EKART Courier shuts down consumer to consumer courier operations

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i do not know the exact details but for an envelope sent locally (delhi/gurgaon/perhaps ncr), these were the rates charged in recent days to the best of my memory which is not very good these days.

DTDC Own Outlet: Rs. 100
First Flight pickup point: Rs. 65
Speed Post: Rs. 18

speed post turns out to be costlier for me because the nearest post office is 3-4KM away so the round trip costs me 100 bucks in Jugnoo and slightly more in Uber. i can take my own car but the route is quite congested so i avoid driving myself.

for RTIs and other government documents, speed post is still the preferred choice. i would probably use ekart for other non-document couriers as they would take care of packaging as well. for documents, i guess first flight is still the better choice.
 
dtdc plus charged just 80rs to ship an ipod with packaging from visakhapatman to hyd (600kms) I thought thats pretty cheap
 
that is cheap 😛 i paid fedex more than 1000 bucks to ship my nexus 5 to vedant (gurgaon to rourkela) 😛

dtdc charged rs. 300 to deliver an envelop from gurgaon to chandigarh next day.
 
forgot to mention that 80rs included next day delivery too 🙂 seems like this dtdc plus service is only available in metros
 
had to courier a document to delhi. local courier would have charged 65 bucks. ekart would have charged 100 bucks. so decided to test it out. turns out i can't use it because i do not have any mobile number of the recipient. only landline number. and they do not accept landline numbers. first flight it is.

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first flight charged me 40 bucks for this envelop for gurgaon > delhi route. and this is not even from their own outlet but a third party shop which accepts packages on their behalf.
 
I know bad experiences happen with every courier but I had a really bad experience with first flight some 2 years back and I boycotted using them. Idiots "lost" my phone and it magically appeared in their office when I went there with a constable.
 
I only use DTDC & Blue Dart, with tracking, even though it may cost a little more.

And for any official documents, Speed Post.
 
i only use firstflight for non important shipments. i decided to ship my nexus 5 to vedant using fedex as mentioned before which costed me 1000+ rupees 😛 i would never have done it with first flight or even dtdc. but ekart seems like a good option for such shipments i guess.
 
speed post is kind of mandatory for RTIs and representations and income tax acknowledgements sent to government offices. i just wish they were a little more accessible and safe to use for product based packages. having lost my superfan in transit... i do not trust them with anything worth actual money.
 
Idiots at speedpost don't accept food products if theyre not sealed in white cloth. Even if the product is in tin container 😕 sarkaari companies man

but they're quite cheap and fast 🙂 also they deliver to army addresses at J&k and other border areas whereas other courier dont. so yeah, they have monopoly in that area
 
do they even check the contents of the package? i hear they are the best option if you are shipping products other courier companies do not like for example power banks and stuff 😛
 
Ouch said:
speed post is kind of mandatory for RTIs and representations and income tax acknowledgements sent to government offices. i just wish they were a little more accessible and safe to use for product based packages. having lost my superfan in transit... i do not trust them with anything worth actual money.
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Income Tax Ack? No Adhaar based verification? What about net banking e verification?
 

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