Posting t-shirts as Large Letter

MarkLS12

I am on the committee for a club and we are having some polo shirts printed which will be sold to members.

We will want to send some of them out by post, but we won't have them from the manufacturers until May after the new postage rates kick in.

They weigh about 300g, so I think we should be able to get away with sending them 'large letter' at £1.60 rather than 'packet' at £2.70

What's the best packaging to use to make sure we can post Large Letter?

I've seen 'large letter' sized postage boxes advertised, the cheap ones look too flimsy and the heavy ones may be so expensive the cancel out the saving.

Thanks!:)

RainbowDrops

How about using an A4 envelope & folding the t-shirts around card to make sure they stay flat (otherwise they mich sag in the package causing them to get damaged in the machinery and/or making them become packets, which would mea the recipient would have to pay extra postage costs)

ThinkingOfLinking

Send them in plastic mailing bags instead of jiffy bags to cut down on bulk. This is less likely than paper to tear, and also protects the polo shirt from getting wet if it rains.

MarkLS12

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

Send them in plastic mailing bags instead of jiffy bags to cut down on bulk. This is less likely than paper to tear, and also protects the polo shirt from getting wet if it rains.

I had thought that plastic mailing bags counted a 'packets' as they allow the contents to 'bunch up' and go over the 25mm depth.

Sounds good, I'll try seeing if I can get away with it

custardy

MarkLS12 wrote: »

I am on the committee for a club and we are having some polo shirts printed which will be sold to members.

We will want to send some of them out by post, but we won't have them from the manufacturers until May after the new postage rates kick in.

They weigh about 300g, so I think we should be able to get away with sending them 'large letter' at £1.60 rather than 'packet' at £2.70

What's the best packaging to use to make sure we can post Large Letter?

I've seen 'large letter' sized postage boxes advertised, the cheap ones look too flimsy and the heavy ones may be so expensive the cancel out the saving.

Thanks!:)

buy the stamps now then.

hollyh

Get a large zip lock freezer bag and put the tshirt inside. Close almost all the way then roll it up to get rid of all the air and seal. This effectively vacuum packs it. I usually just wrap that in brown paper.

custardy

hollyh wrote: »

Get a large zip lock freezer bag and put the tshirt inside. Close almost all the way then roll it up to get rid of all the air and seal. This effectively vacuum packs it. I usually just wrap that in brown paper.

brown paper is a terrible choice of wrapping for soft items.
tears very easily just through handling

ThinkingOfLinking

MarkLS12 wrote: »

I had thought that plastic mailing bags counted a 'packets' as they allow the contents to 'bunch up' and go over the 25mm depth.

Sounds good, I'll try seeing if I can get away with it

Get one which isn't too much bigger than your T shirt. They do different sizes. I know what you mean though.

luxor4t

In my PO they push/drop the "large letters" through a special slotted board. If it won't go, it isn't a LL. Try a bit of card inside to stiffen the shirt so it won't bunch up.

narabanekeater

yeap you can buy mailers that are the maz size on ebay for about 8p each delivered that allows to be posted as a large letter. 14x10 inches rings a bell

soolin

narabanekeater wrote: »

yeap you can buy mailers that are the maz size on ebay for about 8p each delivered that allows to be posted as a large letter. 14x10 inches rings a bell

The size of the envelope is immaterial here, it is the thickness that matters as clothes tend to 'puff up' when posted.