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nev
nev
NSW
58 posts
nev nev
NSW, 58 posts
13 Mar 2012 10:08pm
G'day guys

anybodby had any experience sending sails around aus? what courier have you use , will aussie post send sails?

thanks for any help
nev
powersloshin
powersloshin
NSW
1855 posts
NSW, 1855 posts
13 Mar 2012 10:11pm
I used e-go 2 or 3 times, they have a website. Very cheap, but service a bit slow. Stuff turned up undamaged.
Simon100
Simon100
QLD
490 posts
QLD, 490 posts
15 Mar 2012 10:38pm
i used to use e-go for things too they are very cheap but then they broke a bumper i send and snapped a friends carbon bonnet clean in half so i wouldnt use then again . probably only send things with them if you can ram it with a fork lift and it wont break .
Last time i sent a sail i sent it fastway but you need an account and it was actually over sized but they did it anyway .Its hard to find a cheap reliable courier that you dont need a account for
vando
vando
QLD
3419 posts
QLD, 3419 posts
15 Mar 2012 10:45pm
use these guys a few times no probs.

www.transdirect.com.au/
thommo72
thommo72
SA
82 posts
SA, 82 posts
15 Mar 2012 11:41pm
I highly recommend transdirect also. I've used them to send a board to QLD and bring a sail to Adelaide from WA. A little more expensive than e-go but very reliable. Can make bookings at relatively short notice. As a bit of a guide, it cost me $30 to bring a sail from metro Perth to metro Adelaide last month.
xarvia
xarvia
TAS
145 posts
TAS, 145 posts
16 Mar 2012 7:46am
I've used e-go about half a dozen times. e-go subcontract their freight to other companies as do transdirect (I think). So it could end up going with the same company in both cases!

e-go provide crap service if your item goes missing (I suppose other companies might go to a bit more effort to call around at the depots en-route to try and find your item). but unless you use something like AAE it's probably going to get handled in a similar way... e-go is really cheap if you can use depot-depot. Check out:
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Experiences-with-e-go-courier/
adamhatfield
adamhatfield
NSW
171 posts
NSW, 171 posts
16 Mar 2012 9:38am
vando said...

use these guys a few times no probs.

www.transdirect.com.au/


I've used them for boards and sails a few times now with no problems
legless
legless
SA
852 posts
SA, 852 posts
16 Mar 2012 9:38am
I have used E-go for sails and boards have yet to have a problem.
Al01
Al01
WA
1 posts
WA, 1 posts
3 Apr 2012 11:39pm
Do these couriers require sails to be put in some sort of packaging or is a sail bag ok for interstate transport?
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23684 posts
WA, 23684 posts
4 Apr 2012 11:36am
Swift n Shift are the cheapest and seem to be pretty good

Seriously I would always pack them in round tube, I can't imagine couriers dealing with a sail in a bag too well......
sausage
sausage
QLD
4874 posts
QLD, 4874 posts
4 Apr 2012 2:13pm
vando said...

use these guys a few times no probs.

www.transdirect.com.au/


+1 - Transdirect are the only company that have freight insurance included in total price although second hand gear in poor condition or with existing damage is excluded. www.transdirect.com.au/parcel-insurance/road-freight/
mybrosweeper
mybrosweeper
NSW
1016 posts
NSW, 1016 posts
4 Apr 2012 7:11pm
Oi,just had a sail delivered from Qld to South West Rocks NSW by e-go took a week but no dramas
r2908
r2908
NSW
214 posts
NSW, 214 posts
4 Apr 2012 8:43pm
used transdirect twice, sail in bag only from melb to syd, about $30, and only took 2 days, no damage, all smiles..
dweller
dweller
NSW
134 posts
NSW, 134 posts
4 Apr 2012 8:58pm
I use Transdirect to ship my boards. always a fast pickup and have always arrived undamaged. can't recommend the enough.
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