elliottlale
Q-School Graduate
Guys, who do you use for sending clubs by courier? Looked at myhermes, but max length is 120cm whereas my box is 123cm!!
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pbrown7582
Money List Winner
i have been using parcel force but its around £8.50 a pop now.
Not sure the driver would picks up would notice 3cm longer i'd stick 120 down on the booking form?
Not sure the driver would picks up would notice 3cm longer i'd stick 120 down on the booking form?
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
Is the club inside that long?
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
cut the top of the box and patch it up with plenty of tape!
spawn_ukuk
Tour Rookie
I had the very same problem but sent it anyway, And there wasn't no problem for me.
medwayjon
Tour Winner
Have a look on the interparcel website, they compare all major companies and give good prices too
Alan P Mills
Assistant Pro
Posted a few through local post office cost ~£12.
cack_handed
Medal Winner
As some one who works for a parcel company with the sheer number of parcels being sent there is not enough time to individually check every single parcel so you will most likely get away with it being slightly longer the majority of people getting caught sending parcels are because they claim the parcels weigh a few kilos where as in reality they are into 10 plus kilos when they get weighed
shewy
Journeyman Pro
using parcel2go for anything over 120 and have ended up using TNT costs £10 for 48hr delivery, much better than the PO.
virtuocity
Tour Winner
This.
Plus- be sure to check that your club is over 120cm. If it isn't, cut that box down to size!!
One Planer
Global Moderator
I always use Parcel Force Express48 service through a local post office.
I've not been let down yet :thup:
I've not been let down yet :thup:
mab
Challenge Tour Pro
I've found MyHermes to be excellent - everything picked up and delivered on time thus far, and £4.20 to send with £50 insurance included (add £1 for signature on delivery).
I've sent a couple of 120-125cm boxes and had no problems, albeit I typically cut the box down to sub-120cm if I'm sending a shorter club.
Great value and great service in my experience.
I've sent a couple of 120-125cm boxes and had no problems, albeit I typically cut the box down to sub-120cm if I'm sending a shorter club.
Great value and great service in my experience.
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Another happy Hermes user. I always cut the box down to suit the exact size of the club so that it doesn't have room to rattle about in the box.
Pay the £1 extra for tracking and never had a failed delivery. Sent over 50 items with them this year to boot.
Pay the £1 extra for tracking and never had a failed delivery. Sent over 50 items with them this year to boot.
mab
Challenge Tour Pro
I think tracking is free; I believe the £1 is for signature on delivery. (I'm perhaps being a pedant here, but just to clarify)
I agree with you and always pay the extra £1 for added security.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Aye, very good. But you don't get tracking without the signature so pay a £1 and you get tracking...
road2ruin
Q-School Graduate
I used Parcel2Go when I got rid of a load of clubs with varying degrees of success. The items under 120cm went via Yodel and (shockingly) were collected when promised and delivered within the 48 hours that was promised. I must admit I was amazed as Yodel are usually garbage.
The items that were over 120cm went via CityLink and it was a complete nightmare! Even though you put an address label onto the box CityLink take the items back to depot and put their own label on which has the barcode etc. For the 3 items I sent they managed to mix up all the labels so each of the 3 items ended up with the wrong person!!
Whilst this was not Parcel2Go's fault their customer service was garbage. You can only talk to people via their 'LiveChat' option and the guys I spoke to were (largely speaking) clueless. I was promised that they were dealing with it but ultimately I had to go to CityLink myself to do it as P2G couldn't be trusted.
The items that were over 120cm went via CityLink and it was a complete nightmare! Even though you put an address label onto the box CityLink take the items back to depot and put their own label on which has the barcode etc. For the 3 items I sent they managed to mix up all the labels so each of the 3 items ended up with the wrong person!!
Whilst this was not Parcel2Go's fault their customer service was garbage. You can only talk to people via their 'LiveChat' option and the guys I spoke to were (largely speaking) clueless. I was promised that they were dealing with it but ultimately I had to go to CityLink myself to do it as P2G couldn't be trusted.
mab
Challenge Tour Pro
Aye, very good. But you don't get tracking without the signature so pay a £1 and you get tracking...
You don't get tracking if you don't pay the £1? Every day is a school day.
That makes the £1 even more worthwhile.
MGL
Challenge Tour Pro
If its a non-urgent delivery, I use My Hermes (and have never had a problem with things slightly over 120cm) and if its a timed delivery I use TNT via Interparcel.
PFWW is a rip off, with the 48 hrs more expensive than TNT's 24 hours.
PFWW is a rip off, with the 48 hrs more expensive than TNT's 24 hours.
One Planer
Global Moderator
A question for the folk on this thread that use myhermes. What's the standard delivery time for parcels?
