How does it work? Posting a light but large parcel...

[Heskey]

Hey folks,

I'm as savvy on the postal service as I am on the credit crunch and so I am stupidly asking for your help once again.

I need to send a parcel containing a lot of misc. items; they're all light, but at least one of them is about A3 in size.

What would be the best way to go about this, and is the price based upon the size, or the weight of the parcel?

Thanks.

PS. It doesn't matter when it's delivered.

Edited by Heskey on Thursday 9th October 15:39

[Hoppy2008]

Heskey said:

Hey folks,

I'm as savvy on the postal service as I am on the credit crunch and so I am stupidly asking for your help once again.

I need to send a parcel containing a lot of misc. items; they're all light, but at least one of them is about A3 in size.

What would be the best way to go about this, and is the price based upon the size, or the weight of the parcel?

Thanks.

Fold them in half, then in half again, and again, etc...I think the maximum possible is 7 times.
Then they will be really small, and light.

[Heskey]

Hoppy2008 said:

Heskey said:

Hey folks,

I'm as savvy on the postal service as I am on the credit crunch and so I am stupidly asking for your help once again.

I need to send a parcel containing a lot of misc. items; they're all light, but at least one of them is about A3 in size.

What would be the best way to go about this, and is the price based upon the size, or the weight of the parcel?

Thanks.

Fold them in half, then in half again, and again, etc...I think the maximum possible is 7 times.
Then they will be really small, and light.

Can't fold it.

[Shaw Tarse]

Size matters,if you can't fit your package in the slot at the post office you will pay more.
But if it's heavy you will pay more.

[metro lover]

Heskey said:

Hoppy2008 said:

Heskey said:

Hey folks,

I'm as savvy on the postal service as I am on the credit crunch and so I am stupidly asking for your help once again.

I need to send a parcel containing a lot of misc. items; they're all light, but at least one of them is about A3 in size.

What would be the best way to go about this, and is the price based upon the size, or the weight of the parcel?

Thanks.

Fold them in half, then in half again, and again, etc...I think the maximum possible is 7 times.
Then they will be really small, and light.

Can't fold it.

cut it

HTH

[Leccy]

Heskey said:

Hey folks,

I'm as savvy on the postal service as I am on the credit crunch and so I am stupidly asking for your help once again.

I need to send a parcel containing a lot of misc. items; they're all light, but at least one of them is about A3 in size.

What would be the best way to go about this, and is the price based upon the size, or the weight of the parcel?

Thanks.

PS. It doesn't matter when it's delivered.

How it works is easy. Parcel it up and seal it. Then you take it to the post office and they'll ask you for some money. After that it's out of your hands.

[pies]

First class

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?mediaI...

[metro lover]

Leccy said:

Heskey said:

Hey folks,

I'm as savvy on the postal service as I am on the credit crunch and so I am stupidly asking for your help once again.

I need to send a parcel containing a lot of misc. items; they're all light, but at least one of them is about A3 in size.

What would be the best way to go about this, and is the price based upon the size, or the weight of the parcel?

Thanks.

PS. It doesn't matter when it's delivered.

How it works is easy. Parcel it up and seal it. Then you take it to the post office and they'll ask you for some money. After that it's out of your hands.

ha ha. that was better than my gag

[Famous Graham]

Price finder : http://sg.royalmail.com/

[Heskey]

So basically throw it all in a box and at a one-time throw away price it's not going to cost me my tramp-wagon fare?

[pdV6]

Both. Used to be weight was the clincher but now size affects it too.

[Heskey]

pdV6 said:

Both. Used to be weight was the clincher but now size affects it too.

Okay so say it's a shallow A3 sized box, and the contents consist of almost weightless junk?

[grim_d]

www.interparcel.co.uk

online quote, ordering and booking, used them a good few times to send heavy valuable items via dhl, good prices and pick it up directly from your door.

[Tony*T3]

Its a ratio between valume and weight. Something small but very heavy might cost more to send than something with a large volume thats light. However, once the volume exceeds a set limit, its weight can become irrelevant as it then gets calculated on volume alone.



Only the post office can tell you really.

[Heskey]

grim_d said:

www.interparcel.co.uk

online quote, ordering and booking, used them a good few times to send heavy valuable items via dhl, good prices and pick it up directly from your door.

Excellent thanks, I'll get it sorted when I get home.

[rich1231]

Volumetric weight
lenght x height x depth in cm /6000 = vol weight in KG for courier services.

[pdV6]

Heskey said:

pdV6 said:

Both. Used to be weight was the clincher but now size affects it too.

Okay so say it's a shallow A3 sized box, and the contents consist of almost weightless junk?

The dimensions put it into the "packet" category (£1.45 1st class)
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?catId=400...

[Heskey]

anonymous said:

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[pdV6]

anonymous said:

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Postman Pat Special Delivery?

[S3_Graham]

i was told when sending some race boots that it was done on weight not size.. so i them into the original box, send them next day and cost me near £7 !!!! WTF!