Recelling services

Huge · 2014-03-30T16:48:21+00:00

I've been meaning to get my Hitachi battery drill re-celled for months, and now my apathy has bitten me, because our post box (which lives at the end of a 1/4 mile drive) needed running repairs, which I have done, and it just occured to me (d'uh!) that I have no way to drill the new holes required to fasten it back to its post (no, I can't reuse the old ones). So, shall I get it re-celled, in which case, where? Or bite the bullet and buy a Makita? (No, ICBA to do it myself. I took one of the battery packs to pieces, thought "nope" and put it back together again.)

Recelling services

Mar 30, 2014 23 Replies

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The Medway Handyman 12 years ago

Apparently Zippo lighters needing repair can't be sent in the post anymore, because they might contain fuel.

"Please note: The Royal Mail have recently adopted regulations which classify Zippo lighters as dangerous goods. As a result of this classification any lighters that are sent via Royal Mail services could be returned or destroyed. Zippo UK are working to seek a reclassification of our lighters allowing them to be transported by the Royal Mail".

Bear in mind the Zippo warranty - "it works forever, or we fix it for free" that must be causing problems.

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Huge 12 years ago

I sold an air rifle on the 'net a couple of years ago, on behalf of a friend, and getting around the restrictions on where I could advertise it was bad enough, only to discover that no-one would transport the item. It went by Parcel Force, labelled "vehicle parts" in the end.

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charles 12 years ago

some years ago my amateur theatre group took a production to Jersey. BA wouldn't take prop swords as hold baggage. One of our members had to go by car ferry - where he had no problem at all.

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Huge 12 years ago

Really?

I brought a *real* sword back from the USA as hold baggage. On BA. They wouldn't carry it as cabin baggage, though.

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