Post from your home PC

[Keith Hewitt]

Reading the topic about posting a Logan and Strokebloke saying "I'll have to go to the post office to get the price", can I tell you that you can do your own post from home. Or find out the price if thats all you need.

http://www.royalmail.com/price-finder

But from this site below you can sign up for doing post from home. You have to make a deposit in advance, but once thats done its pretty straight forward. Good thing is you can then drop the mail into any post box, unless its a parcel too big for a letter box, then just drop it off at PO

I find it really useful.

http://www.royalmail.com/

[JohnMcafee]

Good to know that. Thanks Keith.

[CanvasChris]

Lots of online parcel companies too...

interparcel.co.uk
parcelmonkey.co.uk

Just a couple.

For example Jacks parcel would be £6.99+vat with interparcel UPS and you wouldn't have to leave home as they collect it too!

[mikeysaling]

I use royal mail drawbacks are - no point for just letters and you need to take it to a post office for special delivery (recorded my postman will take it and give me a receipt) - you need accurate scales for pacrcels/packages. Has to be posted at the latest the next day - not always convenient for me .

I have used the collect facility from other parcel co's and found them good but usually more expensive than RM

[Graysalchemy]

you need accurate scales for pacrcels/packages

I always as default set the weight to the maximum 31kg non of mine ever are that heavy but just in case i have a set of bathroom scales that give a rough weight.

I always use interparcel as i never have any time to go to the post office.

[strokebloke]

For example Jacks parcel would be £6.99+vat

I hope my buyer doesn't see this. He paid significantly more for his 1st Class delivery
Thanks Chris - I'll check these companies out next time