Sending parcels abroad

Out of the 10 or so telephone quotes I answer a day, the most frequent is how much to send a parcel to… and then an EU country or outlying island is named.

So I tell the potential customer how much and they 9/10 say its too expensive, so I ask how much they were expecting to pay and the answer is always in the region of £2-3. How can anyone cover their costs let alone make a profit if people are expecting to only pay ‘domestic small parcel’ rate to send something international?

Why so expensive? well staff are involved, they have to be paid at least minimum wage. Would you work for nothing? No? then why expect our staff to? Fuel is involved, pensions have to be paid into, vans maintained and all of that costs money. Parcel companies operate on volume, it isn’t cost effective to ship one small package half a continent… but it is to ship many small packages.

So save yourself some time and money, when looking to move small parcels less than 5kgs, try worldwide-parcelservices first because that is one of the cheapest options.

Be aware of what distance and factors are involved in your parcels journey, the further it goes, the more it costs.

If it is fragile, glass or bulky then you need a courier – and that is more expensive than than a parcel company but the service is completely different.

Sarah
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