Broadside Posted June 14, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 14, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just posted one roll of 120 film to be processed at Peak Imaging and the Post Office had the cheek to charge me £2.70 for the privilege! The last time I did this it cost me about 25p Sorry but I had to get this off my chest and there was nobody else to moan at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wattsy Posted June 14, 2012 Share #2 Posted June 14, 2012 Does sound like a lot – did you package the film in a shoe box? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted June 14, 2012 Share #3 Posted June 14, 2012 By the way, I thought Peak had a freepost address? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 14, 2012 Share #4 Posted June 14, 2012 By the way, I thought Peak had a freepost address? They do. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadside Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted June 14, 2012 Its true I should have used the freepost address but I have had trouble in the past with items going missing using freepost so I decided to post direct. However these days to be classed as ordinary mail the envelope has to pass through a slot on the post office counter and a 120 film in a small jiffy bag won't fit though the slot so it is classed as a parcel. Next time I will take the risk and use freepost. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted June 14, 2012 Share #6 Posted June 14, 2012 There are other options, large letter although that's probably not enough thickness for even 120, or packet Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
}{B Posted June 15, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 15, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) The reason is that in the recent revue of Post office prices they did away with the 'up to 100 grams' starting category for small parcels and now the lowest and cheapest category is up to 700 grams for which we pay £2.70 rather than around £1.48 as I recall. They stoped us sending film by first class letter post when they introduced the maximum thickness rule for envelopes. Film casettes are to bulky to pass the test and are classed as small parcels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted June 15, 2012 Share #8 Posted June 15, 2012 The USA had similar changes that affect film in envelopes due to the automated handling and sorting equipment. Envelopes must be "constant thickness" to qualify for the lower rates; so a film "lump" moves it to "package" rates, which are also higher here. Curious though, it is still cheaper to mail my film to the camera shop 10 miles away than to drive it there in person, even without considering gasoline costs. The "Internet Forum Discount" on processing makes it a couple dollars cheaper overall even including postage both ways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppers Posted June 21, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 21, 2012 The exact same thing happened to me but for a roll of 35 mm. Now I will save several up and post together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwinThomas Posted June 22, 2012 Share #10 Posted June 22, 2012 Simple solution ... Take film out of canister and lay flat in envelope ... Oh do this in very dark room .... Sorry couldn't resist Long gone are the cheap and simple days of the postal services. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted June 22, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 22, 2012 Simple solution ... Take film out of canister and lay flat in envelope ... Oh do this in very dark room .... Sorry couldn't resist Long gone are the cheap and simple days of the postal services. LOL! Yes, I had a self-amusing moment imagining a very very long, narrow envelope, which would enable the film to be sent unrolled, so the packet would be thin enough to go through the Royal Mail test slot. [Note that you couldn't really fold it or cut it before processing!] But then it would exceed the "large letter" dimensions in the other direction, so the b*****ds have got us either way! An entertaining idea, nevertheless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted June 22, 2012 Share #12 Posted June 22, 2012 The exact same thing happened to me but for a roll of 35 mm. Now I will save several up and post together. I've taken my film to Walmart lately where you don't pay postage either way. The film is sent to the company who did processing for Kodachrome up until the end. I can't remember their name at the moment. I'm getting old! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted June 22, 2012 Share #13 Posted June 22, 2012 I've taken my film to Walmart lately where you don't pay postage either way. The film is sent to the company who did processing for Kodachrome up until the end. I can't remember their name at the moment. I'm getting old! That would be Dwayne's Photo in Kansas. They are good. I didn't know Walmart used them, so that may be a good option. I've had Dwayne's do quite a bit, and have no complaints, but their scans are not as high resolution as some others will do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messsucherkamera Posted June 23, 2012 Share #14 Posted June 23, 2012 If you think mailing prices are outrageous these days, try shipping something by UPS or (worse yet) FedEx. :eek: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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