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I have a door card and other items to ship to a member in Australia....my problem is the Royal Mail want to charged by volumetric weight...which works out well over 20kg! The actual items come to roughly 6kg...but will make up a box of about 90 cm by 66cm by 20 cm....prices seem astronomical to send this...anyone got any ideas?

Zeb wrote:I have a door card and other items to ship to a member in Australia....my problem is the Royal Mail want to charged by volumetric weight...which works out well over 20kg! The actual items come to roughly 6kg...but will make up a box of about 90 cm by 66cm by 20 cm....prices seem astronomical to send this...anyone got any ideas?

Have you looked at Interparcel Carl?

I have some OEM xenon headlights to send to Oz sometime soon.

I have Paul.....and they won't take it....

raistlin wrote:

Zeb wrote:I have a door card and other items to ship to a member in Australia....my problem is the Royal Mail want to charged by volumetric weight...which works out well over 20kg! The actual items come to roughly 6kg...but will make up a box of about 90 cm by 66cm by 20 cm....prices seem astronomical to send this...anyone got any ideas?

Have you looked at Interparcel Carl?

I have some OEM xenon headlights to send to Oz sometime soon.

Where are you sending the xenon to Paul?
and how much is that costing if i choose to get similar?

Speak to a local Courier company or try www.wheelcourier.com (they are very good and don't just do wheels) I can't remember if they do international though.

phenonix wrote:Where are you sending the xenon to Paul?
and how much is that costing if i choose to get similar?

Your mate, wherever he is

He hasn't been in contact with me for quite some time

No idea yet how much it will cost.

Shame we don't have prisoner ships going out there any more......... Think they used to take post.

Zeb! I use Interparcel alot and they are pretty cheap and they do ship to Australia......

................ I've just gone in and put in your details of your parcel and the prices are astonishing


are you ready for this?

FEDEX £116.30 1-3 working days.
DHL £149.60 Next Day.
Interparcel Express £145.00 12pm Next Day. Delivered by UPS.
Interparcel Express Saver £138.00 End of next working day. Delivered by UPS.
Interparcel Expedited £203.00. Delivered by UPS.
.............. all with £50 standard cover.


Surely! those prices are just silly......

Hi Dallas...

I think I'll have to try again then... ...That said, as you say, the prices are still rather beyond what one might consider reasonable..

I have to say that those prices surprised me as well.

Maybe you need to find someone who already has a working account with a courier service where they've agreed a minimum spend each month. Then the cost of each parcel is considerably less due to the continued business the person/company is doing with the courier service.

Or at least thats the theory....