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I know, it's easily done, but this one's got me.

5 pcs of 4500x200X200 @ 150kg (each) to Birmingham as 465GBP

4pcs of 4500X350X350 @ 140kg (each) to Birmingham as 850GBP


I'm trying to write a quote and got these two quotes from the same logistic company within 24 hrs of each other. The previously on the ball salesman/contact has now gone strangely quiet when I asked about the difference.
There is something wrong here, isn't there? Or have I gone mad?


 
Posted : 17/09/2011 2:33 pm
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On the second (at 850) the boxes are higher volume. Sometimes the volume is used instead of weight for transport quotes. Seems mental though.


 
Posted : 17/09/2011 2:35 pm
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I offered that as a reason when I asked him as that's the only increase I can see, this was just before the silence. ๐Ÿ˜•
I guess I'm more perplexed by the lack of response than anything. And would that account for an almost 400GBP increase?


 
Posted : 17/09/2011 2:37 pm
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it's over twice the volume, so twice the price


 
Posted : 17/09/2011 2:51 pm
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...... and now you see why they don't let people like the OP use trade counters. Time waster. ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 17/09/2011 3:04 pm
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๐Ÿ˜†
But that's not the whole story, is it?
Nice tags, which one's yours brakes?


 
Posted : 17/09/2011 3:07 pm
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none are mine
maybe I should put one about don simon being paranoid ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 17/09/2011 3:14 pm
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Could if you want, I don't understand why folks have to write tags when they have the whole forum to play on. All a bit juvenile, no?


 
Posted : 17/09/2011 3:16 pm
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Spoilsports! ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 17/09/2011 3:53 pm