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sending rolls of fabric
doningtonphil
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Hello
So i want to send rolls of fabric by courier. Length 140, varying height and width depending on quantity of fabric on a roll, but lets say 10cm diameter for now. Max 5kg. it seems most couriers have a length limit - for adhoc customers at least. Can anyone advise who tthey use for such an item?
Many thanks
So i want to send rolls of fabric by courier. Length 140, varying height and width depending on quantity of fabric on a roll, but lets say 10cm diameter for now. Max 5kg. it seems most couriers have a length limit - for adhoc customers at least. Can anyone advise who tthey use for such an item?
Many thanks
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Standard Parcelforce will cover that - up to 1.5m length and up to 3m total, your quoted size is 1.8m total. With a standard 1.4m length you can go up to 40cm diameter.
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Cannot answer your Q but do you not have any local tailors? Ours are full of rolls of fabric so they should be able to advise which couriers they are receiving from.doningtonphil said:Hello
So i want to send rolls of fabric by courier. Length 140, varying height and width depending on quantity of fabric on a roll, but lets say 10cm diameter for now. Max 5kg. it seems most couriers have a length limit - for adhoc customers at least. Can anyone advise who tthey use for such an item?
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Is there anything in this MSE article on the main site that might help?
Parcel Delivery: Find cheap parcel delivery - MSE (moneysavingexpert.com)
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When my mum retired I sold dozens of rolls of fabric for her. When I asked, most people said, "Just fold it up in and put it in a bag." This always seemed a shame to me but they opted for cheaper postage so I did.Love living in a village in the country side0
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Would have thought the time/effort to fold 50-100m of fabric would have not been worth it -v- selling it a touch cheaper to cover the extra courier cost.in_my_wellies said:When my mum retired I sold dozens of rolls of fabric for her. When I asked, most people said, "Just fold it up in and put it in a bag." This always seemed a shame to me but they opted for cheaper postage so I did.0 -
Most was 10 - 20m - and she had just retired so had timeSandtree said:
Would have thought the time/effort to fold 50-100m of fabric would have not been worth it -v- selling it a touch cheaper to cover the extra courier cost.in_my_wellies said:When my mum retired I sold dozens of rolls of fabric for her. When I asked, most people said, "Just fold it up in and put it in a bag." This always seemed a shame to me but they opted for cheaper postage so I did.
and it kept her fit! Love living in a village in the country side0
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