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June 16, 2018 at 9:58 am #21957
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I don’t know much about postage scales, just thinking they may be handy.

Lets say (according to specs) a Leno Desktop PC weighs 9.58 kg (I don’t know much about kg to me the weight doesn’t sound enough) to be sure I need to weigh it.
I am looking at these, I don’t want to spend a lot would they do the job, or would the Lenovo be too heavy.

The Lenovo is only an example, it’s no good buying scales that wouldn’t weigh the heavy stuff.

If so or if not any advise would be much appreciated.

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June 16, 2018 at 10:16 am #21958
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Oopps I just noticed the above (link) scales only has a 5kg Capacity.

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June 16, 2018 at 10:23 am #21960
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Yes I was going to post that myself. If you’re thinking of using something like that to send items by post it may be too small in size to balance the stuff on. As a rule of thumb reading your comments on ‘kilogrammes’ as a rough guide – 1Kg = 2.2lbs or 2.25lbs or 4Kgs = 9lbs – as a rough guide. So 10Kgs = 22lbs approx.

Sorry if I’m teaching my grandmother to suck eggs – I’m still imperial!!

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June 16, 2018 at 10:31 am #21961
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Thanks Dave

You know more about eggs than I do, it adds a little onto my knowledge base.

I am learning fast and now looking at a 50kg capacity.

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June 16, 2018 at 12:27 pm #21965
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John, I use one of these along with some tough shopping/gardening bags to put stuff in. Works just fine.
June 16, 2018 at 6:42 pm #21975
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Thanks PM

I might get one, it’s a good idea. Hopefully I could borrow an Ikea bag (for big things)

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June 16, 2018 at 7:18 pm #21977
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Definitely do not get these that we bought a few years ago, John:

http://tinyurl.com/y9jktmpn

My daughter borrowed them and out of interest, SIL had them checked at work. They were miles out, reading light by several Kg.

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June 16, 2018 at 8:19 pm #21978
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Thanks Bob I will stear clear of them, that’s a point on accuracy.

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June 17, 2018 at 1:30 am #21984
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Mine are similar to these but with English labels

eBay item number:162960566350
0 – 10Kg metric/Imperial £4.99

I write the weight on the package so that I can check it at the Post Office. They are surprisingly accurate.

GPO small parcels are 1kg & 2kg.
Medium parcels are 1/2/5/10/20kg with 5kg 1st/2nd class £15.85/£13.75 & 10kg £21.90/£20.25 it’s cheaper to use a carrier.

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June 17, 2018 at 7:51 am #21988
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Thanks Roger

Once I sort some scales, the next thing (as you say) is a carrier, not been there before, I recall hearing of a carrier? that even collects from you.

That’s another story, yet to look into not got that far yet. I note ebay are offering a postage with the first free?

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John
June 17, 2018 at 11:50 am #21995
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There few postage comparison sites, here is one

https://www.postagesupermarket.com
June 17, 2018 at 11:50 am #21996
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There few postage comparison sites, here is one

https://www.postagesupermarket.com
June 17, 2018 at 1:05 pm #21997
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Carriers may charge on a volume basis if the package is larger than its weight might suggest. Worse still it is often their weigh in weight rather than your weigh out weight that will set the charge; so in some ways the accuracy of your scales might not be the final consideration.
June 17, 2018 at 7:28 pm #21999
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Thanks Duke

I had a probe, based on a 20kg (estimate) it doesn’t seem too bab.
Am I looking correctly, the one seems only a couple of pound more with collection. Rather than taking to the P/O.

Richard thanks for the tip, I hope it works out ok, maybe I won’t see till the end of purchase.

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John
June 17, 2018 at 9:08 pm #22002
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Your assumption seems correct. For a pc(or any large item) I’d pay the extra for home pick up
June 17, 2018 at 9:40 pm #22003
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I use Parcel2Go to do the price / service comparisons and always get it picked up, anything small enough to carry would be going via RM anyway.

I recently sent two PCs (in one box) with increased compensation via Yodel XpressPack24 for £12.39. Both were smaller units but would have weighed in total about the same as a standard PC.
June 17, 2018 at 10:32 pm #22005
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Thanks Duke & Dave

I am getting to grip with it all, I will look into Parcel2Go

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John
June 18, 2018 at 1:04 am #22008
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Parcels to go, is one I’ve used before. Probably 10 years ago now. I couldn’t remember the name. So just Google for comparison sites.

I sent a gpu to Portugal, can’t recall which carrier I chose. Put used P2go, on the recommendation from on MM site. I’m sure the P2go site back then was pale blue and yellow. Far more cartoonie than it appears today.

I imaging they are all scraping the same data, so in theory the prices from differing comparison site should be the same. But I’d defo check a few just to make sure.

Though Id bet if there is a difference it will be minimal. Which is not an issue for one off packages.
June 29, 2018 at 9:29 pm #22447
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I am testing the water as to say and it is only a dummy run not a real postage.

I have a small parcel (3×2.5″ HDDs) including packing and it weighs 0.414 kg not sure how it works, is it under 1kg or under 5kg.

Royal Mail don’t go anywhere near only under 5kg-10kg- 15kg etc.

it seems straight forward with parcel2go they say only the first 2 after the 0 . ie 0.41 not 0.414.

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John
July 1, 2018 at 7:15 pm #22495
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In the end I went for one of these

I am struggling to find if they are accurate. I weighed my Dell Optiplex 760 and it says it’s 7.30kg I thought it was going to be heaver than that.

I have looked on the internet for the weight of a Dell 760 it’s a tower it says it weighs 25lb converted = 11kg. There is no picture mine is a Small Form Factor (Desktop)

My Lenovo is said to be 8kg yet it feels lighter than the Dell

I have tried a new pack of butter that has 500g on the pack it weighs 525g (packing)

I just don’t have anything I know the weight of (fact) to compare.

This is the Dell can anyone find exact weight.

Dell Optiplex 760 SFF I did find this but no weight

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John
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