Is this the Heaviest Jiffy bag in the World!!

cyberbob

I bought an item at the weekend. I thought the postage was a little steep but the overall price was OK(If the postage was high I would have just mark DSRS appropriatly).

The item arrived Yesterday. It was in the heaviest A4 Jiffy bag in the world!. For starters it could have fitted in a Jiffy half the size. I thought the Jiffy was heavy so I weighed it. 150grams! I have Jiffys I use the same size that weigh less than 50g. The item weighed 100g. SO Technically the postage cost was fine with 50p added for packing, but if they had sent it in an appropriate sized non lead lined Jiffy it would have been posted at 60 pence cheaper.

I just cant believe the weight of the bag I have never come across one that heavy.

After the poor postie lugging that heavy parcel on his bike I an going to have to return the item as its not as described. I know I can send it back recorded cheaper than the original Postage cost so thats a plus point.

So anyone come across any heavier packaging?

delain

I had something arrive in old battered christmas wrapping paper once.

I usually use lightweight mailing bags to post things, or brown paper and parcel tape if i run out of bags!

What made the jiffy so heavy?

cyberbob

delain wrote: »

What made the jiffy so heavy?

I don't know there wasn't much tape on it and it being used for the first time. All i can think is that its a 20 year old one made before they got lighter?

soolin

I've had small non fragile items sent in boxes before now with shredded newspaper..one small soft item wighed less than 100g unpacked, but with boxes and newspaper it came in at over 500g. I thought that was a bit overkill.

Warning.newspaper is heavy even when shredded!

TurkishDelight

I guess it's one of those annoying fibre filled ones, that if you catch them wrong will spill green stuff everywhere. The Body Shop still use them- I guess they think they are being green, but since they are heavier they cause more work for the vehicle that has to carry them It's all for show :rotfl:

rosekitten

delain wrote: »

I had something arrive in old battered christmas wrapping paper once.

I once bought a Hello Kitty cushion on ebay
the seller wrapped it in one layer of that
cheap christmas paper,the only reason I
managed to recieve it is because our
postman happened to be in the main sorting
sorting office when it came tumbling down
with literaly shreds of paper still attached the
only thing still visable was part of our postcode
and he kind of guessed it was mine.I had to
describe it to him first and he dropped it in on
his next round.Still cant believe anyone could
be so dim,wonder if its the same seller.

delain

rosekitten wrote: »

I once bought a Hello Kitty cushion on ebay
the seller wrapped it in one layer of that
cheap christmas paper,the only reason I
managed to recieve it is because our
postman happened to be in the main sorting
sorting office when it came tumbling down
with literaly shreds of paper still attached the
only thing still visable was part of our postcode
and he kind of guessed it was mine.I had to
describe it to him first and he dropped it in on
his next round.Still cant believe anyone could
be so dim,wonder if its the same seller.

I think your postman deserves a pat on the back and a mice pie at Christmas

Mine wouldn't bother to do that! But then i think my continuing ebay parcels get on his nerves. We had an infill postman when mine was ill and he asked if it was my birthday

gunsandbanjos

delain wrote: »

I think your postman deserves a pat on the back and a mice pie at Christmas

:rotfl::rotfl: Mmmmm, mice pie, that sounds lovely:p

sequence

delain wrote: »

I think your postman deserves a pat on the back and a mice pie at Christmas

Mine wouldn't bother to do that! But then i think my continuing ebay parcels get on his nerves. We had an infill postman when mine was ill and he asked if it was my birthday

I doubt he will like that :rotfl: Good way to keep rodents down though .....:D

delain

MINCE pie :o:o

chedder789

I once had a t shirt send to me in a tesco carrier bag!