@hotdealtech01 wrote:
I think most sellers are shipping these in bubble mailers due to their fragility and them being made out of glass. Would those bubble mailers pass through without any problems though? Since they technically don't go over the maximum thickness.
You could do what some of us have done, and cut a wide 2cm slot as precisely as possible out of a piece of sturdy cardboard, to reproduce the 2cm slot the P.O. uses. If I'm unsure of the exact thickness of an item in a bubble envelope, I'll pass the packed item through my slot. If it goes through easily, without having to be shoved, it will be fine.
However, with a fragile or glass item, you'll need some cardboard or other stiffener as protection. Depending on the actual size and weight, you might find it better to ship these in what are called "catalogue boxes" -- flat but rigid boxes that look like small pizza boxes -- using bubble wrap for protection inside. I use these catalogue boxes for some of my items, but of course they can't go by Light Packet because of the thickness.
Still, for items that are going to be up to 250gm parcelled, Small Packet doesn't cost much more than Light Packet. I'm referring here to shipping to the U.S. Within Canada, the box will push you into parcel rates, which will be a lot higher than the usual oversize lettermail rate.
