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Best Courier to collect bivvy (35 posts / 1,964 views)
dazwacky dazwacky
Posts: 1,206
Post #1 20 Oct 2021 17:22
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I'm arranging a courier to collect a bivvy any recommendations?
braders1978 braders1978
Posts: 18,195
Post #2 20 Oct 2021 17:37
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I have just had a delivery from dpd and their tracking service was superb.I have never used them for what you want but was really impressed by their service and tracking information provided
jeffire jeffire
Posts: 4,442
Post #3 20 Oct 2021 17:42
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They all have issues but ups have been the best for me up to now.whoever you use get it collected at the beginning of the week never after wednesday.
JimM
Posts: 220
Post #4 20 Oct 2021 17:47
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I've found them all to be pretty much the same, however would recommend Parcel2Go for booking as they seem to give the best rates (or at least they do for more regular sized parcels)
mal mal
Posts: 8,986
Post #5 20 Oct 2021 17:56
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After recent experience with dpd I wouldn't trust them to deliver a message let alone anything of financial value.

Dishonest driver who lied about attempting delivery. No way of contacting to question delivery lateness / no show. Nobody available to talk to. No Sunday opening or delivery.

Of course it's all subjective. Some people are OK with that level of service


braders1978 braders1978
Posts: 18,195
Post #6 20 Oct 2021 19:27
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Todber Manor sent my glasses with them and the service was exceptional and the guy that dropped them at my door was spot on.I do live in a decent area though
tazi tazi
Posts: 4,859
Post #7 20 Oct 2021 19:58
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Not long ago I purchased a 25kg bag of potatoes from the potato guys up in Scotland.

Anyhow when purchasing it was on a next day delivery and to be delivered by DHL.

Anyway the potato guys slogan is ‘in the ground one day, on your doorstep the next'.

Well that didn't happen as in fact they got delivered 6 days later.

I then proceeded to put on the potato guys Facebook page ‘in the ground one day, on a DHL's delivery drivers plate the next'.

Anyway guys those potatoes are 3100dy delicious but quite costly at £15 a bag though that includes delivery anywhere nationwide.

Get on them.
bluebeat13
Posts: 2,168
Post #8 20 Oct 2021 19:59
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DPD definitely the best for deliveries in central London. You pretty much have the same guy every day, we use them for business.
mal mal
Posts: 8,986
Post #9 20 Oct 2021 20:43
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In reply to Post #6


That'll be the issue then. Bloody northern delivery drivers...
braders1978 braders1978
Posts: 18,195
Post #10 20 Oct 2021 20:46
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Alby
Posts: 306
Post #11 20 Oct 2021 22:15
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PM Army Andy, he'll know better than anyone who's the best.
Stickysticky
Posts: 481
Post #12 20 Oct 2021 22:24
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I personally would swerve Hermes at all costs, even if it's the cheapest! Had nothing but issues with them....
squeezedfishy
Posts: 152
Post #13 20 Oct 2021 22:55
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I have used Tuffnels arranged through Interparcel for sending bivvies and rods multiple times and would recommend them.
They came out to be the cheapest every time. They collected the item from me, delivered them the next day all fully tracked insured etc.
Cost between £25-£35 depending on the item and how far it was going.
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #14 20 Oct 2021 23:12
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ffs!
YOU CANNOT Condemn a company because of someone having a bad experience
as the TRUTH is it depends entirely on the driver in your area

Hermes the Lady goes above and beyond that collects and delivers my parcels and yet heard horror stories from people in different areas
DPD had very good and just one very bad delivery with them with them
Parcels2go sent stuff with them no issues at all

BUT A COMPANY IS ONLY AS GOOD AS ITS DRIVERS IN YOUR AREA

I got to tell you about the post office on Friday I wanted to send a small parcel/packet to a friend I forgot about it until 16.30 ! rushed to the post office bloody Q !
I got to the counter at 17.15 explained I wanted to get the parcel next day (Sat) she said as I had missed the 17.00 collection the only way it would be £12 something !!
so I said oh well in that case as it wont get there till after the weekend whats the cheapest recorded delivery then ?
£3.79 ok that will do she said 2 to 3 days
GUESS WHAT !! it was delivered Sat at 11.30 !!!!!
jeffire jeffire
Posts: 4,442
Post #15 20 Oct 2021 23:15
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You see that is the problem recommending things to people, I send rods most weeks and tuffnells have lost 2 sets dpd ran over 1 set with a forklift in a warehouse , I sent 3 sets of rods by tnt and all 3 customers got the wrong sets ! It really is a lottery.
Gerry my hermes driver is fantastic , would,nt send anything with them as obviously its not him delivering it 👍
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