One Quick Question RE: Royal Mail Special Delivery...

Mr Jones

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Can I post 2 separate items to the same address under the same weight of post for Royal Mail's Special Delivery? i.e. I have 2 items (one in a box and 1 in a longer box, both under the maximum size) weighing under 10KG posting it together for around their 20quid mark?

Did a google of such questions and can't seem to hit it.

Much appreciated :)
 
Because the box I have is too small for the longer box to fit into 1... unless I duct-tape it like mad to make it into a singular?

Moses99p said:
Hi there,

Do you mean that both items combined come under the weight limit..... and so you want to send both under the same (single) special delivery? I guess the boxes would have to be combined... and in doing so you would make the package too big?
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Almost... but yea, essentially want to pay 1 single postage for 2 items that are separate as the biggest box can't fit the longer box...
 
I'm assuming both items packaged together would be over the weight limit per item.

In answer, yes I would imagine you could do this. I think the weight restriction per piece is to keep individual size down to make sure the items can be sorted easily and quickly through the hubs.
 
No. I'm convinced it's per item, like all Royal Mail services. If it doesn't work for a postage stamp, it doesn't work for RMSD, so if there are two packages, that's two deliveries.

I think you can get away with securely affixing two packages together and counting that as one (including for size and weight limits), but I don't think that's what you intended.
 
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I'm not sure I understand the question but I would assume they will charge you for two seperate items regardless of the combined weight.
 
Apologies if my phrasing is atrocious.

I have these to post to someone tomorrow via RMSD. It's 1 big box and 1 longer box. The longer box cannot fit into the big box.
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What can I do to make the post office accept it as a singular postage? They weigh 9KG-ish in total.
 
If there's no rule about a package being a regular shape, tape them together. Bonus points for brown paper wrapping and arranging them so it looks like a penis.
 
As wush says just get some wrapping paper and tape them together...


Sounds job there Dr Jones :)
 
Securely tape them together and they become one item. What's difficult about this?

But check weights and costs for sending them as two packages. There are instances where it works out cheaper.
 
Thanks all~
I'll bring my duct tape and scissors then, if the post office refuse to accept it under 1 postage then I'll have to wrap, snip and tape them into 1, assuming they don't require it to look like a specific standard shape?

As posted in #10, that arrangement doesn't exceed the maximum size of 610mm x 460mm x 460mm...
 
Ive posted crazy looking shaped things before made up of 3 or 4 items.

Just tape them together, wack them in a bin bag, and just close if off with some tape. Thats what I usually do when I have to post multiple items to one address.
 
how heavy are they? To be fair I've not sent a RMSD in a year or two now but it was always a sharp sharp increase in cost above was it 3 or 4kg, and you basically pay max price from there to 10kg. Would it not be cheaper anyway to send them separately?


But yes, just tape them together and they'll do it, though that looks quite large, as long as they fit the requirements still when stuck together it will be fine. If it is heavy, doesn't normal parcel + insurance work out way cheaper and doesn't usually take more than 2/3 days anyway?
 
Mr Jones said:
Thanks all~
I'll bring my duct tape and scissors then, if the post office refuse to accept it under 1 postage then I'll have to wrap, snip and tape them into 1.
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you're not listening!!!!

Decide before you arrive - turn up with one package or two, ready to go.

I just hope you're not in front of me in the post office queue
 
The big box contains camera kit I've sold on to someone on the forum, that box itself weighs nearly 7KG and the separate tripod box weighs nearly 2KG. So it's abit hard to juggle about. I may however post the big box via RMSD and have the tripod on RM Recorded Delivery. works out cheaper and the tripod don't cost above the 35quid insurance limit...
 
2blue4u said:
you're not listening!!!!

Decide before you arrive - turn up with one package or two, ready to go.

I just hope you're not in front of me in the post office queue
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I will enquire, if not allowed, I'll walk back to car and do a boot job :)
And as posted above, I might opt the recorded delivery for the longer box as it's not as valuable as the bigger box.
 
Doing it the seperate way may reduce the risk of the tripod getting clobbered. Irregular shapes are all well and good, but RM is typically used to dealing with regular shaped things. Fortunately RMSD don't tend to play parcel football too often, but that doesn't stop sticky-out bits getting smacked when the package is loaded onto a van.
 
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