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?

[curraone]

Aust Post says it must be the proper boxes

the codes on the side will have 00069, 00076 and 00090 as the last digits

No, you can't use other boxes - but I asked about re-using the correct boxes and they are quite happy with that.

I find the boxes a godsend for books - it was such a problem before, every second book was just over 500g, but now I can send up to 3 books in a B1 box.

[primaryaim]

Coops, I would imagine the boxes would have a product number on them as the satchels do?

 My daughter uses them, and has advised me to, but I have not done so yet as we are going to share buying 200 to get them at the cheapest rate and she still has a few to go before she is ready to buy more.

[curraone]

PS:  you might not have noticed them at the post office because they are supplied flat (not made up) - it is cheaper to buy 20 at a time.

[primaryaim]

Whoops, already answered 🙂

[dickos-extreme]

PS:  you might not have noticed them at the post office because they are supplied flat (not made up) - it is cheaper to buy 20 at a time.

And a lot cheaper if you buy 100. about 50% cheaper.

I always buy all boxes and padded bags in 100 or more, saves a lot.

[the3coopers]

Aust Post says it must be the proper boxes

the codes on the side will have 00069, 00076 and 00090 as the last digits

Thanks - but on the webpage that I linked to above, they say to buy a Bx1, Bx2 or Bx4 box... they don't actually mention the C&S codes (00069, 00076 and 00090)

Furthermore, ALL the images show a standard box, not anything special.

Incorrectly labeled boxes, items packed in the wrong sized box, or items packed in a non-Australia Post mailing box and lodged in a street posting box may not be processed by Australia Post and may be returned to sender.

Do these "special" boxes look the same as a standard AusPost carton? I've only got stocks of fairly old standard boxes here (both brown and white), and they don't have those C&S codes printed on them anywhere.

[the3coopers]

No, you can't use other boxes - but I asked about re-using the correct boxes and they are quite happy with that.

Just to clarify - I am not asking about using non-Australia Post boxes.

What I am asking is whether the Click and Send boxes are different from the standard Bx1, Bx2 or Bx4 box that anybody can buy at the post office. That's what I want to use... the (huge pile of) standard AP boxes that I already have here.

[curraone]

Sorry, yes you can use the B1 and the B2 you have, but not the B3.

[flotsam-jetsom]

Do they sell them at the PO or do you have to buy on line? And are they are set price like the satchels?