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In lugnet.loc.ca, Jeff Jardine writes:
> Hi Canucks,
> I had a heated discussion with some Canada Post employees today about their
> definition of a "Small Parcel." Here are their specifications:
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> http://www.canadapost.ca/personal/offerings/small_packets/int/about_specifica • tions-e.asp
>
> The same info is in their "Postal Prices" brochure.
>
> I tried sending a 37cm x 26cm x 26cm, 1.22kg package to Europe. They
> calculated the minimum density weight of 4kg and wanted to charge me 4kg
> rate, which would have been 3 times as much as the rate for a "small
> package."
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> So, either Canada Post's info on their website and in their price brochure
> is incomplete, or their local employees are not up to snuff on precisely how
> to determine when a parcel is a "small package." Has anyone else gone
> through this rigmarole?
>
> Jeff J
It may be worth the effort to take along the Postal Prices brochure and/or make
a print-out of the results of the online rate calculator. I have had good look
when I take the printout of the online rate calculator (I am in the USA). I
also write the weight right on the package and I also but on the stamps at
home. This way, I can walk into any post office and assert that all packages
are ready to go with proper markings and postage. Being agressive does help.
__Kevin Salm__
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