Richie612 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Just been to the post office to send some Ethirteen bars to someone who won the auction on Ebay. Boxed up nice and light 450 gram. I was astounded at the fact they wanted £16 to send them . Seems Dick Turpin is in charge of Royal Mail theae days. Needless to say I wasn't paying £16 to send a product which sold for £20. I'm not tight but that to me is taking the absolute urine. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Anything shoe box size or bigger, I always use a courier. I think the last time I sent handlebars, I used Hermes. And I think it was roughly £6 to send tracked and insured. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Yeah it's down to the length of them, I've always used Hermes for bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie612 Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, isitafox said: Yeah it's down to the length of them, I've always used Hermes for bars Still a bit of a piss take to be honest. No wonder they're in such a mess financially due to couriers taking the business away from them. When I bought some bars online from a reputable bike company they only charged £5 p&p and that was via Royal Fail. Maybe they just charge us normal people more and the businesses who pay for a Royal Mail account less. Good shout on Hermes though thank you. I'll be using them next time and not even consider Royal Fail. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Just checked - should be £5.10 ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, manuel said: Just checked - should be £5.10 ? Yarp. £5.10 second class, £16 must be using Parcel Force. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 41 minutes ago, monkeyseemonkeydo said: Yarp. £5.10 second class, £16 must be using Parcel Farce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie612 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 10 hours ago, manuel said: Yes the girl behind the counter said they'd have to use parcel force even the dimensions were within those described above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 So the bars were packed in a cylindrical tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie612 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Adam@TartyBikes said: So the bars were packed in a cylindrical tube? No a rectangular shaped one smaller than the tube in diagrams. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 That's the problem... its stupid, but computer says no. I feel your frustration, we have the same issues! As others have said, try a courier or site like InterParcel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie612 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Adam@TartyBikes said: That's the problem... its stupid, but computer says no. I feel your frustration, we have the same issues! As others have said, try a courier or site like InterParcel. Yes I won't be bothering with Dick Turpin and his Royal Mail for parcels anymore due to his fascist views on rectangular parcels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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