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When is a tube not a tube - packaging
TheGardener
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I'm struggling to find an answer to this - is a cardboard triangular box classed as a tube or a parcel when it comes to Royal Mail (or any other courier for that matter) postage costs?
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Do you mean like a Toblerone box shape? That shape is sold as a postage tube so I imagine it should be classed as a tube provided it fits the dimension requirements.
https://www.kitepackaging.co.uk/scp/protection-and-wrapping/triangular-postal-tubes/
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Yes, that's the sort of thing I mean - tubes cost more 'because they have to be hand sorted as they roll on the machines and barcodes on them are hard to scan' according to my local sorting office - as the triangles solve both those problems I wondered if the postage would be the same as a small parcel but perhaps not then1
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Surely as long as it is no more than 45cm length and 16 cm diameter it is a small parcel.A triangle likely does not have to be equilateral as long as the tip to base is no more 35cm.1
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molerat said:Surely as long as it is no more than 45cm length and 16 cm diameter it is a small parcel.0
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a tube is defined as a long holow cylinder
a cylinder is defined as having a circular cross section, thus your toblerone is not a tube - is will go small or medium parcel.
RM have a picture of one
https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/89/~/size-and-weight-guide-–-uk-letters-and-parcels
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Where are you seeing different pricing for tubes ?
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molerat said:Where are you seeing different pricing for tubes ?
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Not something that shows on the standard RM sizing / pricing leaflet. Although there is an open to interpretation wording on the business pricing leaflet. No wonder there is confusion.
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Put the item in the tube, then put that in a poly mailing bag and send as a parcel.1
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Other than take a triangular one to the post/sorting office - and even than I suspect it will subject to the opinion/interpretation of whichever member of staff on duty - I'm not sure where else I can go. @prettyandfluffy - Nice idea but I suspect my recipient might be subject to additional charges or the PO will refuse to accept it? Is this something you have tried?0
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