Click and Send Flat Rate Cartons - are they anything special?

[the3coopers]

Need some advice please - I've never used the carton service of Click and Send.

http://auspost.ebay.com.au/flat-rate-box

It's not very clear on the C&S page, plus I've never seen any special boxes at the Post Office.

Do I have to buy a special "ebay branded" carton, or can I use the stock of Bx1, Bx2 and Bx3 that I already have here?

And do you reckon I can turn my used boxes inside out and re-use / recycle them?

[digital*ghost]

There used to be a page on eBay, when the boxes were first announced, that displayed the postage prices, but in trying to locate it I realised that it now redirects to the AP store page linked to above, which (rather strangely IMO) doesn't show them. ?:|

I can't see any reason a flat rate price wouldn't be displayed, since the whole point is that it's fixed, not variable, but I wasn't able to find one official page from AP showing the prices. 😮

[viewmont1071]

I see an added advantage in using AP supplied boxes especially for more delicate breakable items.

Australia post would be hard pressed to knock back an "item damaged in transit" claim for the reason of insufficient packaging given that they supplied the box for freight through their service

.....they must be the titanium ones  :|......

that will withstand the impact of a 20kg box landing on them... :^O;-)

If they didn't comply to or exceed the same service standards that AP apply to a customer supplied box  then reasonably you would think that the Dept of fair trading  would find the AP generic boxes "not of merchandiseable value" or at the very least "unfit for the purpose they were sold" if a claim was refused....

[viewmont1071]

http://auspost.com.au/internationalpost/information/packaging/

Definition of adequate packaging

The payment of a compensation or insurance claim for a parcel depends on the use of adequate packaging.

Australia Post approves the range of Postpak protective products available at Australia Post retail postal outlets, as adequate packaging.

Australia Post may refuse to accept a parcel when a Postpak product is used if:

the Postpak product is inappropriate to its contents and is used or fastened incorrectly

the Postpak product had been used previously

the contents are fragile, such as fine glass ware or clay figures and are inadequately protected by insufficient internal shock absorbing material such as Postpak bubblewrap

the contents are likely to perish or become physically offensive during the ordinary course of carriage

there is a specific packaging requirement - such as for liquids and poisons, and the sender has not met these requirements.

[chezzy]

Can someone tell me if these boxes are identical (as in size/shape) to the 'old'

BC, BM and BT boxes?

[go-tazz]

This shows you the sizes.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/australiapoststore/pages/australia-post-store-boxes/

[putney32]

some information on this VERY OLD thread will be out of date from april 8th.

please check at your post office and do not rely on a very old discussion board thread.

[chezzy]

Thankyou go-tazz for the sizes link.

I thought someone/anyone who has been in the ebay/selling game long enough might know off hand if the boxes are like the old BC, BM, BT ones. But instead looks like I might have to get on the blower to Australia Post, drag out any of my old boxes to compare the sizes so I will know IF I can re-use/recycle ones I have in storage. *shrugs*

[thecatspjs]

Yes, you can use the old BC etc stock for click and send, as long as you use the appropriate product code for size dimensions.

[chezzy]

Thanks for that! You saved me the daunting task of tackling my mound of packaging products in the garage.

[thecatspjs]

No probs 🙂   I've used my stock up up now, but from time to time I still receive them with my  purchases and I just recycle them again.