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has anyone thought about fed-exing their ski's and boots to destination and the associated cost.
i used to do similar a few years back when i went to kittery in maine and would mail back boxes of clothes.
woonder if sending clothing and kit to hotel would be cheaper than paint michael flatley..
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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paint michael flatley
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mugen, do you mean "pay Michael O'Leary"?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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paint michael flatley
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mugen, do you mean "pay Michael O'Leary"? |
yes but i was using poetic license.. oh the life of the pedant
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mugen, I saw Michael Flatley in a filling station on the A30 a couple of years back. He had a very nice shiny Bentley and an even nicer pair of tight leather trousers and a figure hugging satin shirt - I did a quick riverdance in the payment queue but that didn't impress. He's a bit different to the rugby-shirted bloke from Ryan Air I can tell you. Would I paint either of 'em? No.
Anyhow, to answer your question, no, you'd have to be mad(der).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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mugen, I saw Michael Flatley in a filling station on the A30 a couple of years back. He had a very nice shiny Bentley and an even nicer pair of tight leather trousers and a figure hugging satin shirt - I did a quick riverdance in the payment queue but that didn't impress. He's a bit different to the rugby-shirted bloke from Ryan Air I can tell you. Would I paint either of 'em? No.
Anyhow, to answer your question, no, you'd have to be mad(der). |
why would i have to be mad, whats your reasoning?
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mugen, painting Michael Flatley would be waaaaaay more expensive than paying ski carriage.
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| mugen wrote: |
has anyone thought about fed-exing their ski's and boots to destination and the associated cost.
i used to do similar a few years back when i went to kittery in maine and would mail back boxes of clothes.
woonder if sending clothing and kit to hotel would be cheaper than paint michael flatley.. |
Answering the underlying question seriously, no it would be considerably more so send them by courier.
I just priced up a pair of skis from UK to Austria at 10Kg, 180cm * 25cm * 25cm by Fedex - £95.18 (economy). DHL come in about the same. DPD work out at £82.50 (volumetric charge comes out at 28Kg equivalent).
So even the cheapest of them is still twice the £40 that Ryanair charge.
You certainly wouldn't get your other gear for less than his charge, if the rest of your gear comes in under 15Kg.
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Answering the underlying question seriously
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I thought I did.
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Have you seen how couriers treat their cargo? I wouldn't want to take the risk. Plus £30 ski carriage is hardly going to break the bank. Yes, it means I have to carry them myself, but it's easy to park the car, grab a luggage trolley first, then load luggage from car into trolley.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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queen bodecia, It is £30 with Thomsonfly (TUI group packages), but it is £80 (return) with Ryanair, which is what the OP was talking about.
And the airport baggage handlers aren't any more gentle 
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