Hello , i have started coaching a footy team here + have ordered some footy shirts ,shorts + socks from a sports store in england.

The clothes will get deliverd to my friend in england .
which is the cheapest method for my friend to send me the parcel from england.
i was thinking there may be an alternative to royal mail.

Royal Mail is as good as it gets.
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you are far cheaper having 2 smaller parcels than 1 big one. even split to 3 parcels. my parents found this out the hard way

thanks for your replies.
Arrona -should i ask my friend to split the parcel into 3 sm parcels . Does anyone have any links to royal mail postage rates to canada.

Hi

Here is a link, although there is not much info there, when I have sent stuff to Canada I have had to go into the post office to get a price as it all depends on weight etc.

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/j...mediaId=400033

my sister in law went in to the post office to send my sons birthday pressie. she was quoted 40 pounds. she split it in to 2 parcels and was 14 pounds? crazy eh!

Yes anything under 2 Kilos goes small package rate. I know from being stung at sending Christmas parcels to Canada . I sent 3 parcels last year all just over the 2 Kilos and ended up paying about £40 for each!!!

You could also try sending the parcels surface mail, ie by sea. It takes about 6 weeks for them to arrive but is a bit cheaper.

Granma Nessie.

i don,t mind waiting if someone could give me some info on surface mail services or i will ask my friend to make each parcel less than 2kg .

Try DHL......I hope they are a winning kit

My friend got some info for me from his local post office :
1 -parcel weight 1kg , size maximum 90 cm allround- cost = 11.07 pounds .

2-parcel weight 2kg,size 90cm allround-cost=21.07 pounds.

3-surface mail 2kg =11.09 pounds

4-surface mail 1kg=5.73 pounds.

over 2kgs and the post office have your nuts in a vice, so if you are sending a lot of stuff check this out this link on moneysavingexpert

Have your kids write to Santa!
(That's Father Christmas to youse guys!)
Or as my 3 year old calls him, that Winter Guy!

I wouldn't worry about the cost of the postage, I'd be worrying about the duty, taxes and fees on a full team kit!!

I got a cheapie beach bag from the UK the other week - I try not to get stuff sent to me in Canada but this was an exception - and for a declared value of 36 quid, I had to pay 23 Canadian dollars

I do some real checking into DHL before shipping anything with them right now.

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbi...110_975682.htm

Don't know if it affects Canada or not.

Please use the above link given by an earlier poster, the discussion forum at MSE is detailed and advises on the ones to avoid. An example is <25kg to Canada for £25.99 (around $50) includes £100 ($200) insurance and its with Fedex.