Posting a lot of clothes to one buyer ?? best way suggestions

[beez*kneez]

hi, a buyer has recently bought quite a few clothing items from me , some ver bulky eg jumpers, jackets etc ..

she said i couldstuff & crush them as much as i wanted & use a beer carton .. thing is i explained its not the packaging a/post

goes by the weight & dimensions of the package ..

i squashed them into a large satchel i recd from target just to have them weighed ..they came to just 5kgs with the post office mans finger supporting the bag ! :)) but they wont fit into a 5kg satchel ! .. i havent sent the invoice yet as she knows im trying my best

re the post for her, she is home with a spinal injury, but i would do the same for anyone ..

i did purchase a BX4 label online on the 9 may to beat the weight restrictions starting on the 13 .. but afrter calculating the post

she will be charged , or worse me, if they dont accept it , $125 , i am hesitant now to use that label on a box i have. i phoned a

p/office who told me 'oh yes thats what people do' when asked if i can use my own box but it wouldnt stand up in court  😞 ..

i have thought to possibly just try 2 x 5kgs satchels for them but dont have one to test ..they dont look all that big either ..

any thoughts appreciated ?

thanks

[beez*kneez]

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@*crikey*mate* wrote:

the best you can do is package them in satchels I guess and charge her for as many as it takes

but seriously, a Bx4 box for $125? i thought they were flat rate about $16? or diod we lose the Bx4 flat rate> regardless,  $1265 for 5kg seems like a lot?

Have a look at the ebay labels - we get discount through there

or what avbout a courier/

i just got a 18kg huge wooden thing and two other things too, from Melb to Qld for $70

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thats a great rate ! .. i am in perth now.. so its more costly ..id love to get some furn ive seen on ebay in other states but quotes ive had are in the $200+ even for a bedside table :(..

cheers

[thecatspjs]

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@yipkiaye wrote:

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@curraone wrote:

That label won't be any good to you now, because it is not when you purchase the label, but when you lodge it - but you can email click and send and get a refund.

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hi, thanks.. they are lodged when the label is printed ..though i know what you mean as  its a box it needs to be lodged at the counter.. as i bought it on the ebay site ..ive just cancelled it  to get the refund ..thank you very much for taking the time to tell me this it would have saved me all that money if i hadnt known.. its very good of you ! 🙂

btw she has yet to pay the invoice i sent with the $16 charge for the 5kg satchel.. hoping she is just waiting for me :). hate using that word 'she' but we arent allowed to use peoples names.. maybe i will makeup a name .. thanks again . 🙂

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As Davewil pointed out - the prepaid label would have been fine to use and Aust Post would have honored it, there was no need at all to cancel it.

Personally I would have saved the label to save $$$ at some point down the track.

[sparrow2207]

How could you save the label and use for someone else.  Doesn't it have that buyers address details on it like all the other labels when you create them on ebay???  I have only used ebay satchels.

[annies_fancy_dress]

First of all, fold then roll each garment like a sleeping bag and put into a zip lock bag.

Seal each bag while crushing all the air out of the garment, I lean on the bag with my body on a table.

When they  are all 'done' you can even squash more air out by putting a couple on top of each other and leaning on them again.

When they are at their flatest you can fit them into a smaller package.

[davewil1964]

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@sparrow2207 wrote:

How could you save the label and use for someone else.  Doesn't it have that buyers address details on it like all the other labels when you create them on ebay???  I have only used ebay satchels.

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I did state that the OP could use it for the same buyer. At any point. And could have used a 15kg label with a B4 box if that option was available when the label was bought.