Sending tubes by Royal Mail - postage cost

kalsha

I had posted a few tubes a few years back (before Covid) - they were posted as small parcels.
I have a large poster to send now and thought it would be the same so was expecting to pay £2.99 (online postage) but was surprised to see that it would now be £4.49!

When did all that change?
Looking at RM prices per their leaflet there is no section for tubes.  Am I missing something here?  

XzavierWalnut

Tubes are mentioned on page 3 half way down, classed as medium parcel.
RM prices have increased a lot over the last few years.

se2020

If you use royal mail online there is a separate option for tubes.
Interesting,  when you print the label out it has 'medium parcel' on it.
I have sent short tubes ie. within the small parcel size limits as a small parcel with no problems (so far!)

kalsha

XzavierWalnut said:

Tubes are mentioned on page 3 half way down, classed as medium parcel.
RM prices have increased a lot over the last few years.

Thank you.  Yes it is mentioned there.  I totally missed that as it is in smaller print!

kalsha

se2020 said:

If you use royal mail online there is a separate option for tubes.
Interesting,  when you print the label out it has 'medium parcel' on it.
I have sent short tubes ie. within the small parcel size limits as a small parcel with no problems (so far!)

Yes there is a separate option for tubes - which costs £4.49.   I don't think I will chance sending it as small parcel but what I might do is roll it up and put in a box which will be classed as small parcel.

se2020

If it's within the small parcel sizes then putting the tube in a mail bag/envelope/box should be fine.

I guess tubes roll about on the conveyer belts at the sorting centre so are charged higher as they get processed manually?

soolin

se2020 said:

If it's within the small parcel sizes then putting the tube in a mail bag/envelope/box should be fine.

I guess tubes roll about on the conveyer belts at the sorting centre so are charged higher as they get processed manually?

I’ve done that. I had some small tubes and I put them inside an Amazon card envelope and sent them as a small parcel.