Sending a rod .

[Mike Hodgkiss]

Yes , a big get out clause that one [ poor packaging ]. Look at couriers T & C's , that exclusion clause for damage compensation is usually near the top of the list .

 

[Kevin Steele]

Yes , a big get out clause that one [ poor packaging ]. Look at couriers T & C's , that exclusion clause for damage compensation is usually near the top of the list .

I don't think that's unreasonable. If anyone is lazy/idiotic enough not to package their items properly how can you expect the courier to cover the cost of any resulting damage?
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[Alan Rose]

I don't think that's unreasonable. If anyone is lazy/idiotic enough not to package their items properly how can you expect the courier to cover the cost of any resulting damage?
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I suppose it depends on what one deems to be appropriately packed. If a thick cardboard tube got crushed, the carrier would claim that was insufficient even though you and I both know that it’s fine.

 

[Kevin Steele]

I suppose it depends on what one deems to be appropriately packed.

It's what the courier companies deem appropriate - and if they recommend a heavy duty cardboard tube (a quick Google suggests that a lot of them do)...

If a thick cardboard tube got crushed, the carrier would claim that was insufficient...

... they can't claim a heavy duty cardboard tube was insufficient, if that's how you chose to ship a rod.
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[Mike Hodgkiss]

I am a little jaundiced on this subject .Having worked in a parcel sorting office albeit many moons ago , the rough handling that parcels receive in sorting , loading and unloading would shock you . As for cardboard tubes , great when dry , get one a bit damp and put any sort of weight on it and it will squash easily . The over arching point is that the couriers WILL find ways to wriggle out of claims for damage in transit .When I ship rods , I use plastic tubes , again not indestructable but better than cardboard but I post with the view that I do so at my own risk and that any insurance will be covering for loss in transit and not damage

 

[Kevin Steele]

As for cardboard tubes , great when dry , get one a bit damp and put any sort of weight on it and it will squash easily .

Yes, but how about a cardboard tube covered in bin liners to stop it getting wet? I'm joking.

I'm jaundiced on the subject too... people can decide whether or not to take advice, read the T&Cs for themselves - and end up as informed/paranoid as they like.

Forum search is a wonderful thing, but I bet we have two or three new threads on the subject before the end of 2025. Just remember to switch off when you read the words: "Sorry if this has been discussed before, but...".
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[Mike Hodgkiss]

There has been a previous thread on this very subject , it will come up if you search it and it does contain a few more bits of advice / opinion on this subject . The advice I have given on this and previous threads has been advice garnered from experience . I have shipped a LOT of rods over the years ,from memory none have been damaged in transit , one didn't reach its destination during covid but after repeat attempts it eventually arrived at its destination in Italy [ credit to UPS] and one was claimed by the recipient not to have been delivered , although I had proof to the contrary I was forced in the end to refund him. Overall I have been lucky .A final word . On subject of inappropriately packaged , couriers WILL accept packages for shipping that are badly packaged , I have received a number of rods simply wrapped in paper or bubble wrap , no tube , no packaging , nothing , amazingly they were all in one piece !

 

[Daniel Jeffery]

I remember back in the day when I ordered my first Acolyte online. What with their reputation at the time I was more than a little worried. Anyway, courier arrives with a 4ft long snapped in half cardboard toblerone, crudely taped together. Oh well, I thought they’ve bound to have put it inside a plastic tube inside the cardboard. Nope, just the rod bag. Miracle of miracles, the rod was fine.

BTW the rod was shipped like that by a very reputable online tackle supplier, not some Joe Schmo on Fleabay.

 

[Alec Hague]

Personally I think it’s criminal. The fact you can send heavier parcels for substantially less money is utterly bonkers. I would really like to know what it is about a long parcel that incurs such stupid fees.

When I moaned to ups about increased charges, their explanation was that long rods are walked thro the depots rather than put on conveyor belts as they catch at the junctions. Wasn't even April 1st.

 

[Alec Hague]

There has been a previous thread on this very subject , it will come up if you search it and it does contain a few more bits of advice / opinion on this subject . The advice I have given on this and previous threads has been advice garnered from experience . I have shipped a LOT of rods over the years ,from memory none have been damaged in transit , one didn't reach its destination during covid but after repeat attempts it eventually arrived at its destination in Italy [ credit to UPS] and one was claimed by the recipient not to have been delivered , although I had proof to the contrary I was forced in the end to refund him. Overall I have been lucky .A final word . On subject of inappropriately packaged , couriers WILL accept packages for shipping that are badly packaged , I have received a number of rods simply wrapped in paper or bubble wrap , no tube , no packaging , nothing , amazingly they were all in one piece !

I got a daiwa slr 12, wrapped in paper and pushed though the letterbox. Undamaged too but not recomended!