I need to post a small parcel to Italy today to arrive tomorrow, best way?!

UberTiger · 7 Jun 2017 at 12:29

I can drive to a depot if need be.

Any ideas on best way to post this now so it will get there tomorrow?

Thanks

Greebo · 7 Jun 2017 at 12:33

DHL do next day to Italy but it aint going to be cheap. A 2kg small parcel will be over £60

Mr-White · 7 Jun 2017 at 12:49

Road trip ?

wedrum · 7 Jun 2017 at 12:49

Mr-White said:
Road trip ?

briliant

Skillmister · 7 Jun 2017 at 12:51

Cleisthenes · 7 Jun 2017 at 12:54

Parcelforce do a next day service. For a 2kg parcel (20cmx20cmx10cm) it's £39.10 + VAT. Whether or not you could make the cut off for today I don't know,

sigma · 7 Jun 2017 at 12:55

Sounds dodgy

CREATIVE!11 · 7 Jun 2017 at 12:56

You'd have to get there before a cut off time, but other people above have said best bet go to post office.

UberTiger · 7 Jun 2017 at 15:10

Mr-White said:
Road trip ?

Skillmister said:

Cheers guys, ended up going ParcelForce Global Express. You have to drop it off to the depot on the day, before 3pm, so they can get it to FedEx for 4pm, who then get it to Europe and delivered for the next day. If you go to the post office, it takes an extra day.

A little miffed though, the online calculator quoted approx £36. Lady on the phone said to just come down and I could pay there and the bloke there charged me £47 :mad:

andicole0 · 7 Jun 2017 at 15:14

I've been charged more by paying at parcelforce office and was told paying online was cheaper, I could then have dropped it off.
Andi.

UberTiger · 7 Jun 2017 at 15:33

What's annoying is that I asked the lady on the phone, she said to just bring it on down to the Depot. She didn't say anything about it costing more. I would've been happy to pay online before going down.

Cleisthenes · 7 Jun 2017 at 15:57

UberTiger said:
Cheers guys, ended up going ParcelForce Global Express. You have to drop it off to the depot on the day, before 3pm, so they can get it to FedEx for 4pm, who then get it to Europe and delivered for the next day. If you go to the post office, it takes an extra day.

A little miffed though, the online calculator quoted approx £36. Lady on the phone said to just come down and I could pay there and the bloke there charged me £47

Cleisthenes said:
Parcelforce do a next day service. For a 2kg parcel (20cmx20cmx10cm) it's £39.10 + VAT. Whether or not you could make the cut off for today I don't know,

Nailed it.

Oh and £39.1 plus the vat is £46.92 so not surprised at what you were charged to be honest!

Captain · 7 Jun 2017 at 15:58

You shouldn't have left it until 12.30 before deciding to post it.

sanaxe1 · 7 Jun 2017 at 16:01

Looks like somebody left paying the mob boss a little last minute.

Cosimo · 7 Jun 2017 at 16:27

sigma said:
Sounds dodgy

Sending a box of pasta, what sauce.....

sigma · 7 Jun 2017 at 17:43

Does anyone else think it's pretty impressive that you can send something fairly late for next day delivery in another country? Obviously it's not the most environmentally friendly way but it's pretty damn good. Imagine telling someone in the 1900s that this is possible.

Cosimo said:
Sending a box of pasta, what sauce.....

Four cheese, of course!

Caged · 7 Jun 2017 at 19:09

That's a fair price imo for a next-day.

UberTiger · 7 Jun 2017 at 19:34

Cleisthenes said:
Nailed it.

Oh and £39.1 plus the vat is £46.92 so not surprised at what you were charged to be honest!

Yeah, it's not bad considering the speed and distance!

On their calculator it does quote less than that though, it was literally just a letter. Had to post some 'original' documents, because somewhere wouldn't accept an email :rolleyes:

Even though the original documents look like they came straight out of a bog standard printer.

Lopéz · 7 Jun 2017 at 20:51

sigma said:
Does anyone else think it's pretty impressive that you can send something fairly late for next day delivery in another country? Obviously it's not the most environmentally friendly way but it's pretty damn good. Imagine telling someone in the 1900s that this is possible.

Yep, it's pretty decent, especially when you consider almost none of this stuff goes on a direct flight.
We do overnight delivery to Malta for example, you could have an item collected at 6pm, it would then travel from a UK airport to Liege in Belgium, then to Marseille, then to Malta, and still be delivered before the afternoon. Not bad going.

Blackjack Davy · 8 Jun 2017 at 03:01

Lopéz said:
Yep, it's pretty decent, especially when you consider almost none of this stuff goes on a direct flight.
We do overnight delivery to Malta for example, you could have an item collected at 6pm, it would then travel from a UK airport to Liege in Belgium, then to Marseille, then to Malta, and still be delivered before the afternoon. Not bad going.

Its impressive when you consider the Amazon Prime order I made earlier for next day delivery turns out to be actually two days and its in the same country!