Free Royal Mail Cardboard Parcel Measuring Template

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Using the link within this deal you can order a free Royal Mail Cardboard Parcel Measuring Template directly from Royal Mail. These are the same as the ones used in the post office but are made out of cardboard instead of plastic and have measuring slots for Letter, Large Letter and Small Parcel. This is mainly aimed at business customers and asks for a company name when filling out order form however you can simply put N/A in that field. It should take around a week for the size template to arrive. Hopefully it should arrive as all users on ebay forums who have ordered them so far have said they have come. These are a great way to make sure your parcel fits the criteria for the new small parcel size.

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30th Apr 2013
I paid £3 on ebay for one of these!!! ahahahahaha. I'm such a moron.
30th Apr 2013
Thanks jordanc93. Ordered, I hope it fits through my letterbox.
30th Apr 2013
Great but will it fit through the letterbox ............ ;-)
30th Apr 2013
I ordered one of these and it honestly makes life much easier for ebayers..you dont need to be a business to order..just make up any business name and they will send it you..i received it within 14days..
30th Apr 2013
Their new prices makes them massively uncompetetive for anything other than a simple letter, don't bother with this, just remember 5mm and 100g max, if over that use someone else.

You could get this and cut out the other 2 useless measurements though i guess lol
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30th Apr 2013
jayjayuk1234
Their new prices makes them massively uncompetetive for anything other … Their new prices makes them massively uncompetetive for anything other than a simple letter, don't bother with this, just remember 5mm and 100g max, if over that use someone else.You could get this and cut out the other 2 useless measurements though i guess lol

Large letter rate is still the cheapest with RM,it's the parcel prices that are a worry.
30th Apr 2013
Sent what I thought was going to be a small parcel today and despite all bar one corner fitting through the small parcel slot and the last corner fitting through albeit snugly the woman informed me it would have to go as a Medium parcel as it doesn't slide through easily.
Resulted in an item that I sold for £12 cost me £8 to post.

Lesson learned, if the parcel doesn't slide through the gap effortlessly you will be charged at the higher rate.
30th Apr 2013
jam036
I got one of these through the door years ago, must go and dig it out.

Not quite this one has the new size on it for the "small parcel" scam errm I mean scheme.
1st May 2013
deb8z
1500 degrees of heat,wish I'd posted this as a freebie itself rather than … 1500 degrees of heat,wish I'd posted this as a freebie itself rather than within my Ebay thread weeks ago,would have been nice to have had this kind of heat

And what do you get for this kind of heat exactly?

So, let's say you stumble upon a magic lamp, and a genie (jini) pops out, and grants you a wish, it would be to have posted this deal here instead of your ebay thread?

You need to be a bit more careful with your wishes, in case someone, or something, IS actually granting them, you would have wasted a wish on a pointless temperature scale on a shopping website.
23rd May 2013
It's just cost me £3.50 to send a parcel to Belgium, £5.20 to send the same thing within the UK (well it would have done but it's gone by courier for £3.30) - surely this is bonkers?!
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29th Apr 2013
Image of what the Parcel measuring template that royal mail send will look like.

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29th Apr 2013
Thank you!
29th Apr 2013
awesome thanks, hope they send it to me
30th Apr 2013
Cheers, very useful
30th Apr 2013
Very useful, thanks.
30th Apr 2013
alanfixedit
I paid £3 on ebay for one of these!!! ahahahahaha. I'm such a moron.

How much was the postage?
30th Apr 2013
jayjayuk1234
How much was the postage?

Free! Doh!
30th Apr 2013
thanks. I ebay a lot and this will come in handy as the size difference can make such a difference in pricing. Hopefully this will save me a bit of money.
30th Apr 2013
Spot on Thanks.
30th Apr 2013
jayjayuk1234
Their new prices makes them massively uncompetetive for anything other … Their new prices makes them massively uncompetetive for anything other than a simple letter, don't bother with this, just remember 5mm and 100g max, if over that use someone else.You could get this and cut out the other 2 useless measurements though i guess lol

Sent a laptop battery for £1.40 yesterday was larger than 5mm and 287g where else would be cheaper please ?
30th Apr 2013
Done and done. Cheers.
30th Apr 2013
deanos
Sent a laptop battery for £1.40 yesterday was larger than 5mm and 287g … Sent a laptop battery for £1.40 yesterday was larger than 5mm and 287g where else would be cheaper please ?

Try parcel2go.com or parcelmonkey.co.uk or just type parcel on Google search and other options will no doubt appear. Hermes also an option.
30th Apr 2013
I posted a link for this a month ago within my Ebay thread here,can't believe someone paid for one OMG lol

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30th Apr 2013
Great. Thank you
30th Apr 2013
Ordered thanks!
30th Apr 2013
Very useful, thanks jordanc93
30th Apr 2013
Made one myself for work (ebay) but this will be very useful. Cheers!
30th Apr 2013
I wonder how much they charge themselves for postage :P
30th Apr 2013
ordered. thank you :-)
30th Apr 2013
Thanks
30th Apr 2013
It's too flimsy I find,needs laminating or something.
30th Apr 2013
after watching last nights despatches programme re how royal mail sorting office handles or kicks parcels around in there sorting office i think i give royal snail a miss in future
30th Apr 2013
Thanks!
30th Apr 2013
jordanc93
Image of Parcel measuring template

I've just printed this out and pasted onto some stiffer card, it is to 1:1 scale isn't it?
30th Apr 2013
The company that dispatches filmed mis-handling mail was uk mail not royal mail.. but no doubt royal mail is heading the same way... once they sell it to private company there wont be no more "Royal" about it..
30th Apr 2013
The template is sent folded so will definitely fit through letterbox... but it is cardboard so a bit flimsy..
30th Apr 2013
asma44
The company that dispatches filmed mis-handling mail was uk mail not … The company that dispatches filmed mis-handling mail was uk mail not royal mail.. but no doubt royal mail is heading the same way... once they sell it to private company there wont be no more "Royal" about it..

Exactly and expect prices to sky rocket
30th Apr 2013
SO helpful - thanks for this
30th Apr 2013
Very useful. Thanks.
30th Apr 2013
Brilliant, was gonna buy one - thank you :))