What’s the best way to ship a parcel economically ...
# tribem
melodic-jordan-81418
04/05/2022, 5:43 AMWhat’s the best way to ship a parcel economically to Europe? Fedex and Bluedart are charging way too much. Post is cheap but I’m skeptical about reliability as the parcel is valuable and has to reach on time
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helpful-gigabyte-47939
04/05/2022, 5:55 AMFast, cheap, safe - pick two. 🙂
(variation of Fast, Cheap, Robust in software)
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melodic-jordan-81418
04/05/2022, 6:10 AMugh, cheap and safe?
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helpful-gigabyte-47939
04/05/2022, 6:14 AMGet a friend to hand-carry it ;-)
If that isn't an option, India post (registered) or a freight service.
Try shiprocket.in because they often have bulk rates and might have good offers for the courier companies.
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modern-table-48211
04/05/2022, 7:16 AMIndia Post works well
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modern-table-48211
04/05/2022, 7:17 AMI've had books etc delivered from Bangalore to Bucharest twice. Took about 3 weeks but this was during peak Covid
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melodic-jordan-81418
04/05/2022, 12:22 PMThanks @modern-table-48211, I’m leaning towards India Post as well since it’s a heavy package, so the rates are high elsewhere
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modern-table-48211
04/05/2022, 12:28 PMI looked at DHL etc but India post was the cheapest, costing roughly half as much as to the other couriers
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melodic-jordan-81418
04/06/2022, 4:36 AMyeah exactly! Fedex, DHL are quoting me 8.5k+ while post is 3.5k