Courier app

[Legendary Workwear Ltd]

Hi guys,

has anybody here used the courier app mule? They claim to be cheaper than Royal Mail and compare a number of different couriers for the best price. Just wondered if any of you have any experience of it and if it’s any good.

 

[japancool]

Sounds like yet another parcel aggregator, of which there are many.

 

[Legendary Workwear Ltd]

Any experience of using one? Just wondering if it’s worth using them or if i’m better to just stick to going directly? I suppose I can always just try them and see

 

[japancool]

I use Parcel2go, which is reasonable as long as you don't need insurance.

 

[Mr D]

I use parcel2go - not found a need for any app. I'm always on my computer when I need to arrange a courier and have the site bookmarked.

 

[Legendary Workwear Ltd]

I usually just go to the post office for smaller parcels, but I had a bad experience with Parcelforce and I’m looking for a better option. I saw the app advertised on Instagram and wondered if it was any good. I’ll probably try both your recommendations on Parcel2go though for any bigger packages in future. Thanks for your help

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

I think I am going to build a good one
Sit in the garden let it run itself while you lot put your freight through all day long

This time next year Rodney

 

[MattRumbelow]

Oh wow, they seem to have U-turned quite a bit. When I last read about them, it was an AirBnB style gig-economy system for getting normal people to 'mule' your items to where they needed to go. People could sign up to be mules or safe-houses and the items were protected by down-payments at each step.

It seems like they've become a more mainstream comparison app now. I can certainly see that being more easily trusted (and more legal!).

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

People could sign up to be mules or safe-houses and the items were protected by down-payments at each step.

I think you have it confused with something else
Do you have a trap phone?

 

[MattRumbelow]

Ah, I was wrong. The company I was thinking of was:
https://www.mulecommunity.com/

Another company called Mule. These were the ones who were trying to bring courier services to the gig-economy. I presumed (perhaps understandably) that they'd shifted focus and had just become a comparison site. Nope, they're still going!

 

[Legendary Workwear Ltd]

Well I bit the bullet after I had a parcel returned as the recipient had moved and forgot to tell me. Originally it cost me around £17 to send express 24, after looking on the app to try and save some money for the return postage it ended up costing me £8.63 to send via DPD next day delivery, all I had to do was print a label and drop it at my local Morrisons and it's been delivered today!

 

[japancool]

Would have cost £5.99 if you had used DHL via Parcel2Go.

 

[fisicx]

They claim to be cheaper than Royal Mail and compare a number of different couriers for the best price.

Cheap, Fast, Good. Chose any two.

If they are comparing on price then it’s likely something will suffer. Probably quality of service.

That being said, a lot depends on your local courier. If the driver doesn’t care the chances of the parcel being delivered correctly decrease no matter what you pay.

 

[stuartm1962]

Would have cost £5.99 if you had used DHL via Parce

DHL parcel are different to DHL Express. DHL parcel were originally UK mail and DHL bought them out. 99% of the the bad reviews for DHL are down to DHL parcel. We have partnered with DHL for 30 years now and consider them to be the best in the UK.

 

[Legendary Workwear Ltd]

I've used this app a few times now, it's simple enough to use and I've saved a bit compared to Royal Mail using it so it's all good for me. If you send parcels it's worth a try, you might be surprised.