Posting rugs - which courier do you use?

[starryeyed]

I am forcing myself to have a rug clearout as I am running out of places to hide them all!! I have already sold quite a few new ones on preloved/ebay which were sadly no longer required due to the loss of a horse, but have a bundle to go to be washed/re-proofed before selling.
I used royal mail for the first batch of posting and it cost an absolute fortune (not helped by the fact that I managed to estimate it wrong!) - so am considering using a courier service for the next ones in the hope I will save a few pennies and that hopefully a lower postage price will appeal to buyers.

I haven't used a courier for ages - who do you find to be reliable? x

 

[AmyMay]

Parcel force

 

[competitiondiva]

Collect plus!

 

[Sprig]

My Hermes

 

[kerrieberry2]

just take them to the post office, so however they send them?

 

[ChestnutConvert]

My Hermes - always the cheapest and reliable, Parcel force- a royal mail rip off!!

 

[trefnantblackknight]

Collect plus!

I use my hermes very cheap and quick pck up from your home too.

Used royal mail to send a £25 weatherbeeta l/w rug cost me £15 and they lost it and I couldn't claim on the insurance so the woman never got her rug.

 

[ChestnutConvert]

just take them to the post office, so however they send them?

They told me £12 to post a fly rug.... off to a courier i went!

 

[competitiondiva]

My Hermes - always the cheapest and reliable, Parcel force- a royal mail rip off!!

Not reliable, when I tried them, 3 days and they failed to pick it up each day!! After 3 days I cancelled and demanded a refund!! Never again!!

 

[Sprig]

The thing with My Hermes it is can really depend on who your local person is. In our old house they were terrible, now we have moved and they are the best of the lot in terms of service.

 

[Lexi_]

If you can fit them into the maximum package dimensions listed on their website, definitely Collect Plus. Especially if you can do the deliver to store option closest to the buyer as I think it's a standard price charged for up to 10kg in weight. It was tons cheaper than Royal Mail when I was posting a massive, heavy, vintage duffel coat to a friend.

 

[Paint Me Proud]

i send mine through Interparcel - they compare prices and you pick with courier service you go with. Always really good prices too.

 

[wench]

I use my Hermes for delivering most of the stuff I sell on eBay as its cheaper, and generally more comvienient than post office. Not had a problem yet.

 

[cremedemonthe]

My Hermes, have sent over 100 parcels in last 2 years, no problem with any of them

 

[starryeyed]

Brilliant, thank you all for so many suggestions, really helpful! x

 

[luckyoldme]

Another good tip. Print two labels and put one inside the parcel.
i use different courriers through parcel2go they are all different prices for different services. Hermes chepest and reiable for three days .overnight usually about £12 with other courriers if you want it there quicker.

 

[Love]

Parcel force

Any other Lee Evans fans unable to read this in a normal voice anymore?

on a serious note, i used collect plus to send a saddle and found it really simple!

 

[WhiteMagic]

Any other Lee Evans fans unable to read this in a normal voice anymore?

on a serious note, i used collect plus to send a saddle and found it really simple!

We will get this package to YOU!!!!!

 

[GinaGem]

I use parcelforce and UPS through work so get cheaper prices but they are both reliable.

 

[WelshD]

I also post via my work's courier DPD and pay the company back

 

[CeeBee]

Another vote for Collect Plus, about half the price of Parcel Force.

 

[Alchemy]

Hi

I had to send a rug back which i had bought off ebay was shocked at Royal Mail so went on line and used interparcel.com and booked through them (it was actually TNT who was the courier) cost me £10 and rug was delivered next day was most pleased as I get a bit nervous sending stuff by post incase it gets lost!!