Fallingditch Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I bought a kitchen sink. I bought it in haste. It cost a little short of £300.00. 1050 x 600 x 300. 15 kg. I then bought a different sink. I contacted the supplier (300 miles away in the North East) and arranged a return for the original sink. But ... Now I that just about every courier company includes sinks on their list of excluded items, viz: "Prohibited Items: The following items (or any item similar in description or content) can not be carried on any service. Any person sending such an item may be subject to their order being cancelled without notice: Active Model Phones Outside The EU Aerosol Aftershaves Airbag Ammunition Animals Of Any Form (Alive Or Dead)" etc etc etc Help! Anyone any suggestions for a courier who will ship the sink back ?!? Can't leave it too much longer ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 So where is a sink on the prohibited list? Try getting a quote from a man with a van on shiply.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Ceramic sink ..? Is it well packed ..? If so just chuck a posting on Shiply and someone will do it for you. Edited April 26, 2017 by PeterW Crossed with ProDave ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I always use Royal Mail or Hermes for my yellow cake uranium. Cake isn't on the prohibited list see! FFS it's A JOKE! Gotta go I can hear the sound of black helicopt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSS Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Have you asked the original supplier which courier they use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallingditch Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, NSS said: Have you asked the original supplier which courier they use? Yes. "UKMail". But they are set up for the business market. Getting a one off with them is very difficult - they dont answer the phone. Seems to me that sink suppliers do special deals with courier companies, who then only courier in one direction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSS Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 And the supplier won't even arrange a collection if you pay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallingditch Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, NSS said: And the supplier won't even arrange a collection if you pay? I would not recommend this supplier. They just suggested I "fill in the UKMail Form". UKMail have a subsidiary "https://www.ukmail.com/parcel-services/ipostparcels". Unfortunately IPostParcels only carry items up to a certain size - and of course my sink is slightly bigger than their standard size ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerahill Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) Get yourself over to Interparcel, basically a broker: https://uk.interparcel.com/ I have business accounts with TNT and UPS but actually find these guys to be cheaper. I probably use these guys on average of once a week - never had an issue yet and you can deal directly with the courier you then choose to book with. Just get the sink well boxed up and send away - if sinks are on some list then say it is ceramic components. I don't know the dims and weight but I just got a price as an idea for a 25Kg package 500 x 500 x 500 from one end of the country to the other and it was about £12 with tax. These guys are brilliant for eBay sales. I send gearboxes and differentials and all sorts with them - heavy heavy objects. Edited April 26, 2017 by Carrerahill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallingditch Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 9 minutes ago, Carrerahill said: Get yourself over to Interparcel, basically a broker: https://uk.interparcel.com/ Thanks for the suggestion but they seem to insure to a max of £50 ... and I need more than that. (Also BTW its a stainless steel sink so it not actually prohibited with Interparcel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerahill Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Fallingditch said: Thanks for the suggestion but they seem to insure to a max of £50 ... and I need more than that. (Also BTW its a stainless steel sink so it not actually prohibited with Interparcel) No they will offer up to a grand, just type the value into the box then it will ask if you want extra cover, will cost a bit more but if you want it for peace of mind then it is worth it. Edited April 26, 2017 by Carrerahill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallingditch Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Seemed to work ! Thanks @Carrerahill !! (Via UPS in the end) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrerahill Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Fallingditch said: Seemed to work ! Thanks @Carrerahill !! (Via UPS in the end) No worries, I will help with all I can on this forum as much as I can as I am sure going to have a fair number of questions for you guys! UPS are pretty good. I would rate them amongst the best of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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