Vodium Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Was just wondering if anybody here ships their oversized letter mail orders in boxes that meet the 2 cm rule. I only use bubble mailers at the moment, but my friend works at a company that makes custom boxes. So I'm getting him to look into pricing for me. Or does Canada post not really like boxes for letter mail? I couldn't find anything saying that it couldn't be. If I could simple fit an order into a box instead of having to nicely package everything (which I find is my biggest time consumer) so that it perfectly fits in the bubble mailer and won't shift and change the thickness, it would be so much easier and faster to package letter mail orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stragus Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) I suspect boxes would be heavier than bubble mailers. Also, I don't think it's possible to have rigid cardboard under 1-2mm, which defeats the point of a box... Though I agree that packing orders under 20mm is terribly time consuming! Edited March 9, 2016 by Stragus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Here are the guidelines....https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/PGletterml-e.asp Here's some info about machinable mail...https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/business/tools/advisors/mmadvisor/default.jsf?LOCALE=en&ecid=murl10005866 And even a little more about machinable mail...https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/supportdocuments/PSMach_SL_Assessment_Tool-e.pdf It doesn't specifically say no, but if you look at the last link, under Material, it says: Quote Must be sufficiently flexible to bend; items cannot be rigid. Which more or less implies cardboard boxes cannot be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwraith Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I've never personally seen or used boxes for the lettermail/oversized lettermail option. It's possible some allow it or whatever, but what Greg posted seems to be pretty definitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupIsHalfEmpty Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 If 20mm boxes are possible, I'd be interested in going in on a bulk order. Can we do some experiments and get a handful made and ship them back and forth to each other to see how they make out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Try CD/DVD mailers, they're basically a thin box. The snagging issue can be fixed by putting packing tape over the fold/flap seam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 ...but they can be as much as $.35 each where as a bubble mailer is $.03 & much less weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupIsHalfEmpty Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 ^ $0.03 each? I'm clearly shopping in the wrong place, do you mind letting me know where you can get them for that price? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobo1969 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 In terms of LEGO what would you try shipping in the <2cm lettermail size. Minifigs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 12 minutes ago, CupIsHalfEmpty said: ^ $0.03 each? I'm clearly shopping in the wrong place, do you mind letting me know where you can get them for that price? ;-) think supernumeraries subsidized by the Canadian taxpayers... but ya gotta be alert & have sizeable vehicular conveyance :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stragus Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 43 minutes ago, lobo1969 said: In terms of LEGO what would you try shipping in the <2cm lettermail size. Minifigs? Up to 260g of parts/minifigs, as long as nothing is thicker than 18mm. It is awfully time consuming to pack, believe me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodium Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 And here I am thinking $.45 a piece from Costco was an ok deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobo1969 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 53 minutes ago, Stragus said: Up to 260g of parts/minifigs, as long as nothing is thicker than 18mm. It is awfully time consuming to pack, believe me! I thought the weight cutoff was 200g? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodium Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 500 grams is the max for oversized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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