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Post from your home PC

Posted: Sun 20 May, 2012 8:44 am
by Keith Hewitt
Reading the topic about posting a Logan and Strokebloke saying "I'll have to go to the post office to get the price", can I tell you that you can do your own post from home. Or find out the price if thats all you need.

http://www.royalmail.com/price-finder

But from this site below you can sign up for doing post from home. You have to make a deposit in advance, but once thats done its pretty straight forward. Good thing is you can then drop the mail into any post box, unless its a parcel too big for a letter box, then just drop it off at PO :clap:

I find it really useful.

http://www.royalmail.com/

Re: Post from your home PC

Posted: Sun 20 May, 2012 9:23 am
by JohnMcafee
Good to know that. Thanks Keith.

Re: Post from your home PC

Posted: Sun 20 May, 2012 9:57 am
by CanvasChris
Lots of online parcel companies too...

interparcel.co.uk
parcelmonkey.co.uk

Just a couple.

For example Jacks parcel would be £6.99+vat with interparcel UPS and you wouldn't have to leave home as they collect it too!

Re: Post from your home PC

Posted: Sun 20 May, 2012 12:51 pm
by mikeysaling
I use royal mail drawbacks are - no point for just letters and you need to take it to a post office for special delivery (recorded my postman will take it and give me a receipt) - you need accurate scales for pacrcels/packages. Has to be posted at the latest the next day - not always convenient for me .

I have used the collect facility from other parcel co's and found them good but usually more expensive than RM

Re: Post from your home PC

Posted: Mon 21 May, 2012 9:47 am
by Graysalchemy
mikeysaling wrote:you need accurate scales for pacrcels/packages
I always as default set the weight to the maximum 31kg non of mine ever are that heavy but just in case i have a set of bathroom scales that give a rough weight.

I always use interparcel as i never have any time to go to the post office.

Re: Post from your home PC

Posted: Mon 21 May, 2012 7:23 pm
by strokebloke
For example Jacks parcel would be £6.99+vat
I hope my buyer doesn't see this. :sweating: :Slap: He paid significantly more for his 1st Class delivery
Thanks Chris - I'll check these companies out next time