Jo'burg / Cape Town and vice-versa shipping ...

Wizard

Many forum members in Cape Town want stuff from Jo'burg and vice-versa.
How many people on this forum travel either way?
To what extent could the 'travellers' be used to carry stuff for others?

Or is the post still the best way to do it?

Riaan

What? You're gonna trust someone on the forum to actually bring you the 1954 Fender Strat you bought for R500 from an old lady who discovered it in the attic amongst her late husband's stuff?

Just kidding...good idea actually! ?

Wizard

Riaan wrote: You're gonna trust someone on the forum to actually bring you the 1954 Fender Strat you bought for R500 ...

I'm really sorry ... the Strat got lost by the airlines.
Here's your R 500.
?

Squonk

Any Fresh Fish from CTN? ???

The Restuarants up in Jozi just dont have the fish of CTN. ?

FatBoy

Actually, I've had my best seafood in Jozi, seems like they ship all the good stuff to you and leave the rest here for us...

Gearhead

Apart from the fish, I actually would also be interested in a careful lo-cost courier. I have a guitar, a pickup and two fretboards on their way here and a Strat neck headed for the Cape ☹

FenderBender

Gearhead wrote: Apart from the fish, I actually would also be interested in a careful lo-cost courier.

The good old post office didn't do badly with the stratacoustic for R30 plus R60 insurance ?

Manfred-Klose

PostNet charges about R75 from cape town to joburg over night delivery.

But it will depend on the weight.

Bob-Dubery

Manfred Klose wrote: PostNet charges about R75 from cape town to joburg over night delivery.

But it will depend on the weight.

Postnet actually don't do anything except interface between you and whatever service they hand over to. They'll either hand over to the PO or a courier service that you could deal directly with in any event. It's more convenient, I guess, but there's an extra layer of handling and cost for that convenience.

AlanRatcliffe

Bob Dubery wrote: Postnet actually don't do anything except interface between you and whatever service they hand over to. They'll either hand over to the PO or a courier service that you could deal directly with in any event. It's more convenient, I guess, but there's an extra layer of handling and cost for that convenience.

I discovered that when Mr Valve sent me some valves and insisted on using PostNet rather than Speed Services, because "PostNet are far better". After travelling for two hours to pick up the parcel (the other downside to PostNet - they only have branches in major towns), I was handed my valves... in a Speed Services packet.

TomCat

Alan Ratcliffe wrote:
Bob Dubery wrote: Postnet actually don't do anything except interface between you and whatever service they hand over to. They'll either hand over to the PO or a courier service that you could deal directly with in any event. It's more convenient, I guess, but there's an extra layer of handling and cost for that convenience.
I discovered that when Mr Valve sent me some valves and insisted on using PostNet rather than Speed Services, because "PostNet are far better". After travelling for two hours to pick up the parcel (the other downside to PostNet - they only have branches in major towns), I was handed my valves... in a Speed Services packet.

Enough to make a grown man weep........ ??? ☹ ☹