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damz
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PostPosted: 22:30 - 16 Jul 2010    Post subject: getting a tv cross country Reply with quote

just moved down to kent from glasgow and wondering the best way to get my tv down, its a 32" flat screen thingy and sadly it wouldnt fit in the car when i drove down so its still sitting up at the home in glasgow.


i've posted many things but nothing as big as a tv so was wondering what was the best way? dhl?, parcel force etc?

any help would be appreciated.
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PostPosted: 22:33 - 16 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've always sent everything with APC. They have an office just up the road from me. Really good service.

They will take anything really.
I sent my complete Bandit1200 front end the other day, Forks, yokes and wheel. All built up.

I've sent car doors through them before, Boot lids etc.




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damz
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PostPosted: 23:06 - 16 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

how much is a good price? apc doesnt have anything listed price wise as far as i can tell.
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PostPosted: 23:41 - 16 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Make a weekend of it. Go back up on your bike and strap it to the back.

Job's a good 'un.

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PostPosted: 12:10 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have you moved permanently?

A 32" TV isn't massively expensive second hand. If you're only down for a year then it may work out cheaper to buy another one and then sell it after a year. Overall loss of 50-100 quid at most.

Or you could then have 2 TVs. One for Xbox, one next to it for porn.
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PostPosted: 12:18 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use Parcel Monkey. Very good service. Mostly next day.
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PostPosted: 12:34 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

steppen22 wrote:
perhaps get a smaller, less retarded-sized tv?

People with large screen tvs are, in my experiences, thorough going cock heads.


People who judge someone by the size of their tv are, in my experience, thorough cock heads.
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PostPosted: 13:10 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

in all fairness there is a direct link between your social class
and the size of your screen. Wink

32" is not large by todays standards at all. This isnt 1989 afterall
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PostPosted: 13:23 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rapdude wrote:
What car is it, ffs .. 32 inch won't fit ..wtf ???? Laughing


The car was full of other stuff as well - he was moving and wasn't just taking the telly!!

dodsi wrote:
in all fairness there is a direct link between your social class
and the size of your screen.

32" is not large by todays standards at all. This isnt 1989 afterall


Embarassed I thought exactly the same thing - when I bought the 32" telly I thought it would be enormous and overwhelm the room - I hardly even notice that it's there now!
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PostPosted: 13:23 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

As long as it's proportional to your living room I don't see how it makes you a cock. Sarah and I have a 32" in the living room and it is neither too small nor too big. I remember a friend of mine having a 50" at the foot of his bed, now THAT was ri-donk-ulous.
Not as ridiculous as asking advice on taking up smoking of course. Wink
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PostPosted: 13:40 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you will find 32" is pretty much an average size of tv for most these days. In fact lots consider it small. I consider the 32" in our bedroom the ideal size, and the 42" in the living room a reasonable size. Though id always be happier with a few extra inches Dance!
In fact you will find most scrotes and dole wallers/ benefit leeches etc would turn their noses up at a 32" tv. They all seem to have 40+ screens from crazy georges/Brighthouse with a coin box strapped to the back.
Its obviously more important to these folks to have a fook off great tv than it is to have nappies for their kids and carpets, food etc but thats another story Neutral
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PostPosted: 14:25 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rapdude wrote:
Fuck proportion to living room, you soon get used to the size and want bigger ...


this is too true, Ive gone from 28-32-40-50 in the last year, next i will have to buy a projector i rekon, you just get used to it so quickly
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PostPosted: 14:41 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

oops my bad rapdude gave bad feedback by accident.

anyway the car is pretty small, is an mx5 so had hardly any space in it.

as for getting another tv down here, i have no set date to go back to glasgow, could be a month, could be never. bought the tv when it was on special offer and money is a bit tight right now so would rather just ship it down as long as its not stupidly expensive.

would £15 to £25 be a good estimate for it?
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PostPosted: 16:26 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damz wrote:
anyway the car is pretty small, is an mx5 so had hardly any space in it.

A 32" screen should quite easily fit on the passenger seat.

But if you can't manage to fit the screen in the car then it would be a good excuse to upgrade your TV to one that's a bit bigger. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 16:39 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

steppen22 wrote:
People with large screen tvs are, in my experiences, thorough going cock heads.

aaahh, There There luv, you'll be able to afford a decent TV one day...

Wink

I have a 42" Plasma + Projector in the same room for films etc... i must be a proper cock end, hey !!

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PostPosted: 18:35 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ol wrote:
steppen22 wrote:
People with large screen tvs are, in my experiences, thorough going cock heads.

aaahh, There There luv, you'll be able to afford a decent TV one day...

Wink

I have a 42" Plasma + Projector in the same room for films etc... i must be a proper cock end, hey !!

https://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af282/Oliver7978/17072010420.jpg
https://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af282/Oliver7978/13072010413.jpg


Nice tv, not sure about the stilts though, wouldnt trust it on that skinny assed unit either. Oh, and move your hd box before it overheats Wink
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PostPosted: 20:40 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ste wrote:
Damz wrote:
anyway the car is pretty small, is an mx5 so had hardly any space in it.

A 32" screen should quite easily fit on the passenger seat.

But if you can't manage to fit the screen in the car then it would be a good excuse to upgrade your TV to one that's a bit bigger. Thumbs Up


Not sure about 'quite easily'. Sans-box it might just fit but it'll be a right arse.

I had to bring a 24 inch iMac home in the mx5 - boxed it only just went in the passenger seat with the roof down and the window open so it could stick out the side a bit. Couldn't see a bloody thing out that side of the car and it was hard to change gear.

This was in a mk3. If he's in a mk1 or 2, they're quite a lot smaller.

Strapping it flat to the boot lid would be easier, if you put a shedload of bubblewrap and cardboard round it first it should be ok (presuming you don't have a bootrack?)


Oh, and big tellys are chavvy when they're too big for your living room. Penny Coin Penny Coin
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PostPosted: 20:49 - 17 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bendy wrote:

Oh, and big tellys are chavvy when they're too big for your living room. Penny Coin Penny Coin


This.

Easy way to tell if you're a chav.

If your TV is too big for your living room, you're a chav. Thumbs Up
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