basskit_case Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I was quoted a price of £25 yesterday for Saturday delivery by Ukmail. This seemed excessive at business rates, does anybody know the price a business would pay for this service? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 i use ukmail regularly - if you can stick to monday to friday the rates are lower - sats is usually a premium rate with all courier companys rate also depends on volumetric weight - what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskit_case Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Delivery quoted for mibass 220 and I could get it sent for £15 by the same courier. Bear in mind the shop told me £25 was cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 shop are just adding their cut onto the courier fee which is standard retail practice i guess - ive used ukmail several times to do 'third party collection' - is especially useful for bulky purchases and consignements are all covered minimum 500 insurance with more if required - the only real risk is trusting whether the sender has wrapped it up well enough - shops are usually ok with this but [i]some[/i] auction sellers seem to think a black plastic bin liner and a couple of elastic bands will do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskit_case Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 I know what you mean, most people use postage to cover ebay fees! I wouldnt expect shops to post at cost, they need to cover time and materials, but got a quote from another store which offered Saturdays for £12. Pity the other store charged more for the item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 my shop charges £10 weekdays next day up to 30kg. £15 for Sat up to 30kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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