Heads up. AUS POST just announced price changes

[purplemon18]

https://auspost.com.au/business/shipping/check-postage-costs/pricing-updates/september-price-changes

[tennis_bagel]

If only Australia Post would raise performance and prices.

In the last couple of years I have had more issues than the previous 10.

I am presuming the hardware/software of their Distribution centres is **bleep** due to the amount of items going back and forth to the wrong place. The number of times lately I have had an item get within kilometres of the destination to then return to another State is really annoying.

This weeks problem - 13 days Bris to Melb and still not delivered.

Privatise this dog now.

[chameleon54]

Looks like major changes for international large letter pricing too.

On AP international delivery issues, I mailed a small parcel to Finland on the 9/8.............Didnt leave Australia until the 30 /8    What the ...?????

[purplemon18]

If I recall correctly, ebay gave us 2 days notice last time they changed prices, but it happened at the same time that AP increased their parcel prices, so keep an eye out.

[curraone]

So nobody knows that this means?    Or just everyone but me

Sending overseas

• There will now be an International 250g weight break (Economy Air) for smaller items.

No wait, I found it.    I swear it wasn't there yesterday.    New rates for Economy Air with smaller increments, thank the lord

https://auspost.com.au/business/shipping/check-postage-costs/pricing-updates/september-price-changes...

[curraone]

So nobody knows that this means?    Or just everyone but me

Sending overseas

• There will now be an International 250g weight break (Economy Air) for smaller items.

No wait, I found it.    I swear it wasn't there yesterday.    New rates for Economy Air with smaller increments, thank the lord

https://auspost.com.au/business/shipping/check-postage-costs/pricing-updates/september-price-changes...

[heihachi_73]

I love how sending a 20 gram item that is ever so slightly more than 2cm thick is suddenly considered to weigh half a kilo. Ooshies and Little Shop anyone?

[heihachi_73]

Putting a box in a satchel works (as long as it fits and doesn't go beyond the weight limit), I have done it a few times to keep the are soles from cubing everything. 🙂

[twyngwyn]

I use wine boxes inside the 5kg satchels

[curraone]

Must be dopey, I can't understand this bit

Prepaid Parcel Post satchels Small

5kg

355 x 225mm

$9.20

Parcels up to 5kg - Australia Post packaging

Small

5kg

$8.95

So what's Aust Post packaging if its not prepaid satchel?   and why would you buy prepaid satchels if it is cheaper the other way, whatever it is?

[twyngwyn]

box? padded envelope?

[curraone]

No, I think I know now - it is the new boxes they are bringing out:    

Australia Post’s new If It Packs, It Posts range, up to 5kg anywhere in Australia at new flat rates.