Save money sending a parcel with us
Last update August 2020
Save money sending a parcel!
At ParcelGuide we have recommended the best ways to send parcels and letters – not just the quality of the service but also finding you the best price. Many of you may instinctively send parcels using Royal Mail but they don’t always offer the best delivery option!
You can save money sending a parcel using our courier service recommendations so we wanted to show you a few real examples – you’re going to be very surprised! You don’t just save a few pennies, you save huge amounts of cash!
See our UK Parcels Guide and our International Parcels Guide for our full recommendations.
Save over £30 on sending a small 6kg package to New York!
- Weight: 6kg
- Size: H 25cm x W 20cm x D 20cm
- Destination: New York, USA
If you were to use Royal Mail, the cheapest service would be the ParcelForce Globalvalue service and cost £81.45 and has a 5-9 days delivery aim and is not tracked.
If you were to use ParcelGuide’s recommended worldwide service (which is the Parcel ABC economy service) is would cost £50.57, has a 1-2 day delivery aim and includes home collection and tracking!
That’s a massive saving of £30.88 / 38% and the package will be delivered up to 8 days sooner and be tracked!!!
Send to Spain for 55% less!
- Weight: 3kg
- Size: H 40cm x W 40cm x D 30cm
- Destination: Malaga, Spain
Royal Mail’s cheapest service would again be the ParcelForce Globalvalue service and cost £37.02 and has a 4-6 days delivery aim and is not tracked.
For under 5kg European Parcels, ParcelGuide recommend the WPS Euro Economy service, which is tracked, collected, delivered in under 4 days and costs £16.49.
You really can save money sending a parcel – ParcelGuide’s recommendation saves you £20.53. That’s less than half the cost of Royal Mail and is quicker!
Sending a heavy parcel to Australia using our recommendation could save you nearly £80!
- Weight: 30kg
- Size: H 70cm x W 50cm x D 40cm
- Destination: Sydney, Australia
Royal Mail’s “cheap” ParcelForce Globalvalue service would cost an eye-watering £269.40, take 6-10 days to be delivered and is not tracked.
Our recommended Parcel ABC Economy service, which is tracked, collected, delivered in 2 days costs £192.50.
That’s a mammoth saving of £76.90 – Strewth!
Prices and recommendations correct as of June 2020