So I found out today that Royal Mail, after their unscrupulous and obscene price hikes on small packages earlier this year, are already having to do a u-turn on the idea. I guess people weren't stupid enough to let them rip them off and started using couriers instead, as i did and i know many others did.
The previous hike saw the £3 UK Small Package size allowance shrink down to box not big enough to fit a tea cup in and anything larger, say the size of a single shoe, was launched to £5.60something. Making it impossible to sell anything on ebay of a larger size (including MOCs, mini-rigs, etc etc) impossible.
Hermes courrier service costs about £4.20-60 for any size box weighing less than 2k (which is a ****ing lot). I sent a GIANT Yak to Scotland for this price. It weighed a ton and you could fit a small person in the box.
Royal Mail have now seen the error of their ways/lost a ****ing bollock through their own greed ( :lol: ) and now gone back and increased the size of a Small Package parcel.
I don't have the exact measurements yet but the guy at the post-office today showed me the box size and it was pretty big. Larger than a shoe box and i'd say you could definitely fit an MOC in it. This means it will now cost £3 for a small package up to this size. (not sure on the weight allotment but i'll find out)
I haven't been able to find a link to post with official info. Perhaps someone else can find some.
Good news for all you ebayers out there and general SW forum sales. 8)
The previous hike saw the £3 UK Small Package size allowance shrink down to box not big enough to fit a tea cup in and anything larger, say the size of a single shoe, was launched to £5.60something. Making it impossible to sell anything on ebay of a larger size (including MOCs, mini-rigs, etc etc) impossible.
Hermes courrier service costs about £4.20-60 for any size box weighing less than 2k (which is a ****ing lot). I sent a GIANT Yak to Scotland for this price. It weighed a ton and you could fit a small person in the box.
Royal Mail have now seen the error of their ways/lost a ****ing bollock through their own greed ( :lol: ) and now gone back and increased the size of a Small Package parcel.
I don't have the exact measurements yet but the guy at the post-office today showed me the box size and it was pretty big. Larger than a shoe box and i'd say you could definitely fit an MOC in it. This means it will now cost £3 for a small package up to this size. (not sure on the weight allotment but i'll find out)
I haven't been able to find a link to post with official info. Perhaps someone else can find some.
Good news for all you ebayers out there and general SW forum sales. 8)
i still use r.m but as i was saying to one of the lassies in the post office just last week with rms greed they had lost from me alone this year i worked out just under 3k and im not even a business this was between feb to now as i opted out to use couriers, this 3k they lost i think would have cost me around 4.5k with the hikes. i only use rm now for special deliveries simply as couriers cant give as much comp at a decent price and get as fast as special does ,i would love to know what in total roughly the greedy bstrds at r.m lost since introducing those mass hikes earlier this year it must be millions upon millions and im glad :lol: 8) ,on principal allthough its been reduced again i wont be re-using normal services .respect where its due
Or are you just a really obsessive christmas card giver??
