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Brian needed to move something within london – something precious. He uploaded it for FREE, and immediately alerted carriers in exactly that area using our Find Carrier feature.
He quickly got several offers. He called 3 of them. And accepted one.
The same morning.
And Saved £ And Time.
And got a sameday (Sunday) delivery.
Not Bad
So far…..you could search the site for stuff to delilver.
But now….you can get called directly by senders. And senders can find just those carriers they need.
How: A sender uploads an item. They can then search for carriers who cover the town / area they need, and can message or contact them directly, by email or phone.
Upside For Everyone:
Saves time and effort and puts “warm” senders in touch with “warm” carriers.
It’s easy – just join or upgrade to Carrier EXTRA.
See more: http://blog.stuff2send.com/category/breaking-news/
HOW? It’s called FIND CARRIERS and its simple:
SENDERS – ITS FREE. Just upload your item, click “find carriers” and get a list of carriers who cover the area you need. Message or contact them.
CARRIERS - upgrade / join as Carrier EXTRA.
CARRIERS, How does it work?
CARRIERS, What do I do Now?
That’s it. You’ll be a Carrier EXTRA, and senders can alert you to new stuff that matches where you drive. Just wait to be alerted.
But Remember: It’s still wise to check the site, using the search filters, just in case a sender chooses not to use find carriers.
WANTED: If you’re based in the South East of England, and have used stuff2send to send something, or as a delivery driver, courier or private motorist, we’d love to hear from you.
We’ve been approached by a daytime TV show to do a feature on us, and they’d like to learn more about it from people like you – senders, couriers and private motorists.
Please contact us at : contact@stuff2send.com (We’ll pay out of pocket expenses. oh, and give free carrier membership for life)
Amanda Webster, who lives in Birmingham, used stuff2send.com in February this year. A friend suggested she try the site after hearing about it on Radio 2’s Chris Evans show.
Earlier this year, Amanda had her wheelchair stolen. However, thanks to a website called preloved.co.uk, she’d found two replacements. And at a very reasonable price!
The problem? The chairs belonged to a lady in Manchester who was also mobility impaired. How to get them from Manchester to Birmingham?
Amanda was not comfortable driving to collect them, and looked into the option of having them couriered. Sadly, the cheapest quote she received was £200…more than twice the price of the two chairs!
So she took her friend’’s advice and turned to stuff2send.com. She soon received an offer from a man in Stoke, for £20, which she eagerly accepted.
He regularly drove between Manchester and Birmingham, so the delivery hardly took him out of his way. Amanda made sure she was comfortable with the arrangements, calling him on his home and mobile numbers to confirm details and clarify everything.
On the day of the delivery, despite the snow on the streets, Amanda’s delivery, scheduled to arrrive at 11.00 am, arrived at 10.45 am.
“To have brought them right to the door was just wonderful, “said Amanda. “It made life so much easier, knowing I didn’t have to do that journey myself. I’d definetly use the site again; I think it’s a wonderful service.”
Peter made £35 for a journey he was going to do anyway. And really helped someone out.
And John has made over £100 so far (in 6 weeks).
That’s money in their pockets.
For journeys they’re doing anyway.
Don’t be a poor peter, poor-peter, Join Today, find stuff needing delivered where you’re going, and Earn Some Extra Money. Today.
Senders Will Soon Be Able to Contact Carriers, Direct.
Thank’s to all of you for your feedback and comments over the last few days.
We’ve been considering all your input…….and we’d like to let you know that we’re now working on a system where senders can contact you directly if you cover the towns / areas the sender needs for their item.
We’re sure you’ll all find it really useful:
….coming soon…
WANTED. DRIVERS.
….couriers, removal coys, hauliers, commuters, van drivers, students, taxis, delivery drivers……ANYONE WITH A VEHICLE.
stuff2send is growing….fast. Already with over 700 senders (and more every day) we’ve got items of all sizes, shapes etc, needing moved around the UK.
Join today and contact hundreds of senders. Call them direct for quick response.
JOIN TODAY http://www.stuff2send.com/users/register: and like Mike, John, Sophie and others – earn some £cash for a Journey you’re doing Anyway!
WHY NOT?
£45 in Mick’s pocket, for delivering a parcel on a journey he was already going to do.
Not bad given the current economic climate.
And a whole year’s access to stuff2send.com for just £11. He’s made this back on ONE trip.
Loads of stuff to deliver all over the UK – rails, bikes, books, mowers, tyres, boxes, sadlles……….likely you’ll make it back on just ONE job.
We have improved the site so registered businesses can now include their GIT & Public Liabilty insurance details. These will be visible in your profile to help senders.
Please log-in to My Account /My details and update your insurance details.
Also, we are mulling a new feature on the site that would allow a sender, once they’ve uploaded an item, to search for carriers by towns. A sort of directory of carriers but by towns you cover.
How it might work – a sender with an item to go from Bristol to Birmingham would input both placenames in a search box, and see a list of carrriers covering these towns. They could then either message you or contact you directly (your contact details would be visible to them). If you wanted to make an offer (or agreed an offer on the phone directly with the sender) you would make an offer online, and they would accept it. This would ensure you are both rated – very important for future business!
It’s an idea at the moment, any comments or feedback most welcome: directory@stuff2send.com.
(If there are any couriers in the Berkshire / Newbury area, then we’d be delighted to meet you and get your input into the detail of it all. Lunch on us!)