Courier from Sydney to Melbourne, help please.

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Posted by rez on Oct-15-2004 06:05:

Courier from Sydney to Melbourne, help please.

I need to organise a courier that can deliver an item from Sydney to Melbourne. The item is speakers, and they weigh about 20kg each I think and dimensions are as follows, 97H x 36W x 37Dcm

I've called up a few places and they have quoted me minimum $400.00 for a one off drop. Ridiculous I know, can anybody suggest a cheaper alternative???

Cheers

Posted by muli on Oct-15-2004 06:25:

i think its called ParcelPack, or PackSend

one of those, they are pretty good for what you are after.

Posted by kelsta on Oct-15-2004 06:46:

You can try removalists... sometimes when they are already taking a load from city to city you can get your things taken as extra cargo. Not sure what the prices are like tho as it was a couple of years ago when I did this.

Posted by amnesiak on Oct-15-2004 06:56:

Australia Post will send upto 20kg for about $20. Just make 2 parcels and send it with regular post with insurance. Will definately cost less than $100 all up.

Posted by rez on Oct-15-2004 07:59:

wtf australia post can do it???

you sure man??? take a closer look at those dimensions...

muli: appreciated dude

kelstra: good idea, i'll hunt one down... btw i still have a thing for u

Posted by batemanscott on Oct-15-2004 08:19:

i have sent items like that thru aus post rez. they are really good.

Posted by rez on Oct-15-2004 08:20:

how do i go about organising it though???

i'll have to get the dude in Sydney to go to a post office where they can deliver it here????

Posted by amnesiak on Oct-15-2004 09:51:

Yeh. Get the guy to pack em up and organise the postage, you can prepay or COD I think at extra cost.

They'll deliver it to your local post office and send you a nice card saying it's ready for pick up. Then you go down to the post office and show them the card and prove it's you and you get the package/s. As logn as it's under a metre or something it should be sweet.

Posted by stamper on Oct-16-2004 04:04:

Yeah Australia Post can ship up to 20 kgs.

Otherwise even try contacting a bus company, like Greyhound or Pioneer or something. I know a friend of mine once got sent a couch through this method.

Posted by Slade on Oct-16-2004 04:09:

Use Messenger Post. Its Australia Posts courier service.

Posted by kelsta on Oct-16-2004 05:11:

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Originally posted by rez
kelstra: good idea, i'll hunt one down... btw i still have a thing for u

You poor thing

I've heard ok things about a company called PackNSend.. their site is here. Not sure what their prices are like tho.