i almost fall into the same trap too...
my brother help me post a small teddy bear to IPOH today at Sg wang post office...
the lady charge by volumetric..said that cotton stuff usually charge like that...
my brother call me before he pay....
RM28....wow...i used to pay RM5.20...and now RM28?

i took the bear back to KL Sentral Pos Laju...
they only charge me RM5.90...
it's only 0.18kg....why they simply charge?
i thought only big and long item they charge volumetric?

i juz bought an ipod nano form lyn forumer few days ago.
The postage for petaling jaya to miri cost me about rm8 something..
:st ars:  damn exp man..

really bad service attitude luckily you are smart to take back other pos center

y poslaju increase their rate??

last time <500gram = RM5.20 ( inclusive the GST 5% & SErvice Charge 10% )

and NOW
<500gram = RM5.90 ( dunno how they increase the price )

and their website never follow the new pricing.

if use pos express
how long will receive?
can receive the next day?

need to send a piece of clothing to seremban via poslaju. do i just use normal A4 envelope or do i need to use envelope with bubble wrap? does anyone know how much it will cost from pj or subang?

should be the same rate...
RM5.90 for 1st 500gm...
wrap it nicely to ensure the clothes won't be torn in a apart then it should be ok...
hehe...
but i see many people use pos ekspress to send clothes nowadays...

how much would the same item be by pos express? it isn't registered post right?

nope...not registered post...
it's actually post for documents in envelope form...
but many seller use it to post small items...
it differs according to price of the envelope...
RM2.50, RM3, RM 4.....

Wow! What a fast response! Thanks!! That would mean that I'd have to buy a special type of envelope from the post office?

Then for poslaju, can i use any ordinary envelope or do i still need to get it from them?

Really confused with post system here.

Yes, there are special Pos Ekspres envelopes available in the post office. Just buy from them.

1. Where else can I buy the pos ekspress envelope apart from the post office? I'm in KL City.
2. Any post office open on Sunday?

I need to buy a post ekspress envelope.

Yes, there are special Pos Ekspres envelopes available in the post office. Just buy from them.

If you are using Poslaju, you have to prepare all your packaging materials yourself.
If you want the Poslaju sealing plastic from them, then request from them but only post offices with Poslaju centres have this.

I see. Thanks for the info. What is sealing plastic? Can't just use gum and tape??

Well, sure can. Have you received packaging from Gdex or Skynet before? They are using some sort of plastic bag right? That was what I meant.