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  • How the hell do you post/Ship a snooker cue ?

    Cue in long plastic tube post office wont send it via Royal mail special delivery due to it being to long. Couriers like DHL/Parcelforce want £60-80 so my question is how the hell are you meant to ship these things

  • #2
    Try parcelhero.com

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    • #3
      make sure the tube is no longer than 1.5m ,post office parcel 48

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      • #4
        Does any know roughly what the weight is of a cue in one of these tubes? its a 58" cue with a couple of inches left to spare in tube so Ive gone for 60" for length and height

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        • #5
          Under 2 kg

          I always use cm and put 150 cm length x 10 cm width x 10 cm height .

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          • #6
            ok ive just tried parcelhero Weight 1.5KG , Height 60 inches , length 60 inches , width 3 inches £70/£101 jokes lol

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            • #7
              That maybe because of the height you put in , try it with the measurements i gave you ,

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              • #8
                if you are putting the value of a cue above a certain amount it goes up ,try parcel2go put value at £50 dont take there insurance

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                • #9
                  Thanks hotpot using them measurements and weight i have shipped it for £12 cheers

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                  • #10
                    Originally Posted by c4rm0 View Post
                    Thanks hotpot using them measurements and weight i have shipped it for £12 cheers
                    Word of warning though, if they break/lose it and you're economical with the truth when you book it - they won't have to pay you out - Much better to lop the end off the tube and make it 1.5m long.
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                    • #11
                      I used parcelforce. £26.30 insured up to £500.

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                      • #12
                        Originally Posted by perpetualboredom View Post
                        Word of warning though, if they break/lose it and you're economical with the truth when you book it - they won't have to pay you out - Much better to lop the end off the tube and make it 1.5m long.
                        Good advise , make sure its no longer than you need and under 150 cm .

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                        • #13
                          parcel2go.com
                          they seem cheap and give you quotes from all different courier companies

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                          • #14
                            My post office always take one piece in tube special delivery for about a tenner.

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                            • #15
                              Originally Posted by bigandyg View Post
                              My post office always take one piece in tube special delivery for about a tenner.
                              Some post offices are very jobsworth about it, im pretty sure a cue is a few inches over the official allowed length. That being said some don;t bother to measure and some do.

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