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I am not left speechless that often but I was tonight after a conversation with DHL.

We need to get a key picked up from London and delivered to us here in Livingston, Scotland by tomorrow (Monday) - the price quoted? £350!!!!!!:eek:
 
Eh?

I've just had a quote from them to bring nearly 300kg up and it's just over £100 - must be a right heavy key :lol:
 
I was surprised when this was relayed back to me.

Our guy in London apparently called them up about an hour ago and asked for a quote to have the key picked up ASAP in London and delivered to us tomorrow and the quote he was given was for £350.

I know it is a bit short notice etc. but even so £350 is a bit steep
 
Next Day (By 10am) is £20 + vat by DHL, I'd imagine there will be a Sunday/last minute surcharge, but even so :shrug:
 
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Same day service, and the distance involved. I'm surprised it's not more.
 
I got a price off them to deliver a parcel (about 40 kg's) for a sat am delivery, collected Fri pm and their quote was more than a local taxi firm :thinking:
 
Well we are not going to pay £350 to have a key delivered so an executive decision was made, some plans changed, and now the key will still be picked up in London but will be delivered Tuesday morning - price £15
 
Keith W said:
Well we are not going to pay £350 to have a key delivered so an executive decision was made, some plans changed, and now the key will still be picked up in London but will be delivered Tuesday morning - price £15
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Or a fiver or so by RMSD for the same result....
 
I would imagine the price had something to do with a Sunday pickup... does their network even operate anything other than the hubs on sunday?
 
I'm not surprised by the charge at all because the delivery would involve a courier making their way from London to Livingstone and back again. Take in to account the guys hourly wage and the travel costs then you'll soon get up to £350.

If the key was that important you'd have had it posted earlier.
 
-Rob- said:
If the key was that important you'd have had it posted earlier.
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This was only discovered at 10pm last night when the person who was supposed to pick the key up turned up to find the building locked up tighter than a ducks bum and the guy they were supposed to meet was back down in London with said key
 
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