myHermes Postage

AceCobra1

Hi,

I was just wondering if any of you guys are familiar with the ParcelShop Service. Basically, as you know, you need to print this label at the end of the booking. The problem is the label a bit too big for the item I am sending - can I cut off all the other details such as delivery address etc which I will write by hand and just stick the bare barcode ?

theonlywayisup

Can you not reduce the size of the label as you print it?

soolin

AceCobra1 wrote: »

Hi,

I was just wondering if any of you guys are familiar with the ParcelShop Service. Basically, as you know, you need to print this label at the end of the booking. The problem is the label a bit too big for the item I am sending - can I cut off all the other details such as delivery address etc which I will write by hand and just stick the bare barcode ?

I've only ever used MyHermes direct and the labels are quite small, about 6 x 4 inches.

Personally I wouldn't muck around cutting things off the label- couriers can be a bit funny about process.

Incidentally, I noticed on another thread that if you buy MyHermes through a third party your insurance cover is less- have you checked that?

martindow

Could you use a larger packet or envelope to suit the label? Otherwise I suppose you could fold the label around the parcel so that it can all be read if the parcel is turned.

Collabora

When i use the UPS access points the labels generally print A5, i just reduce these at the printing stage, so it fits the parcel as long as the address and barcode can be read/scanned you will be fine

AceCobra1

Thanks guys - thing is, the box is quite small lol... its like 8 x 8 x 7 cm!

So I need to reduce the barcode quite a bit just to get it fitted haha... But I guess thats the way forward. Thanks!

theonlywayisup

AceCobra1 wrote: »

Thanks guys - thing is, the box is quite small lol... its like 8 x 8 x 7 cm!

So I need to reduce the barcode quite a bit just to get it fitted haha... But I guess thats the way forward. Thanks!

Or has been suggested, increase the parcel size. If something is too small it may be more likely to go missing.

fishybusiness

Print your label to pdf, open in an image editor such as Photoshop and change the size to suit.

I'd also trim another copy of the label in Photoshop to just the barcode full size and stick that to the parcel separately just to make sure.

Obviously_the_best

myHermes network isn't really designed for tiny things, so you're risking a higher chance of loss/damage.

It said somewhere on their website (I can't find it now though, doh!) that every parcel have to have one side a minimum of A5 size.

fishybusiness

myHermes state that items must have one side that's at least A5 size to be safely carried through their network.

Didn't know that, but......I regularly send A6 sized envelopes with barely enough room to place the label.