Thread: Fastways Couriers WTF!

Originally Posted by zimmer

Your nearest depot looks to be Invercargill ha ha. The sea voyage to collect your toys will do your health wonders.
My nearest depot is Penrose, about an hours drive from my home. The drive there will not do my health wonders. I am rural so yeah we will suffer the most.

I WOULD HATE TO SEE YOUR DIRECTIONS THEN NOT DRIVING AN EXTRA 3 HOUR FOR YOU!!!!

Originally Posted by zimmer

Your nearest depot looks to be Invercargill ha ha. The sea voyage to collect your toys will do your health wonders.
My nearest depot is Penrose, about an hours drive from my home. The drive there will not do my health wonders. I am rural so yeah we will suffer the most.

yeah it would be but at the moment the nearest is chch which is ONLY a 2hr drive depending on roadworks and traffic, more like 2.5 these days

Originally Posted by 223nut

well that was quick... i got two i need to send next week... will see how it goes

If it is sent to a business/shop address then its all good......

I take it that their fees will be reduced if picked up from their depot instead of delivering.

Originally Posted by tetawa

I take it that their fees will be reduced if picked up from their depot instead of delivering.

Originally Posted by Jexla

I just want to further say RE: picking up mail orders from police stations, besides the issue this causes for rural folks.

That 1 of 2 things will happen:

The police will start to record these details, serials, who's picking it up etc. Therefore making a register of some kind. (Most likely in my view)

IF NOT they will instead use it as a reason for "why not register your firearms" when you already have to pick it up from them anyway. (They may as well just do #1 because what are you going to do about it?)

All of the above agreed with, but remember the police is a public organisation staffed by... well people. People who would not relish to have yet another admin duty forced on them. More likely that they would levy an admin fee for the service, which would be reasonable of course.

BTW Anyone know of statistics of firearms getting "lost" in the mail? I'd have thought that could be a likely source of criminal-owned guns (not, as has been alleged, Firearms Licensees buying guns for criminals).

Originally Posted by berg243

we just had a letter from our rd man asking if we would sign a form to let them sign for our parcels and they would leave them in a spot decided by us to save us having to go into town to pickup parcels and saves them taking them back to town.not sure what would happen if parcel was broken during delivery and signed for by postie as delivered intact.

Just had he same form. That hadn't occurred to me...

I think you'll find a lot of firearms being Couriered and marked as a cricket set etc. Have always told the driver on pick up what there carrying, hoping they will take extra care, but have noticed over the last couple of years with different nationalities entering the industry a horrified look on the face of some.

Originally Posted by berg243

has anyone used DHL or any other courier good or bad .info either way is good as nowadays always seems new toy at other end of the country.going to price some rifles in Us to see if worthwhile bringing them over.my brother sent a 3030 over for my father didn't seem to be a problem just a delay because they didn't explain about getting it addressed properly.

Fastways would take firearms knowingly, don't know if any others do without charging the world. Very lucky to receive a firearm from overseas if you didn't obtain the appropriate import licence which isn't cheap.

Originally Posted by Cordite

All of the above agreed with, but remember the police is a public organisation staffed by... well people. People who would not relish to have yet another admin duty forced on them. More likely that they would levy an admin fee for the service, which would be reasonable of course.

BTW Anyone know of statistics of firearms getting "lost" in the mail? I'd have thought that could be a likely source of criminal-owned guns (not, as has been alleged, Firearms Licensees buying guns for criminals).

Whilst you're right the people who actually have to do the work probably wouldn't be for it, it's never actually them who decides whether they do or not.

Originally Posted by DPT

If it is sent to a business/shop address then its all good......

Sorry my mistake.
They will only deliver to an arms registered business if not then it has to be collected from the local fastway depot and you will be asked to present your firearms licence.

Just had ammunition " delivered" by Fastways, caught the driver placing the package in my letter box which is 50 metres from the house. Package was marked "obtain signature" with DG stickers all over it. Driver didn't have a clue what it meant. See the end of private 'Mail order" Courier delivery coming for firearm related articles, hope I'm wrong.

Originally Posted by berg243

i would be happy to pay gunshop $10 for receiving a firearm knowing it would be safe from being delivered to wrong address.

Wouldn't take long for your local gun shop to the sales he's missing and withdraw the service.

Originally Posted by berg243

i would be happy to pay gunshop $10 for receiving a firearm knowing it would be safe from being delivered to wrong address.

The courier is doing that for free anyway. You just go there instead of the gunstore.

Originally Posted by madjon_

After seeing their parcel add on tv,I wouldn't send a dead rat through nz post

That's about ALL I'd send through NZ Post