What's the cheapest way to send heavy goods in UK.

Inf0war

HI,

will be selling about 100 products weighting between 5 and 20 kg. Please suggest a way that beats royal mail high postage prices.

thank you

HairyHatMan

parcel2go.com charge £10.56 for anything up to 25Kg and 4 cu ft. They collect from you. People have had varying degrees of success with them (usually failing to collect when they say they will), but they've been very reliable for me. I guess it depends on your local depot.

Cat72

I use a very good courier who only delivers in the uk they deliver several times a week for me and have never let me down. Plus they only charge one very reasonable fee for up to 20 kg.Some of the bigger companies like DHL charge by the weight and size.I got quoted mega prices by them !
I could also recommend Night speed www.nightspeed.com as they charge £ 7.50 up to 15 kilos and 25p per extra kilo for next day delivery. They were very helpful when I enquired , unlike DHL who took a week to phone back.
Try nightspeed and if you have no luck I can ask my courier who delivers in your area if you pm me.

ajmcc_2

Inf0war wrote:

will be selling about 100 products weighting between 5 and 20 kg.

Have you had lots of bidders for your LONDON BRICKS then? :rotfl:

richto

Parcel2go is not bad plus 10% off if you register and use a discount code - and another £1 off if you go through greasy palm.

DMDz

It may be worth you getting a contract with a currier, such as City Link (Who I use and am very happy with), interlink express etc. Id keep away from Parcel Force, Ive sent several thousand parcels with them and they arent worth the hassle.

City link will do approx £5 + vat for up to 5KGs next day in City Pack, Approx 6.10 + vat for up to 10KG box, then 30p + vat per kilo thereafter. Thats if you're doing bulk, mind you. It may be best to get several reps in and set them off in a price war.

You'll only get very good rates if you have daily collections of around 3-4 parcels. They'll give you an account even if you are an occasional user, though, be prepared to pay more. Remember to factor in petrol costs to the post office too (its handy having a driver a phone call away), and if you are doing serious bulk ask for a label printing system.

lothlorien

Hi, i heard Staples charge £8.00 for a parcel no matter how heavy.. i saw someone sending a kitchen sink?!!

royalsteve

Inf0war wrote:

HI,

will be selling about 100 products weighting between 5 and 20 kg. Please suggest a way that beats royal mail high postage prices.

thank you

yep...if you have a Staples store nearby they have a flat rate for up to 20kg for £8 inc VAT...cheaper than the Post Office and Parcel2go....i send about 20-40 parcels a week and for most heavy items Staples service is one of the cheapest.....think they use Omega (is that DHL owned...as is Parcel2go)

royalsteve

DMDz wrote:

It may be worth you getting a contract with a currier, such as City Link (Who I use and am very happy with), interlink express etc. Id keep away from Parcel Force, Ive sent several thousand parcels with them and they arent worth the hassle.

City link will do approx £5 + vat for up to 5KGs next day in City Pack, Approx 6.10 + vat for up to 10KG box, then 30p + vat per kilo thereafter. Thats if you're doing bulk, mind you. It may be best to get several reps in and set them off in a price war.

You'll only get very good rates if you have daily collections of around 3-4 parcels. They'll give you an account even if you are an occasional user, though, be prepared to pay more. Remember to factor in petrol costs to the post office too (its handy having a driver a phone call away), and if you are doing serious bulk ask for a label printing system.

strange i phoned citylink to post a 10kg item worth £100 and they wanted £25!!! to deliver to a UK address

DMDz

royalsteve wrote:

strange i phoned citylink to post a 10kg item worth £100 and they wanted £25!!! to deliver to a UK address

Thats a 1 off - ask for a sales rep to visit you and negotiate a contract rate.

Tojo_Ralph

ajmcc wrote:

Have you had lots of bidders for your LONDON BRICKS then? :rotfl:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3971188553&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Plenty of hits, and even a toff of a comedian asking the brilliant entrepreneur a Question.

Q. I wish to buy this for my great aunt in Nigeria, (a warm christian woman now fallen on hard times after the cruel and sudden death of her only child - sadly she cannot have anymore children herself due to the terrible injuries to her womb after the birth of 'Grace', her now dead child). Her own house is falling down and so badly needs find a brick to prop it back up to its former glory. I would propose to pay you by Western Union, (this way payment is absolutely guaranteed), in fact I already have a payment waiting to be collected for a sum considerably higher than the cost of a brick, (an uncollected payment from another eBay purchase I recently made). Actually I have $1500 waiting to be collected, so would you consider sending me a laptop with the brick? If you don't have a decent laptop (must be decent), you can still collect all the money and send me the difference back in cash...either way you will be in profit and know you are helping a true christian woman and God will bless you