She took them to the post office to have them hand-canceled (per my suggestion) and when they were weighing them to check the postage cost....(trust me, it's not what you think), the wonderful Post Office employee had a thought. She said “I need to check the width of this” and placed one of the invitations into a three dimensional box. The idea is that the envelope is to slide through the box 100% on its own. Well, guess what? It did not. Now, don't get me wrong, the envelope only needed slight shimmying to slide through. But, it was enough to warrant a parcel post fee! So, my clients invitation postage budget RADICALLY changed from $1.01 ($0.59 invitation + $0.42 rsvp) per envelope to a whopping $1.76 per envelope! Yes, $1.34 for the invitation and $0.42 for the rsvp envelopes.
Now, isn't that crazy? That's almost 200% the cost! Outrageous.
Anyway, the point is, be careful when designing these new pocket style invitations. Try to use paper that isn't overly thick and be aware of any embellishments you add to the invitation. Also, it may help if you stick them under an encyclopedia for a day or two to flatten them!!
until next time.....
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That's quite expensive! I have been trying to make a DVD invitation, which idea that I got from Silver Screen Invites, and I think that the DVDs would weigh more plus the RSVPs. Then, I think that having them delivered by a friend on a bicycle would be good too, and also good for the environment.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that information about the dimensions being another factor in the price besides the weight. this really is a time that you have to think of everything. I'll remmeber that for the future.
ReplyDeletewedding postage stamps - you are very welcome! I would hate for a bride to go to mail her invites & find out she had ordered incorrect custom stamps!!
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