Sending items as a large letter.

[licoricebabyandfabmama]

Ok so Ive started selling small light items,  Ive done my research and seen that everyone else is selling the same thing as a large letter or stamp mail in a padded envelope.     Go into the post office today to post an item and see how many "stamps" ill need.   Guy tells me oh no thats a parcel rate.    Argue it with him,  he pulls out the slot measure and makes a feable and failing attempt to push my parcel through.    Show him another item which would clearly fit,  oh no thats a parcel too.    What gives?      I know Auspost is privatised,  are they making more money making sure small items do not go through as large letters.       I know my first mistake was taking it to a teller in the first place,  but I dont really want to be sneaking my items through the mail as letters either.

However,  I cant sell this item with 7 dollars extra postage tacked onto it,  I just wouldnt be able to compete.      So the only other thing I can think is to get some stamps and just put it myself in the red box, and squeeze it through right and proper,  but now do I run the risk of having it returned or my customer having to pick up the cost on the other end.

Any advice,  comments?

[digital*ghost]

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@bluebudgies wrote:

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If it's a valuable item, where you would want a registered (or equivalent) service, parcel post is the only way, as registered letters are only for documents (you can add insurance to an unregistered letter, but not signature on delivery).

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This isn't correct.  It says on the tear off label on the back of the prepaid registered envelopes "Warning: this envelope is not suitable for sending jewellery or precious stones.  Small rigid items such as keys or coins should be securely packed to avoid loss or damage."

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Is this for international pre-paid registered envelopes?

The reason I stated the above was because I and a couple of others were trying to find out if you can send non-documents as a registered letter internationally, and from all of the information we found online and in AP guides, it seemed fairly clear that they (pre-paid international registered envelopes) were for documents only, however I'm also pretty sure none of us had an envelope to refer to. 

I have sent a few international letters recently with extra cover (insurance) but I most definitely could not add SOD to them. 

[jellybirddesigns]

How do people manage to resurrect FIVE YEAR OLD THREADS!!!!!???????

Good grief.

[countessalmirena]

Please let this thread rest in peace. It's had its time.

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[dazzledayz]

Countess, this is all Lithiums fault due to the hints they offer when someone tries to add a new post title.

Lithium really should be putting a time limit on what can be reusurrected.

Most well run forums like Whirlpool have an archive mode where old posts can be read but not added to.

[davewil1964]

It couldn't have been a good hint as the bumper didn't even bother to post anything.

[digital*ghost]

It's more than likely due to mobile browsing. If you enter a thread and have the cursor in the reply field, but then hit back, you'll post a blank reply. (Done it myself a couple of times).