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Woolly hugs

Woolly Hugs is a charity established by a group of Mumsnet users. They knit / crochet handmade blankets and other items for families experiencing difficult times.

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Any wolly huggers from Ireland?

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qazxc · 03/05/2015 10:12

What's the best (ie cheapest) way to send the woolly hugs accross the water? I seem to have a small stash of blankets to send.

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 05/05/2015 21:52

Hello there and thank you so much. Will do a bit of investigating for you. X

KnottyAndPistey · 06/05/2015 09:08

How heavy do you think your parcel will be?

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qazxc · 17/05/2015 13:45

sorry it took so long getting back to you. I'd say there's about 2kg and still hooking/knitting.

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qazxc · 17/05/2015 13:46

I'm about an hour drive from the northern ireland border so could take a trip up to a post office up there if it was cheaper.

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Mhw02 · 17/05/2015 14:47

qazxc if you're going to post Royal Mail from Northern Ireland, split up your parcels to ensure none weighs more than 2kg. I posted two parcels yesterday. One parcel was just under 2kg, so it was a "Small Parcel" - it cost £5.45 to send. The other was just over 2kg, so it became a "Medium Parcel" - it cost me £15.85 - nearly three times the price!

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qazxc · 18/05/2015 16:48

Irish post office seems to be very expensive €30.00 for a 2kg parcel, i probably will need to drive up the north to post. thanks for the tip of making sure that the parcel stay under 2 kg.

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qazxc · 19/05/2015 12:19

Are there any crafty sales planned? I have a few bits that I could throw in too.
The color pack and 10 balls of white stylecraft I ordered have just arrived! I am like a kid at christmas. Can't wait to get stuck in!

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KnottyAndPistey · 21/05/2015 11:02

Our next planned craft sale will be at Christmas, so if you have things ready then yes please!!

Balonder · 21/05/2015 11:23

If they are quite small, would they fit in a few large A4 envelopes? Sending a packet is much cheaper than a parcel

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qazxc · 01/06/2015 09:36

Frantically piecing together/weaving in ends whenever the toddler allows.
Have a good few packages and will take a drive up north on thursday.

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qazxc · 04/06/2015 19:47

And they're off! 1 biggish white box, two smaller red ones and 2 grey packagey envelope things are on the way to you now!

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WinterOfOurDiscountTents15 · 04/06/2015 19:50

I use courier companies for parcels to the UK, they are always far cheaper than anpost. At christmas I was quoted €25+ for a box that cost me €12.50 with parcel2go, and they picked it up from my house!

KnottyAndPistey · 05/06/2015 09:23

Oh fabulous - thank you!

Why can't they donate delivery for free? Don't they know who we are?!

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