Royal Mail new prices released

justapoorboy

6 inches = 15.24 centimetres - enough left for thickness of cardboard IMHO

Diameter is a measurement of circular or spherical objects not cubes.

justapoorboy

Star wrote: »

£5.60 to send my 1114g parcel via 2nd class, or £3.99 (in jiffy bag) via collectplus tracked and £50 compo. Guess which service I am going to be using from now on. Looks like small parcels under 1kg will still be cheaper going via Royal Mail.

Does anybody know where you can get those cardboard size guides from, is it possible to order them from Royal Mails website? My local post office didn't have any, and can't see any info online for them. Thanks.

Collect+ have done away with the silly Jiffy Bag rule now - it's on the front page of their website.

justapoorboy

techspec wrote: »

I posted a few cubes the other day. Normally they would have gone in jiffy bags, taking up much less room. And surely the posties prefer a few jiffy bags in the mail bags to a few cubes.

Its nuts.

Agreed - it's nuts. I will be using cubes now too instead of slimmer jiffy / padded bags.
That means your cubes are more likely to be left in the letter postman's unattended trolley which often gets broken into and the contects stolen. See thread "Royal Mail Missing Parcels"

SpammyTheSpammer

justapoorboy wrote: »

"Incidentally I was asked to do a survey on RM today. From the sound of it they were testing whether the use of the word 'Royal' in the title was a good or bad thing. Nice to see they've got their priorities right"

Sounds to me like they're preparing for privatisation. They may have to drop the "Royal" at that time ...or call it RM ...or ...???

How about CONSIGNIA? That has a nice sound to it. Perhaps they still have all the old signage and stationary- that'll save a few bob.

techspec

SpammyTheSpammer wrote: »

How about CONSIGNIA? That has a nice sound to it. Perhaps they still have all the old signage and stationary- that'll save a few bob.

Oh, what an expensive mess up that was.

It sounded like a shower gel i used - insignia.

techspec

justapoorboy wrote: »

6 inches = 15.24 centimetres - enough left for thickness of cardboard IMHO

Diameter is a measurement of circular or spherical objects not cubes.

My post office said they have been told to be leniant and allow very tight parcels in that cube they use to measure.

But my post office often sends packets as large letters - so it may just be them thats lenient.

Contains_Mild_Peril

techspec wrote: »

Bargain:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170371084586&clk_rvr_id=470381455650#ht_3262wt_1241

I'm using these and I can confirm that they fit in the PO's cube template.

PeggyAnn_2

justapoorboy wrote: »

6 inches = 15.24 centimetres - enough left for thickness of cardboard IMHO

Diameter is a measurement of circular or spherical objects not cubes.

I thought so too! Then I measured the boxes and found that they weren't the same size on each face. What's more they measured 154mm, 157mm and 161mm. With a little squashing they just and only just went through the box at our post office.

Speaking to the manufacturer it was explained that the sizes were purely nominal, and the machines that made them were only so accurate. It wouldn't normally matter, but obviously does in this case.

As I wrote in a previous post, this manufacturer has recognised the problem and will be making smaller boxes later in the year. But not until they've used up their existing stock.

I've highlighted the box sizes on this topic as many readers may make the same understandable assumption as you and get caught out. I hope this is of help to you.

techspec

PeggyAnn wrote: »

I thought so too! Then I measured the boxes and found that they weren't the same size on each face. What's more they measured 154mm, 157mm and 161mm. With a little squashing they just and only just went through the box at our post office.

Speaking to the manufacturer it was explained that the sizes were purely nominal, and the machines that made them were only so accurate. It wouldn't normally matter, but obviously does in this case.

As I wrote in a previous post, this manufacturer has recognised the problem and will be making smaller boxes later in the year. But not until they've used up their existing stock.

I've highlighted the box sizes on this topic as many readers may make the same understandable assumption as you and get caught out. I hope this is of help to you.

First time i went - the man dropped the template onto the box.

So next time, i put the biggest side - which was slightly over 16cm - at the bottom. But this time he picked MY box up to drop it into the template. It therefore need a push to go in.

One side always seems bigger.

snagglepuss16

can someone post a link for small parcel sized bags. suitable for sending kids clothes.tia