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just a note to say make sure your postage is right

have been to the post office to pick up some seeds from the seed swap and because the postage was wrong i had to pay the difference plus £1 handling fee

the problem was it was classed as a package not a letter an easy mistake to make and i didn't mind paying but thought it was worth mentioning

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I know you're not the first to have had this happen greendean. Even some quite small seeds are 'lumpy' enough (techincal term!) to make a swap/gift into a 'large letter' or 'package', so it's really worth checking!

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I walked right out of the machinery
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A jiffy bag equals a large letter stamp full stop. They are too thick to fit through the post office measuring gauge.

I send small seeds in an envelope and only big stuff like peas and beans in a jiffy bag.

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Postage sizes:

Letter format:
Length: 240mm max
Width: 165mm max
Thickness: 5mm max
Weight: 100g max

Large Letter:
Length: 353mm max
Width: 250mm max
Thickness: 25mm max
Weight: 750g max

Packet format:
Length: over 353mm OR
Width: over 250mm OR
Thickness: over 25mm OR
Weight: over 750g.

There is no weight limit for items sent First Class. The weight limit for Second Class items is 1000g.

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Manda.

To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower

SAE = Stamped self-addressed envelope.

If you are sending a Grape an SAE for them to return seeds - it is custom to:

a - put a stamped, self addressed envelope into another envelope that is then sent to the Grape. Not just a stamp, or just an envelope - but the whole thing that can just be sealed and dropped in the post.
b - put on the envelope that is due to come back to you what your grape name is and what you would like sent back to you.

If there are any problems, and your real name doesn't match your grape name, and you don't put on the envelope what is required - how is the grape to know what to put in the envelope, or who to PM to ask?

Luckily, so far, we've managed to trace grapes who haven't done the above; but if you want it back it really pays to assist the person who has generously offered you seeds!

Thanks in advance.

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... and it helps if you don't seal down the SAE too

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oh no, please tell me this isnt aimed at ME Zazen and i did do the SAE (for the pumpkin seeds) properly.....!!!

No - this is more for other Grapes. Rest easy hon.

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Newman: Hello Jerry
Jerry: Hello Newman...

my blog - updated 10th June April - Golden Sweet Yellow Podded Mange Tout and other peas, veg and flowers http://linearlegume.blogspot.com/

Heritage Seed Library- help a seed in need: http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/hsl/index.php

Founder member of the Binley Knows Best Club - Feb 2010.
Hearty Supporter of the Mojo by Mail Syndicate [Member No 3]

Holga - the best camera in the world

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