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Post Office: Parcels Vs Printed Papers
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Hello Folks.
I went to the Post Office today to post a 3150gms parcel to the USA.
I was asked what was inside and told them it was a plastic case for a drone.
The price to send was approx. £60. (I didn't send it due to this cost)
However, if I were to send 'printed papers' in exactly the same box and of exactly the same weight, the price drops to approx. £28.00.
Please can anyone tell me the real reason it makes a difference to the Post Office and why they think they can charge and get away with two different prices for a box of equal size and equal weight.
Your help is and always has been very much appreciated.
Looking forward to your answer in anticipation.
Best regards,
Mr DeForce
I went to the Post Office today to post a 3150gms parcel to the USA.
I was asked what was inside and told them it was a plastic case for a drone.
The price to send was approx. £60. (I didn't send it due to this cost)
However, if I were to send 'printed papers' in exactly the same box and of exactly the same weight, the price drops to approx. £28.00.
Please can anyone tell me the real reason it makes a difference to the Post Office and why they think they can charge and get away with two different prices for a box of equal size and equal weight.
Your help is and always has been very much appreciated.
Looking forward to your answer in anticipation.
Best regards,
Mr DeForce
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23:46 Mon 02nd Sep 2019
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It's also worth remembering that the general structure of international postage rates (e.g. what can be posted at a discounted rate, such as printed papers) isn't determined by Royal Mail or Parcelforce Worldwide but by the Universal Postal Union, which is a specialised agency of the United Nations:
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(The Post Office has absolutely nothing to do with postal rates, either within the UK or for international mail. It's no longer part of Royal Mail).
To find the best rates for sending parcels you should always go through a parcel broker. Even if you end up taking your parcel to a post office (to use the services of Royal Mail or Parcelforce Worldwide) you can often save a significant amount of money by pre-paying through a brokerage.
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It's also worth remembering that the general structure of international postage rates (e.g. what can be posted at a discounted rate, such as printed papers) isn't determined by Royal Mail or Parcelforce Worldwide but by the Universal Postal Union, which is a specialised agency of the United Nations:
https:/
(The Post Office has absolutely nothing to do with postal rates, either within the UK or for international mail. It's no longer part of Royal Mail).
To find the best rates for sending parcels you should always go through a parcel broker. Even if you end up taking your parcel to a post office (to use the services of Royal Mail or Parcelforce Worldwide) you can often save a significant amount of money by pre-paying through a brokerage.
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