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    Courier service

    I am looking for an affordable courier service, anyone have any suggestions?

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    We use MDS http://collivery.co.za/. If they are too expensive then we use the berco packets at Pick n Pay.
    MDS now give us a 20% discount
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    It seems Fastway is the most affordable so far.

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    The fastway guy in my area was useless you phoned and no one came to collect so you had to phone again and lose a day. Then when they say 1 day and you tell your customer this it gets there late. I have found MDS more reliable for me but don't let them collect more than 1 parcel at a time they managed to switch these for me so we wait until they collect and register a second package. I would buy a few tickets and then try that.
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    I suppose that's what you get with prepaid, the money is already in the bank

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    They are worth trying and maybe the local guy in your area is jacked up as it is a franchise system. I would buy the 10 or 20 tickets and try them out.
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    a friend wants to send me some computer RAM from Texas, USA.

    whats the cheapest way to get it here?
    apparently the US postal service will charge close to $50 for posting it

    is there another cheaper way?

    im not in a hurry for it, so even if it takes a month to receive it, its OK, as long as i do receive it.
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    With the continuous local Post office strikes, I doubt that you will ever get the parcel.
    Courier is the safest method to receive an item.
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