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best courier to use - tomosy10 - 21-03-2014
Just wandering what is the best and cheapest courier to send some front struts and springs with.I haven't done it before so thought I'd ask you guys before I make a bad decision
RE: best courier to use - 7057sam - 21-03-2014
Get measurements and weights then use parcels to go to find qostes
I use city link ups and praisily freight and never had a problem
heard lots of bad things about hermes though.
RE: best courier to use - Tom - 21-03-2014
Put them in a box, measure and weigh the box, go on parcel2go, select type of postage, done :/ I can imagine your looking at around 20quid though for that lot.
RE: best courier to use - Toms306 - 21-03-2014
Shocks and springs be about £7 through yodel on p2g, have sent a few sets myself.
RE: best courier to use - adamm306 - 21-03-2014
parcel2go and then drop if off via UPS at a local newsagent best service by far
RE: best courier to use - Grant - 21-03-2014
Just whatever you do; avoid hermes like the plague. About as much use as an inflatable dart board
RE: best courier to use - lolsteve - 21-03-2014
Sent loads through hermes and never had problems.
UPS can be very good I got sent a replacement stick of ram from taiwan on monday and it would have arrived yesterday if not for "mechanical failures" in hong kong, arrived today though at 10am
RE: best courier to use - Grant - 21-03-2014
I sent 7 parcels with hemes. 6 were damaged beyond repair. 1 was lost never to be seen again....
Obviously my local hermes guy is a tosser lol
RE: best courier to use - lolsteve - 21-03-2014
Could be down to the deliverer. I've had two very lovely people collect from my house, one even kept the puppy occupied while I finished wrapping as I wasn't expecting them so early.
RE: best courier to use - powerandtorque - 21-03-2014
(21-03-2014, 12:57 PM)Grant Wrote: I sent 7 parcels with hemes. 6 were damaged beyond repair. 1 was lost never to be seen again....
Sure your packaging isn't to blame if you're seeing that sort of damage in transit rate?
RE: best courier to use - Grant - 21-03-2014
(21-03-2014, 01:12 PM)powerandtorque Wrote:(21-03-2014, 12:57 PM)Grant Wrote: I sent 7 parcels with hemes. 6 were damaged beyond repair. 1 was lost never to be seen again....
Sure your packaging isn't to blame if you're seeing that sort of damage in transit rate?
I'll dig out pictures. Everything was wrapped more than adequately..
I also have a video of Hermes employees in a car park at a telephone exchange i work in sometimes. They were throwing parcels out of the van, about 15-20ft straight to the floor. Then another guy was throwing them into another van.