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007steveb16 · ‎08-07-2014

Just printed off a Light Packet label and it now shows postage and looks more like a Small Packet Air form (More Rectangular Vertically)

This is definitely new to me as I did 3 Light Packets yesterday and they were in the old style. (More rectangular but horizontally)

Anyone else experiencing this?

rose-dee · ‎08-07-2014

I haven't noticed this yet, but I've been using other shipping services in the last few days. I'll keep an eye out for it though -- we never seem to know whether these things are permanent changes or glitches.

Speaking of Small Packet, I always hated that 1/2-size label. It just looks wrong, and is more difficult to read. I just hope they aren't doing the same thing to Light Packet deliberately.

asyahijab · ‎08-07-2014

Yes, the label is like small packet without bar code.

With stamp price was written on it 😉

dinomitesales · ‎08-07-2014

Yup, printed off a Light Packet label this morning and noticed the change. Personally, I love the smaller more compact size. I regularly ship smaller items by Light Packet and the old 1/2 page label was often just too **bleep** big, even with the size reduced.

I hope this stays!

femmefan1946 · ‎08-07-2014

The stamp price was on it?

Darn.

You actually paid more for it than just the postage, didn't you? Tax and fuel surcharge come to mind. Plus packaging. Bubblewrap ain't free.

I liked PP stealth postage. It didn't encourage the unnecessarily tense to complain about a fifty cent difference in postage versus shipping and handling.

greenmangoes · ‎08-07-2014

Hi there,

1) Where/how do you guys print your labels? Paypal? I copy the address and print from my computer using an Avery label.

2) The Post Office told me that I can ship some stuff using Light Packet and they showed this tingy that if the package fits through I can use the Light Packet option.

I don't see the price for Light Packet on the Canada Post website for Canada and USA - I only see the measurements.

Thank you.

You only fail when you don't try!

greenmangoes · ‎08-07-2014

Just to clarify about not seeing the price. When I enter a postal code and the measurements, via the link below, I don't see light packet as an option in the results.

https://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/far/business/findARate?execution=e1s1

Thanks

You only fail when you don't try!

pierrelebel · ‎08-07-2014

PayPal does not offer "Light Packet" service. It is basically the same as "first class lettermai or letterpostl" NOT available through PayPal.

dinomitesales · ‎08-07-2014

1) Where/how do you guys print your labels? Paypal? I copy the address and print from my computer using an Avery label.

Yes, PayPal. Light Packet labels can be printed directly from within eBay/PayPal. The cost of the label is deducted from your PayPal balance, or whatever payment method you have specified. You then print out the label, cut it to size, and affix to your package.

2) The Post Office told me that I can ship some stuff using Light Packet and they showed this tingy that if the package fits through I can use the Light Packet option.

Light Packet (as well as Lettermail in Canada) must be 2 cm or less in thickness. That slot they tried to fit your package through is 2 cm wide. Many postal employees are very picky about this and if it doesn't slip through cleanly and without resistance, they will insist the item is shipped as a parcel. This can be easily avoided by not dealing with the postal employees, and simply affixing your own stamps/PayPal label and dropping the item in your nearest mailbox.

I don't see the price for Light Packet on the Canada Post website for Canada and USA - I only see the measurements.

Here is a link to Canada Post's most recent specifications and pricing for Light Packet service:

https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/aboutus/news/announcements/light_packet.jsf

If you weren't given the option of Light Packet when trying to research postage options through the Canada Post website, I suspect your item was either not the correct dimensions, or weight.

dinomitesales · ‎08-07-2014

"PayPal does not offer "Light Packet" service. It is basically the same as "first class lettermai or letterpostl" NOT available through PayPal."

What do you mean? You definitely can print Light Packet labels through PayPal. I just did it this morning. I've done it many times in the past. That's what this entire thread is about... they just changed the look/size of Light Packet labels printed through PayPal...

pierrelebel · ‎08-07-2014

Sorry, I meant to say you get no discount when buying the Light Packet label through PayPal

greenmangoes · ‎08-08-2014

Thank you very much... that is most helpful. Shipping is still a struggle for me to sort out correctly as it varies so much in price based on item and location - so thanks for all your help on this. I'm getting there but it sure is a learning curve.

1) Is "Light Packet" the same as "Small Packet"? On the Canada Post website I see both 😞

2) Does Paypal print the label based on the shipping that I have in the listing or do I enter the info when I go to Paypal? Would be nice to have a way to test this stuff.

http://pages.ebay.ca/sellerinformation/shipping/useebaylabels.html

Thanks again!

You only fail when you don't try!

pjcdn2005 · ‎08-08-2014

1) Is "Light Packet" the same as "Small Packet"?

No. Like oversize lettermail, light packet has a maximum depth of 2cm and a maximum weight of 500 gr. When you send items outside of the country Canada Post does not want you to use lettermail but you can use light packet which has the same dimension requirements but is more expensive. I don't know the maximum dimensions of small packet but parcels can be heavier and bigger.

2) Does Paypal print the label based on the shipping that I have in the listing or do I enter the info when I go to Paypal?

You usually have to enter the information in Paypal. I don't use calculated shipping very often but it seems to me that at one time some information was automatically automatically transferred to Paypal but I'm not sure if that is still the case.

Anonymous · ‎08-08-2014

I am not happy that it shows the postage price because I am sure I will be getting my DSRs trashed even for a few pennies!! I have some buyers complaining about a few cents more. It doesn't matter that there is a dollar par that goes up and down which we cannot forsee daily, never mind weekly or monthly. We have to set the rates in our shipping information for all items. It is too hassle to check and revise them, etc. I prefer to do them once a year when the rates changes yearly. It is bad enough that the postage rates by Canada Post are way too high and I am sure that many of us have lose many potential buyers becasue of the hefty rates set by Canada Post and now we are going to get grief or trashed by those who see the actual postage prices. Thanks to eBay/Canada Post for continue to make our lives more hell. Nice guys, eh?? And what is more ironic that I am seeing "no delivery scan" with UPC code bar. It occured to me why don't Canada Post offer a tracking number for an additional $1.00. I am sure that many of us would be happy to pay extra $1.00 so we can see where our items are going or when they arrived. They already have tracking machines all over Canada, USA, etc. So why not. It would be no ideal since Canada Post removed insurance from surfacr and small packet mail services.

toff3 · ‎08-09-2014

Canada Post does not want you to use lettermail but you can use light packet which has the same dimension requirements but is more expensive PJ, When was the last time you checked Canada Post prices for O/S Letter-post and Light Packet? Reproduced below, from a post of mine on another thread in January, is a comparison of 2014 prices. (Note that the figure in brackets is the percentage difference). It's a classic example of CP's crackpot pricing policy, which in this case borders on the ludicrous. Tom Prices eff. 13/1/14 Prices eff. 31/3/14 O/S Let LtPk O/S Let LtPk 0-100 g 2.20 3.79 (+72%) 2.95 3.79 (+28%) 100-150 g 3.80 3.79 (same!!) 5.15 3.79 (-36%) 150-200 g 3.80 6.37 (+68%) 5.15 6.37 (+24%) 200-250 g 7.60 6.37 (-19%) 10.30 6.37 (-62%) 250-500 g 7.60 10.66 (+40%) 10.30 10.66 (+3%) Here's the situation wrt International rates: 0-100 g 4.36 6.51 (+49%) 5.90 6.51 (+10%) 100-150 g 7.60 6.51 (-17%) 10.30 6.51 (-58%) 150-200 g 7.60 10.46 (+38%) 10.30 10.46 (+1.6%) 200-250 g 15.20 10.46 (-45%) 20.60 10.46 (-97%) 250-500 g 15.20 19.12 (+26%) 20.60 19.12 (-8%)

toff3 · ‎08-09-2014

Sorry, my last post didn't come out that well. These are the current prices for O/S Letter-post and Light Packet for 5 weight ranges to USA and International destinations. O/S Let LtPk (Percent difference) To USA 0-100 g 2.95 3.79 (+28%) 100-150 g: 5.15 3.79 (-36%) 150-200 g: 5.15 6.37 (+24%) 200-250 g: 10.30 6.37 (-62%) 250-500 g: 10.30 10.66 (+3%) International: 0-100 g: 5.90 6.51 (+10%) 100-150 g: 10.30 6.51 (-58%) 150-200 g: 10.30 10.46 (+1.6%) 200-250 g: 20.60 10.46 (-97%) 250-500 g: 20.60 19.12 (-8%) Crazy, what? Tom

vintagenorth · ‎08-09-2014

I shipped a Light Pkt. today through Paypal and did notice that when the price printed on the label it included HST. I actually don't mind the postal price showing on the label as I never charge any extra for shipping anyway.

toff3 · ‎08-10-2014

Vintage, If the postage is less than $5.00 HST is payable. Tom

vintagenorth · ‎08-10-2014

Hi Tom, yes, I know. I was just trying to say that the postage price that shows on the label does show the actual price we pay, including the HST. Femme thought that it was only showing the postage price without hst and that would cause buyers to think we were overcharging them. I still wish that we could print multiple labels on Paypal and then just pay a total amount so that we didn't have to pay HST on each one. Because of this, I still go to the post office if I have more than one item to mail outside of Canada and altogether they are over the $5.00. I guess I could submit the form to recover overcharged HST each year but probably easier to just go to the P.O. each time.

jt-libra · ‎08-10-2014

@007steveb16 wrote:
Just printed off a Light Packet label and it now shows postage and looks more like a Small Packet Air form (More Rectangular Vertically)

This is definitely new to me as I did 3 Light Packets yesterday and they were in the old style. (More rectangular but horizontally)

Anyone else experiencing this?

I jut noticed that this morning. At first, I thought I had chosen Small Packet Air instead of Light Packet. I was looking around for a receipt number that I could upload as a tracking number and couldn't see anything. But if you have good eyesight or a magnifying glass LOL, there's a 16 digit number under the words "Custom Declaration" right at the bottom.