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Fish Travelling Via Post


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Don't try to mail them, they need to go by couriers. I use NZ Couriers, others will tell you what they use. Haven't had any problems other than some of the people answering the phone telling me they don't take fish, when in fact they do. I'm still reasonably green on 'shipping' so will leave it up to the more experienced. Somewhere on this site in one of the sections there is a good article on sending fish which helped me hugely when I started.

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Further to my saying "no problems' with NZ Couriers, they failed to collect from me today and on ringing was told I booked late??? booked 8am this morning for a later pickup. Then told the courier tried to collect this am and was now on his way home. Finally they sent some 60minute courier van to collect this evening. Not the drivers faults but be very very careful that you make it very very clear to the person on the phone - probably pays to get them to read back what they logged in. There seems to be a serious lack of communication between the call centre and their drivers. Lets hope my tropicals make it to Rotorua overnight!

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Yep, they arrived the next morning all fine and happy. Sent some more this arvo as well but this time I took them to the depot myself. Decided it was better for my blood pressure than waiting to see if the couriers would turn up and collect when they said they would. No problems at the depot - didn't even blink at the fact it was live tropicals, no comments at all!

Will be doing this weekly from now most probably.

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I have fish on TM most weeks - only breed fighters - and have been shipping on and off for a few months now. More and more people are asking to have them sent all over the country so looks like its going to be once a week from now on. Just decided though, because of the traffic, that one trip a week to the couriers will be enough. Not like Timaru - lived there for 11 years over 2 stints - love going back there with lack of heavy traffic.

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Yep, I just find it easier to organise in the pm as I've children and I work. Dropped some off at 5.30pm yesterday in Auckland and they were delivered in Rotorua at first light but I think you can get them there in a few hours if you time it right.

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