Caldwell Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi all Is there a consensus as to which courier company is best to use for couriering fish? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 On general they are all hit and miss. many don't take live fish. You have to ask them if they will take fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 I agree with Reef Ask before sending, don't just rock up with the fish. Pack well, double bag, polybox and heat packs. I use Post Haste, never had a problem for years then twice within 3 weeks lately the Auckland branch lost my parcel - once coming to me, another when I was sending. Turned up eventually. NZ Couriers won't ship out of Auckland yet other areas have no problem using them to send up here. Used Fastways once and it cost me a fortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Post Haste. No problems thus far. Best priced for sending inter island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruby11 Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 have used fastways and postehaste for couriering live fish and newts etc and both are great companies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 As they are all franchises, it varies from area to area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Poste Haste are not franchised they are part of Freightways. All drivers are either contractors or wage drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Do post haste do over night to the south? imo they are all capable. :bggrn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 In theory it is a 2 day service incorporating the ferry but some freight does travel overnight alongside NZC freight ( they are loaded onto the same truck in Christchurch) after flying down from AKL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 In theory it is a 2 day service incorporating the ferry but some freight does travel overnight alongside NZC freight ( they are loaded onto the same truck in Christchurch) after flying down from AKL. True, thanks for that, I'm looking to change from Courier Post. They are amazing but so are their prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danval Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Post Haste do overnight delivery. I am in Hamilton and can drop off to the depot at 4pm and delivered to Christchurch by 10 am the following day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 POST HASTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Post haste hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 True, thanks for that, I'm looking to change from Courier Post. They are amazing but so are their prices. Edit for above - Courier Post use to be amazing. Something seems to have changed at management level or above in the last year or so. Very disappointing. On a positive note though looks like we can reduce costs on larger items and improve the way we send the smaller items with other companies so not all bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Out of interest (or a desire for knowing what's out there), would people be keen on listing the volumes, weights and prices of couriering that they've used? Mine: CourierPost, in A4 pre-paid bag, less than 1 kg, from Auckland to Napier, $8.50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 20kg to Auckland 20 bucks Fastway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Fastways has their general rates on their website. I'd have to check my contract before disclosing rates. but in general the more you send the more you can negotiate a better rate with most companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 For the sporadic courier user, these anecdotes give a fair indication in an open environment and aid customers in rewarding good prices and service with future patronage. It should be noted that special orders or those in bulk may be better accommodated by some couriers than others. On a theoretical detour with my limited economics knowledge: Having unlisted rates does prevent competitors from getting quotes to undercut, and allows more flexibility in pricing, aiding finer market segmentation (charging different consumers different prices based on what each consumer can afford instead of a single market price). Having listed rates signals confidence to take on a potential competitor's price challenge. Which will be best, who knows, but generally more information increases overall resource allocation efficiency if it doesn't severely enable anticompetitive behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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