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

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

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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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I regularly get clothing sent from Adelaide to Sydney.   The seller uses 3kg and 5kg satchels.  In summer weight clothing she can get up to 15 items of clothing in a 5kg satchel.  With heavier winter weight items a lot depends on how bulky they are.

I agree with Crikey....use satchels, as many as are needed for the order.

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Could you perhads, buy a Vacuum Pac  ( quite cheap at Kmart , Bunnings etc ) and put as many as you can into it and that may help. i use them for storage and it's quite amazing how much you can fit into them and how small they are once the air has been removed.

Just a thought 😉 

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The B4 label is still available through ebay postage labels for $15.05 for 5 kg  for $15.05  (these labels are now only available through ebay labels not click and send)

 

If you buy the B4 box from the PO (I think it costs $3.35) that would be $18.40

 

So I think I would go with a B4 box and a satchel for anything that didn't fit in the box.

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yipkiaye wrote: ..

 

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


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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@curraone wrote:

The B4 label is still available through ebay postage labels for $15.05 for 5 kg  for $15.05  (these labels are now only available through ebay labels not click and send)

 

If you buy the B4 box from the PO (I think it costs $3.35) that would be $18.40

 

So I think I would go with a B4 box and a satchel for anything that didn't fit in the box.


I looked and I couldn't find it - musta been lookingb with boy eyes! (and i am a girl)

 

I couldnt find any boxes at all?

 

can someone show me?

 

Please?

 

here is what i get

 

is it staring me in the face?

 

and if someone has the prices for all this, I'd really appreciate it.

 

will give ya akll the lollies in my pocket!

 

even the ones i haven't licked yet!

 

postage options.PNG


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crikey:  it looks like you are in the CREATE A LISTING screen?

 

This is in CREATE A LABEL postage labels in

 

ps:  please send chocolate lollies

 

B4 flat rate choice.JPG

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and the prices:  (more choccies, yum yum)

 

NEW POSTAGE AS AT 8 May 2014

 

Must buy at least 10 satchels/20 boxes online at a time

 

METHOD

BUY AT PO

(1 at a time)

EBAY ONLINE

CLICK AND SEND
ONLINE

500g parcel

7.20

7.20?

7.20

500g satchel

8.25

7.15 + 15c =       $7.30

8.25

3 kg satchel

13.40

11.70 + 21c =    $11.91

13.40

1 kg box Bx1

 

7.15 + 1.38 =      $8.53

14.48

5 kg satchel

16.70

-

16.70

3 kg box Bx2

 

11.70 + 1.75 = $13.45

17.15

5 kg box Bx4

 

15.05 + 2.40 =   $17.45

-

Express 500g

10.55

 

 

Express 3kg

14.80

 

 

Express 5 kg

23.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

LETTERS

 

 

 

Prepaid 500g

1.46

 

 

125g

1.40

 

 

250g

2.10

 

 

500g

3.50

 

 

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Spoiler
I only licked one of them, can ya guess which one though?

 


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