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Ship it ahead

Ship the heavy stuff

Send the books ahead with Luggage Buddy (Sherpr × Eurostar), UK → France. The books are easy. The mattress is the trap.

Book tonight · Friday collection needs a ~5-hour window

1 What it costs

Priced on whichever is higher — actual weight or volumetric weight (L×W×H cm ÷ 5000). Hard cap: 30 kg per box.

best price · 3–4 days

Economy

£35 / box ≤ 20kg
  • £42 up to 30 kg
  • +£2 / kg over 30 kg
  • Fuel surcharge currently added
fastest · 1–2 days

Express

£83 / box ≤ 20kg
  • £93 up to 30 kg
  • +£3 / kg over 30 kg
  • Roughly 2.4× the Economy price
worked example

4 boxes of books

≈ £140 Economy
  • Books are dense → actual weight rules
  • Keep each box ≤ 20 kg to stay at £35
  • Every kept box = ~£35 + carrying it twice

2 The mattress — don't

Challenge: shipping the matelas loses money

It's priced on volumetric weight and capped at 30 kg per item. A standard double (≈190×140×25 cm) computes to ~130 kg volumetric — it'll be refused or billed as several items, realistically £150–250+. A new foam mattress in France is ~€70–130. Sleep on it Friday night, then give it away for free collection (Olio / Freecycle / Nextdoor) on Saturday morning before handover, or book Westminster bulky-waste collection in advance.

3 Tonight's checklist

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  • Weigh/pack book boxes to ≤ 20 kg eachKeeps every box at the £35 Economy rate.
  • Book the Friday-morning collection tonightNext-day collection needs booking within the ~5-hour window.
  • Print the shipping labelsA printer is required — do it before the printer gets packed, or use a print shop.
  • Arrange free mattress collection for Sat AMOlio / Freecycle / Nextdoor, or book council bulky waste.

4 Sources

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