speedyxjs
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| posted on 2/11/09 at 07:14 AM |
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DO couriers measure a parcel?
I need some wings delivering from manchester but it seems they are slightly too large for all couriers. I have posted on shipley so wait to here from
there.
If i reduce the size on the online quote by 5cm, i have had some pretty cheap quotes.
Are they likely to measure and refuse to deliver if i do this?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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martylemoo
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| posted on 2/11/09 at 07:26 AM |
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By 5cm, no, you will be fine.
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Paradoxia0
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| posted on 2/11/09 at 07:45 AM |
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We have parcels we return from work occasionally and the measurements / weights are always way out - even the delivery driver jokes about it too so I
think you should be ok.
Mark
There is no replacement for displacement...
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balidey
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| posted on 2/11/09 at 08:06 AM |
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I have had the Royal Mail measure and refuse to accept one. I then sent it DHL and they never bothered checking. They all normally limit is to 1200mm
and mine was about 1350mm.
The other trick is to fit it in a bigger box, as the dimensions they measure are length, width, height. If you have something long and thin that is
over the maximum length then you can put it in a bigger box and put it corner to corner. I would love to do that one day infront of the counter staff
in the Post Office.
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smart51
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| posted on 2/11/09 at 08:16 AM |
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I had a summer job at parcel line back when I was a student. I never saw anything measured when I was there. There were a set of scales at the end
of the conveyor though and they did sort for parcels marked fragile, though only if they spotted them.
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Peteff
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| posted on 2/11/09 at 10:03 AM |
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No it doesn't matter if it's a bit big, they can still lose it 
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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l0rd
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| posted on 2/11/09 at 12:41 PM |
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I worked for
Shity Link a while back.
I remember there where parcels larger than 6ft.
The scale was next to the conveyor and was one that was maximum 60X50 cm so anything longer than that, the scale was out.
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blakep82
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| posted on 2/11/09 at 12:54 PM |
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i think they'll only be annoyed if you're taking the wee with your measurements 
ie saying its 1m long, where its actually 1.5m, you know...
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tomprescott
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| posted on 2/11/09 at 02:19 PM |
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I ordered a package that was 10kg, 60x60x60cm, but turned out to be 100 x 80 x 80 and just under 20kg. THey didn't bat an eyelid - not bad for
£7!
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