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I can recommend Interparcel as a very competitively priced courier agent - we just used then to book TNT Express 24-hour, who delivered our new awning. (It was in 2 parcels which weighed about 32kg (canvas) and 22kg (steel poles) for a 950 sized awning which has the canvas weight at 290 grams per sq metre).

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The total price was about £38 inc VAT, which included the optional insurance against damage or loss, which seemed pretty good for a 24 delivery service. A lot of the cheap couriers like MyHermes will only take parcels up to 15kg which is no good for awnings which tend to be a lot heavier

The best way for the seller to weigh the awning parcels is to use his bathroom scales and weigh himself first not carrying anything.

Then stand on the scales again carrying one of the parcels. Write down the new weight.

Then minus his body weight from the weight of him carrying the parcel, and that will give him the parcel weight.

Do that for both parcels and those are the two weights you need when you book your courier.