Shipping for Large Items

[Rally Pack 2000]

I have been desperately wanting to get a MK2 grill off @Miniliteman for some time. He has been very patient. The trouble is the few courier companies that will ship a long item like a grill want several hundred Euros. Burtons and MST can seem to ship grills for 60 pounds through DHL yet when you try DHL as an individual they want 4 times  that. Any help or suggestions would really be helpful. Its unfair to keep him waiting for so long. Thanks guys

[Miniliteman]

Hi James, have been looking for alternative couriers but cannot find any. Grille itself is 135 x 22 x 6 cm and weighs 1.6 kgs. Cheapest I can find for this (but should add some for packaging) is UPS at 180 Euros . If anyone knows how Burton and MST ship them ?

[Rally Pack 2000]

4 hours ago, Miniliteman said:

Hi James, have been looking for alternative couriers but cannot find any. Grille itself is 135 x 22 x 6 cm and weighs 1.6 kgs. Cheapest I can find for this (but should add some for packaging) is UPS at 180 Euros . If anyone knows how Burton and MST ship them ?

Do you have UPS there? That sounds like the best option we have had yet. Maybe thats the one we roll with

[Miniliteman]

11 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Do you have UPS there? That sounds like the best option we have had yet. Maybe thats the one we roll with

Don't know, will look into it. I used ->

https://my.parcelparcel.com/shipment/booking

[Vista Estate]

@Rally Pack 2000 what if @Minilitemansent it to me then i sent it to you?

i put in your measurements and got the following price

[Rally Pack 2000]

14 hours ago, Vista Estate said:

@Rally Pack 2000 what if @Minilitemansent it to me then i sent it to you?

i put in your measurements and got the following price

Thats  a good price! Im not sure if it would be a good price from the Netherlands to the UK now that you Bexited? I will wait for @Miniliteman to reply and see what he says.

[Miniliteman]

Parcelforce does not operate from the Netherlands.

@Vista Estate: can you PM me your address so I can get a quote to post the grille to you?

[Miniliteman]

Had a quick look at postage from me to UK: seems UPS is again cheapest at around 90 Euro. Will pack the grille in a lean way and let you both know the actual packed dimensions and weight.

[Vista Estate]

Message sent @Miniliteman.

We'll let @Rally Pack 2000make the call once cost is in.

😊

[Miniliteman]

Parcel is on it's way to James in the colonies . For large parcels from UK to other countries it seems Parcelforce is the way to go. But Parcelforce doesn't operate from NL. Don't trust the ParcelParcel website to give you an indication of postage from all the different couriers. It gave a quote of 180 Euro for UPS but when you directly use the UPS website the actual amount is much less (half).

[Rally Pack 2000]

The Price @Miniliteman got through UPS turned out to be very good, way lower than expected. Im curious who will deliver it to my home as UP doesnt operate here and they usually partner with Australia Post but they only deliver a parcel over a meter long. Last time I got a MK2 dash pad from the UK they were happy to send it from the UK but Australia Post folded in in half before they would deliver it!

[Miniliteman]

According to Google UPS uses ShipStation Australia, Interparcel Australia and PACK & SEND. Whoever delivers it hope they don't fold it!

[Rally Pack 2000]

Got it! Thanks @Miniliteman! The UPS quote seemed extraordinarily low given we had been getting high quotes for months. But it arrived quickly and in perfect condition thanks to Leons great packaging. To my surprise UPS operates here in Australia and was delivered by one of their own trucks, so they do operate in Australia which I didnt know about. It made a stop in China for them to Xray it apparently. I would have though it needed to be Xrayd after being stopped in China personally! It wasnt delayed that much though and came in less than a week. Its a weight off my mind as I had promised to buy this grill months ago and couldnt find anyone to ship it at a reasonable price. Thanks to Leon for being so patient.

 

[Johnny Boy]

That's good news 👍