Parcels to U.k
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Parcels to U.k
Have had to return an electric blanket to Amazon in the u.k. ,local post office wanted to charge 29 euros,they did it on the size of the box ,they never weighed it ,the total weight of the articles was less than 2lbs, Can anyone advise best service to send parcels to U.K. could return it in parcel rather than box.
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Re: Parcels to U.k
First of all have you printed out the instructions and labels from Amazon? If not that is the first thing that you need to do. They should pay you the postage costs back but once they only paid me about 80% of the postage. I think that as far as Amazon are concerned you have to return items in the box and if you do not this could affect them refunding you.
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Re: Parcels to U.k
Have had to return an electric blanket to Amazon in the u.k. ,local post office wanted to charge 29 euros,they did it on the size of the box ,they never weighed it ,the total weight of the articles was less than 2lbs, Can anyone advise best service to send parcels to U.K. could return it in parcel rather than box.
Last edited by CapnBilly; Nov 9th 2012 at 7:28 am. Reason: typo
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Re: Parcels to U.k
Postage out of Spain is extortionate. It's always best to order stuff from Amazon.es if you can. I had to return a faulty DVD player and they sent a SEUR courier to collect it, free of charge!
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Re: Parcels to U.k
All carriers charge on the highest of actual or volumetric (i.e size)weight. I always use Ecoparcel.eu when I have stuff sent from the UK, but I haven't used them the other way. They are very cheap from the UK. You can input the size of your box to get the price. It also tells you the volumetric size. e.g 30cmx30cmx30cm is 6.75kg
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Re: Parcels to U.k
If you're interested in the detail, the wiki has quite a explanation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensional_weight
Last edited by CapnBilly; Nov 9th 2012 at 3:09 pm. Reason: Addition of hyperlink