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

[c4rm0]

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

[hotpot]

Try parcelhero.com

[jim evans]

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

[c4rm0]

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

[hotpot]

Under 2 kg

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

[c4rm0]

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

[hotpot]

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

[jim evans]

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

[c4rm0]

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

[perpetualboredom]

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.

[paddybhoy30]

I used parcelforce. £26.30 insured up to £500.

[hotpot]

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 .

[paulmac]

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

[bigandyg]

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

[narl]

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.