Best and cheapest way to send heavy-ish large-ish package

Soleil_lune

The box size is one that you would expect to see 24-32 bags of crisps in and weighs around 2 kilos.. It's full of gifts for my friend's new baby and is going 200 miles inland.

Would the P.O. be the best bet? Or a courier? Maybe Staples???

Sorry this isn't related to ebay etc, but I couldn't find anywhere else on the forum to ask how much packages would cost to post, and I guessed people on here would know, as they send a lot of parcels.

soolin

You need to know the exact weight. Up to 2kg can go MyHermes for £4.20, if it is over 2kg then it will be dearer.

Soleil_lune

Oh I never heard of them..I guess I could weigh it at the P.O and get a price from them and then say I will be back later and then use someone cheaper LOL

oddjobong

I use parcel2go quite often, and its very easy to get a quote once you know your parcel dimensions and weight.

For me, its normally been the convenience of them picking it up and having a comparison of other couriers and international postage

soolin

Soleil_lune wrote: »

Oh I never heard of them..I guess I could weigh it at the P.O and get a price from them and then say I will be back later and then use someone cheaper LOL

RM price finder here, but you will need to know the exact weight:

http://www.royalmail.com/price-finder

A basic medium parcel up to 2kg and insured for £20 would be £8 2nd class

Soleil_lune

Thanks again Soolin and thanks to Odjo too

Avoriaz

I use Interparcel, a courier reseller

You can choose from a wide range of courier companies, services and prices.

I usually choose Hermes. Hermes get mixed reviews on here but they have never let me down.

I have also received a few deliveries via Hermes, again without any problems.

samsmoot

Avoriaz wrote: »

I usually choose Hermes. Hermes get mixed reviews on here but they have never let me down.

Ditto. Collect+ is also good.

Elleloc

I placed my order late on Thursday afternoon and my parcel was picked up early evening the same day. I followed the tracking option and saw it had been delivered to the final destination state on the Saturday morning. Parcel arrived Monday.
Fantastic service. Wouldn't hesitate to use again.

DigForVictory

+1 for parcel2go
also +1 for Collect+ (in the UK)

moneybunny123

Parcel2go are excellent. I recently posted a huge rug that weighed 15kg and was over 2 metres in length when rolled. Cost me £13 to send. Excellent value and service - arrived at the buyers address within 24hrs of it being collected from me - despite me paying for a 48hr service.