I bought my dad a special hand made gift for his 60th birthday, had to buy a special box to fit it in 120x90x70 we have taken it to Austria, and Switzerland to try and post it, but they say it is too big they won`t take it. Another company wanted over 250frcs to send it. Does anybody know how i can transport this to the UK please driving me mad.

Thanks

Maybe Grumpy has some space in his van on the next run?

I believe Mr Grapefruit goes there from time to time.

Edit (beaten to the line)

Thanks did not think of that, but how would he get my parcel to my dad?

if GG can get it to england...
1) where does GG go to (area) ?
2) where does your dad live ?

if the two are not compatible ParcelForce or perhaps a local delivery service can step in.

it will probably cost you but how often does your dad turn 60 ?

You could try Shiply for more shipping quotes :

http://www.shiply.com/

Does grumpy go to yorkshire, not sure. My dad lives in the North West of England.

I know my dad only turns 60 once, but to spend over 250frcs to send it

Dont know if this helps
Lift offered - Driving back to the UK from Zurich

It could be as cheap as CHF85 through the Post Office:

http://www.swisspost.ch/post-startse...kalkulator.htm

Don't know why the Post Office in your area refused it - I have sent way larger parcels abroad using Swiss Post without issues.

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I will NOT tell your dad this if you send me CHF 100

Thanks i think i have played to much wii, i can`t see the UK on the list

It comes under the heading of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Too late i already told him

Sutter,
i use parcel2go a lot (from uk) and they are great, maybe they run the service from here too?

You could always fly there yourself and check it in as odd-sized luggage.

Cheers,
Nick

I also can't figure out why they say the pack it too big. On the website it give a price up CHF100-150ish for packages that size up to 30kg. How much does it weigh?

Thought about this, but it is not possible because i have 2 kids that need to go to school.

Me neither, it is very heavy it is a large metal handmade rose for the garden, i have pictures if someone wants to see what it looks like

Using the calculator and using your dimensions, and by putting in 2 kg for example, for the weight (that is the question of course) it would cost 89.-chf at the most I should think.

Anyone that takes it and delivers it personally or even in the near vicinity would also need to expect the petrol money, so I doubt you would save much in the long run.

Die Post, will be your best bet and then you have a certain amount of assurance that it will get there and no complaints.

You could send it with EasyJet for under a hundred chf..!

http://www.easyjet.com/asp/en/book/index.asp?lang=en

But of course you'll have to wrap a jacket around it, attach a pair of trousers on one end and a large sombrero on the other. Just tell them it's your eccentric uncle returning home from a holliday..

For Hermes ( http://www.hermespaketshop.at/pakete...ernational.php ) it's also too big.