Delivering heavy items via courier

CREATIVE!11 · 20 Jul 2013 at 10:08

A box full of text books probably round 15ish kg. It's an eBay auction btw.

What is the best pickup / deliver courier website for this?

I tried to use parcel2go some months back to deliver an eBay item I sold and what happened was they twice on 2 days said oh we have your delivery slot booked the courier will be over today to pick up your item and twice they just didn't show up?

I was seriously wtf'ing... in the end I just cancelled it and said look I'm going to post office because I cannot deal with another delay. Especially since it was an eBay item.

Anyone else had any other similar experiences? or knows a better service / more reliable one I can use? I really don't want to go through that again, where they just don't show up and this time it really is too big to send via royal mail so that's now not an option.

[FnG]magnolia · 20 Jul 2013 at 10:12

Do you even lift bro?

Nightglow · 20 Jul 2013 at 10:18

I use a parcel delivery broker to get the best deal.

http://www.interparcel.com/

CREATIVE!11 · 20 Jul 2013 at 10:28

Nightglow said:
I use a parcel delivery broker to get the best deal.

http://www.interparcel.com/

you removed the second link?

Looks good that one though ever hear of couriers just not turning up?

Last people I used were city link they were ones who just no showed, won't be using them again that's for sure.

CREATIVE!11 · 20 Jul 2013 at 10:29

[FnG]magnolia;24636980 said:
Do you even lift bro?

TheVoice · 20 Jul 2013 at 10:29

Ask your postman if he delivery heavy items via ebay when it been snowing.

CREATIVE!11 · 20 Jul 2013 at 10:31

TheVoice said:
Ask your postman if he delivery heavy items via ebay when it been snowing.

And 1000 nations of the trolls will descend upon my thread,

they will blot out the sun!

Nightglow · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:09

CREATIVE!11 said:
you removed the second link?

Looks good that one though ever hear of couriers just not turning up?

Woops!

Didn't noticed it had vanished.

https://www.parcelbroker.co.uk/

Trixter · 20 Jul 2013 at 12:18

CREATIVE!11 · 20 Jul 2013 at 14:40

Trixter said:
Hermes, there slow but cheap and you can drop the parcels of at the shop/petrol station.

unfortunately without a car at moment.

CREATIVE!11 · 24 Jul 2013 at 17:42

bump any more suggestions before I have to organise.

darreny · 24 Jul 2013 at 17:50

I use parcelmonkey and never had a problem

MrKeeno · 24 Jul 2013 at 18:49

Take the parcel to a local post office (not sorting office) and ask to ship via parcelforce. No waiting around for someone turn up either.

tom_e · 24 Jul 2013 at 18:56

MrKeeno said:
Take the parcel to a local post office (not sorting office) and ask to ship via parcelforce. No waiting around for someone turn up either.

And bring some lube for when they charge you.

NinetyOne · 24 Jul 2013 at 19:01

I find using Collect+ the easiest method. Never had any issues. Simply print off the label and drop off at my local cooperative.

zuludawn · 24 Jul 2013 at 19:32

Soundood · 24 Jul 2013 at 21:04

tell your postie, if he can take a hold of your 15kg package, I bet he is impressed