Cost of buying a pole in Malta

[blueskip]

Seeing as I am having a problem bringing a pole across to Malta, (Ryanair want to charge me ?60 to bring it), I am tempted to leave it at home & buy one out there!
Any idea what a pole, say 8m would cost in Malta? or would it be more sensible to argue with Ryanair to bring my 13m across, I just resent their greed! ?60 for a tube weighig less than 1kg
blueskip

[The_Gaffer]

Hi Mate,

If you're coming down to Malta just for a holiday, I'd be glad to lend you one myself. 

[LapsiBoy]

13 metres , I think if you dont look for anything extremely fancy with 20-30 euro you should by a reasonable one.

[robby017]

@ blueskip...

why not mail it over to a friend, or to me if you want, and collect it when you get here... it'll be cheaper, i bet it would cost less then 20 quid to do so.

[camkev]

@blueskip..I have one of 8 metres which i dont use that much..Will lend it to you no problem

[blueskip]

I have looked at the mailing costs & the cheapest I can find is ?42 I will look for cheaper, but if I can buy one for ?30-?40 I will buy one out there & leave it with my son in Marsascala.
Thank you for the generous offer of the lend of one, but I would be worried I might break it or damage it, & I want to have one at my disposal every time I come over.
I might look at buying one mail order & having it sent direct, I have plenty of options & plenty of time to make a decision, but one thing is for sure, Ryanair can can stick their "cheap flights" up there **** in future, by the time you put all the "extras" on its the same as Air Malta, who give much better service!

[mike.d.]

blueskip when my wife came back from uk in january, she brought 3 poles back with her,(purchased of ebay) on british airways no charge.

[blueskip]

BA much better than Ryanair for that sort of thing, Ryanair charge you for checking in, taking luggage, prority seating, debit card payment charge, & its impossible to contact them via e-mail, all contact is by premium charge telephone numbers! >: (by the time you add it all up its the same as Air Malta but without the in flight meal & the better service. My son booked it for us via the internet thinking he was doing us a favour, if you want anything doing,do it yourself in future!    

[bmamo]

meh. same as my thoughts for ryanair. as we say 'l-irhis ghali' (cheap things are expensive)!

[blueskip]

I agree with you, "no such thing as a free lunch", "if you want something good for nothing, you end up with something "goodfornothing", from now on its Air Malta even if we do have to make a long journey to Heathrow for the plane!
I have managed to find a courier called Parcelflight who is picking it up on Monday, & delivering it to Marsascala on Friday for ?31! I doubt I could buy a 13m Shakespeare Pole for less than that in Malta

[robby017]

i don't think you'll find a 13 m pole in malta. Period!!!!

[blueskip]

The only reason I have one that is 13m is because I won it in a raffle, I will probably only use half of the thing, (unless I go bodybuilding before I come over), I have never used one in my life but at ?2 for the raffle tickets it was too good a bargain to pass up

[placebo]

for a decent 9mtr pole you have to pay around the 200 euro.

i would get it delivered in Malta.

[blueskip]

For 32 Euro it arrives in Malta next Friday,  for 200 Euro I would want the van that delivered it as well!