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Quick Cheap delivery to UK

  • 30-05-2016 9:27pm
    #1
    milli milli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,247 ✭✭✭


    Hi everyone.
    I opened an Etsy shop recently and a customer wanted to buy several items. I was so excited that in my haste I calculated the postage wrong for the items.
    The customer has paid for the items now so I don't want to go back and tell them.

    I charged them €10.00 for postage for a small parcel to UK, but getting there by Thursday.
    I was going to use Express Delivery with An Post but I read the wrong zone, thinking it would be €9.00 for next day delivery to UK - this was the price for within Ireland. :rolleyes:

    Anyway can anyone recommend a good courier that will get the parcel there by Thursday and won't cost me too much more than what I charged?

    I was looking at SnapParcel - they seem reasonable but they don't specify how long it will take.

    Thank you


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  • #2
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    Did you get something sorted?


  • #3
    VincePP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 982 ✭✭✭VincePP


    An post use airmail for all outgoing parcels, packets and letters.

    Post Tuesday and it should be delivered UK Thursday or Friday.

    If you post regularly you can get a card that gives you 20% off most post charges


  • #4
    firestarter51
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭firestarter51


    VincePP wrote: »
    An post use airmail for all outgoing parcels, packets and letters.

    Post Tuesday and it should be delivered UK Thursday or Friday.

    If you post regularly you can get a card that gives you 20% off most post charges

    Sorry to hijack but how can we get this discount


  • #5
    VincePP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 982 ✭✭✭VincePP


    firestarter51 wrote: »
    Sorry to hijack but how can we get this discount


    http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Business+Customers/Sending+Parcels/eComm


  • #6
    firestarter51
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭firestarter51


    VincePP wrote: »
    http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Business+Customers/Sending+Parcels/eComm

    2000 items wow
    I send about €40 of envelopes a week so I'm not quite in that bracket


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  • #7
    VincePP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 982 ✭✭✭VincePP


    firestarter51 wrote: »
    2000 items wow
    I send about €40 of envelopes a week so I'm not quite in that bracket

    First line states -
    "If you send 5 or more packets or parcels a week you can get 20% off the cost."

    I think you are reading something totally different.

    It is aimed to those who want an express service.


  • #8
    milli milli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,247 ✭✭✭milli milli


    Davy wrote: »
    Did you get something sorted?

    Sorry never saw this. I used An Post - the counter assistant recommended I send by regular post rather than express - she said regular post would get there in 2 days whereas express guarantees 3.
    Should never have listened to her. Parcel never arrived in time. When customer received item, she returned them losing me a fairly big order :(

    Usually very happy with An Post.


  • #9
    VincePP
    Closed Accounts Posts: 982 ✭✭✭VincePP


    milli milli wrote: »
    Sorry never saw this. I used An Post - the counter assistant recommended I send by regular post rather than express - she said regular post would get there in 2 days whereas express guarantees 3.
    Should never have listened to her. Parcel never arrived in time. When customer received item, she returned them losing me a fairly big order :(

    Usually very happy with An Post.

    Its Royal mail that provide the delivery service in UK and "standard" service should take 2 working days, but Royal Mail can be dreadfully ineffecient.

    But in any case, any customer that returns an item that is a day late is a messer and my own history in dealing with UK customers is that a large number of them can not be trusted to be truthful.

    We ship to many European countries - the UK is the only country we photograph and weigh every box we dispatch. Its amazing how many suddenly find a product that they claimed was not there when photo of the items in the box is produced.

    Lucky escape imo


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