Got to post a 7ft poison Adrena lrf rod this week.
Who is the go to courier in your experience for prices? I have had a quick search around but with insurance some of the prices are £40+
lets here your recommendations ...
Who is the go to courier in your experience for prices? I have had a quick search around but with insurance some of the prices are £40+
lets here your recommendations ...
In reply to Post #1
If its under 150cms then Royal Mail tracked and insured is waaay cheaper - recently sent a 3piece 13' Acolyte for £10 and insured for £150
If its under 150cms then Royal Mail tracked and insured is waaay cheaper - recently sent a 3piece 13' Acolyte for £10 and insured for £150
In reply to Post #1
Look on interparcel or parcel 2 go website put the dimension in and weight it will give you a list of courier I found to post rods now is very expensive with very basic Insurance. Don't use Hermes/Evri or Yodel/collect+ their the worst 2 of the lot
Look on interparcel or parcel 2 go website put the dimension in and weight it will give you a list of courier I found to post rods now is very expensive with very basic Insurance. Don't use Hermes/Evri or Yodel/collect+ their the worst 2 of the lot
In reply to Post #1
I used Paisley Freight to post a fishing rod after it was recommended by one of the members on here and they were excellent.... They state fishing rods covered on their site.
I used Paisley Freight to post a fishing rod after it was recommended by one of the members on here and they were excellent.... They state fishing rods covered on their site.
Ill take a look at all the suggestions below! Ive not heard of some of them so its given me some options.
Sadly its a 7ft single piece rod which makes it a bit more tricky
Sadly its a 7ft single piece rod which makes it a bit more tricky
In reply to Post #5
I send rods almost every other week i currently use ups but they are all crap they at the moment are the best of a bad bunch.To send yours is going to be expensive £50 plus.
I send rods almost every other week i currently use ups but they are all crap they at the moment are the best of a bad bunch.To send yours is going to be expensive £50 plus.
In reply to Post #1
Tuffnals via interparcel.... will cost £35 upwards though.... and as said, they are all as bad as each other - if they run out of time to deliver its getting launched back into a warehouse somewhere!
Tuffnals via interparcel.... will cost £35 upwards though.... and as said, they are all as bad as each other - if they run out of time to deliver its getting launched back into a warehouse somewhere!
In reply to Post #7
Just a quick update on this for anyone who needs to be posting rods any time soon.
I had a look round all the sites mentioned and ended up using a service on Parcel2go, cost £26 and is insured up to £250. Not bad given that the tube itself is over 7ft
Also just thought id add, if anyone is buying rod tubes to send them in don't bother, go to the local carpet shop and they have heavy duty cardboard tubes that they will give you for free.
I had a look round all the sites mentioned and ended up using a service on Parcel2go, cost £26 and is insured up to £250. Not bad given that the tube itself is over 7ft
Also just thought id add, if anyone is buying rod tubes to send them in don't bother, go to the local carpet shop and they have heavy duty cardboard tubes that they will give you for free.
In reply to Post #9
Parcel2Go is just a broker I believe. Do you know which courier it actually was?
Parcel2Go is just a broker I believe. Do you know which courier it actually was?
In reply to Post #10
Just checked and its tuffnels. I have no idea why, but the quote from them direct was much more expensive.
Just checked and its tuffnels. I have no idea why, but the quote from them direct was much more expensive.
In reply to Post #11
I currently have two seperate cases in the small claims court against tuffnells totally destroyed 1 set of torrix and lost 1 set of aviators .I would,nt be using them anytime soon !!
I currently have two seperate cases in the small claims court against tuffnells totally destroyed 1 set of torrix and lost 1 set of aviators .I would,nt be using them anytime soon !!
Watch out for brokers that use main couriers. They are a bit cheaper because they use bulk orders with the big courier firms - Tufnell, UPS, Herpes etc etc. however should the courier cock up and lose them or damage them then your claim is with the broker not the courier - this is where it unravels because the brokers are committed to never paying out, hiding behind small print.
Worst one is Parcel Hero. Terrible firm, Lowest of the low and should be drummed out of business if the Regulator's weren't toothless and useless. Bunch of ****s.
Worst one is Parcel Hero. Terrible firm, Lowest of the low and should be drummed out of business if the Regulator's weren't toothless and useless. Bunch of ****s.
In reply to Post #12
Well there goes my sense of confidence for this being an easy transaction
Well there goes my sense of confidence for this being an easy transaction
In reply to Post #13
Totally correct parcel hero and parcel 2 go are a waste of space to deal with.
Totally correct parcel hero and parcel 2 go are a waste of space to deal with.
In reply to Post #15
In all fairness, they did give by far the cheapest price, and collected it bang on time the next morning. So ill give them the benefit of the doubt for now and let you all know how it pans out.
In all fairness, they did give by far the cheapest price, and collected it bang on time the next morning. So ill give them the benefit of the doubt for now and let you all know how it pans out.
In reply to Post #16
I have also used Paisley Freight and they are very good with no problems
I have also used Paisley Freight and they are very good with no problems
In reply to Post #16
One thing i would never do is post after wed as if they dont get there by friday god knows where they will end up for the weekend !!!
One thing i would never do is post after wed as if they dont get there by friday god knows where they will end up for the weekend !!!
In reply to Post #18
Fed ex are just as bad 2 years ago I ordered 2 torrix custom rods and they got sent to an address that was similar to mine but mine is a street not a crescent,nearly £500 for 2 rods and they guy they delivered to rang me as my number was on label and he sent it next door to him and I went and collected it in the evening.
I complained to fed ex but they didn't want to know but tackle box offers me a gift voucher to use so good service from them even though they wasn't at fault
Fed ex are just as bad 2 years ago I ordered 2 torrix custom rods and they got sent to an address that was similar to mine but mine is a street not a crescent,nearly £500 for 2 rods and they guy they delivered to rang me as my number was on label and he sent it next door to him and I went and collected it in the evening.
I complained to fed ex but they didn't want to know but tackle box offers me a gift voucher to use so good service from them even though they wasn't at fault
Well ive got an update for anyone who's interested.
The rod was posted on the Thursday morning and arrived with the buyer on the Friday afternoon. I asked the buyer if the packaging was in good condition still and it was all good so from my perspective it wasn't a bad experience using parcel2go and tuffnells
The rod was posted on the Thursday morning and arrived with the buyer on the Friday afternoon. I asked the buyer if the packaging was in good condition still and it was all good so from my perspective it wasn't a bad experience using parcel2go and tuffnells
In reply to Post #11
Years ago I serviced the fire extinguishers at a Tuffnells depot and the lorries.
While there I saw some of the parcel handling, jeez, I am surprised almost anything gets delivered unbroken.
It's not just the handling by staff, but how cages are packed and put into lorries.
Best I have found for parcel are DHL and UPS, but not cheap
Years ago I serviced the fire extinguishers at a Tuffnells depot and the lorries.
While there I saw some of the parcel handling, jeez, I am surprised almost anything gets delivered unbroken.
It's not just the handling by staff, but how cages are packed and put into lorries.
Best I have found for parcel are DHL and UPS, but not cheap
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