Posting Presents Home for Christmas

cormaclynch

Hi All,

Just getting a small parcel together to send home, prob around 10kg so nothing massive. Just wondering if anyone knows any cheaper alternatives to Australia Post?

We posted a few things before and it seemed as if Australia Post is crazy expensive especially when we see how much things cost getting posted for Ireland to here.

Any help would be great!

Cheers

Slunk

Not sure but i sent home a small package with AP and i paid seventy dollars. Got some shock would be interested in finding cheaper ways of sending stuff home

Zambia

I paid 50 bucks to post a small 1kg box yesterday .....its very severe

cormaclynch

Zambia232 wrote: »

I paid 50 bucks to post a small 1kg box yesterday .....its very severe

We received a 2kg package yeaterday form Ireland and the postage was about €7......some difference!

old_aussie

Zambia232 wrote: »

I paid 50 bucks to post a small 1kg box yesterday .....its very severe

I think there was a mistake

Up to 20 Kgs airmail to Ireland is $35.20

http://auspost.com.au/apps/international-parcel.html

Zambia

Mistake was probably mine in the telling ,it also depends on the size its a 50cm by 25cm rectangle box.

Feelgood

On the subject, do the post offices provide packaging for goods?. Took a wander around Syd today and couldn't find any jiffy bag type packaging or maybe a small box something slightly bigger than a jiffy bag?.

Anyone know where is good to get packaging?

Zambia

The post office should have a range of small to meduim box's fit for purpose.

cormaclynch

old_aussie wrote: »

I think there was a mistake

Up to 20 Kgs airmail to Ireland is $35.20

http://auspost.com.au/apps/international-parcel.html

19.5-20 Kg airmail to Ireland is $425.20
9.5-10Kg airmail to Ireland is $226.20
4.5-5Kg airmail to Ireland is $126.70
750g-Kg airmail to Ireland is $35.20

hussey

Whenever I post a parcel with AusPost I ask them the price for Seamail and Airmail
I always say seamail, and 4/4 times so far the post office guy put an Airmail sticker on it

Usually as I make a sad face and say very expensive for airmail

whyulittle

Just as a heads up, when I was posting a few things home last year with Aus Post by airmail, I was always asked for my passport*.

*On a WHV with no permanent address.

Slunk

Yeah i was asked for id when posting my stuff. Didn't want to risk sea mail even though it was half the price. Does it really take two or three months by sea or were they scaring me into air mail