaging. For that reason, I think should be fine. The extra insurance is obligatory.

As well, thanks for recommending first to read the exclusion of fragile goods list for each third party parcel brokers.

soolin

bojan6 wrote: »

It is just well packaged a Dell server which will be difficult to break, except if they don't drop something very heavy on top (like a car :O) ). It come with the original packaging. For that reason, I think should be fine. The extra insurance is obligatory.

As well, thanks for recommending first to read the exclusion of fragile goods list for each third party parcel brokers.

In the past 14 years or so I have had 2 parcels run over - yes seriously. A piece of china via Royal mail that RM admitted appeared had been run over by a fork lift and more recently something via MyHermes that actually had comedy type tyre marks right through the crushed middle- they suggested a van had reversed over it .

Barry923

I frequently use a company called Pharos Parcel, they're very efficient and cheap. They have insurance options for you and friendly staff who can actually pick up the phone and be helpful rather than spending your life on hold to bigger companies!