posting a parcel

[TonyM]

hi, all

I have just packed a parcel and it goes just over the 4kg 4.07.
Now RM charge £7.42 for up to 4k but £10.34 for over that but under 6kg.

How do others send a standard parcel 15in x 10in weighing just over 4kg?
At 10 and a half quid I may as well say it isnt worth it?

I may as well put in just under 2k freebies in for good rep?

What couriers do people use, on smaller weights?
Tony

[John G]

You need to know you weights and prices as the customer would pay for these with the order - anything above a certain weight and you may aswell use a courier.
I use goldstar couriers, nowhere near the cheapest but guaranteed next day and have never let me down in over 8 years.

Cheers John

[Mattie]

Try parcelmonkey.co.uk

[pitkin2020]

parcel2go.com I use for anything over 4kg as RM prices are stupid over that weight

[TonyM]

Thanks,
I used that parcel 2 go.
I have to drop it off, but that is no hardship as I have several drop off points within a mile of home.
Cost me under a fiver with the VAT, that is less than half price RM.

I must admit I was getting a bit fed up having to pay as much for postage as I was making in items.
So much so I was thinking the way forward was to just mass produce things and do car boots.
It is easy to say pass it on, but if I want to make a couple of pounds on a mug I am having to charge £7+ with the packaging and postage.
I do nice mugs but I would not pay £7 for a mug.
I am sorry if that upsets anyone but I am being honest.
It is very difficult to make any profit on single items like this.

BR

Tony

[John G]

I think what people are missing is that when anybody buys something off the internet 9 times out of 10 they will have to pay postage. This cost shouldn't be paid by you - the cost should be passed onto to the customer on the initial order.

[MugMan]

Just thought I had better warn some of you that the parcel companies seem to be putting there prices up. Parcel monkey who I use has just increased a service I use by a staggering 50%. Time to sit down and rework out my delivery costs.

[bms]

parcel2go.com I use for anything over 4kg as RM prices are stupid over that weight

...and will be increasing. Postage prices go up again on April 2nd:
http://www.royalmail.com/prices2012/

[pisquee]

We use ParcelBroker.co.uk, usually ending up with DHL being the cheapest - collect same day, and deliver the next. Never had a problem with them.