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Paper Destash May 2017

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Swap Coordinator:caf1988 (contact)
Swap categories: Paper Goods  Craft Supplies  Paper Crafts 
Number of people in swap:9
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:May 5, 2017
Date items must be sent by:May 15, 2017
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

It's time to move along some of your pretty papers.

You'll send at least 1 ounce of pretty paper (scrapbook/origami/etc), all paper weights allowed, to your partner.

The minimum size allowed is 4.25 x 5.5 inches (A2 Envelope (see my comment below รขหœยบ)). Sorry for the confusion!! The paper should be sent flat (not folded).

This is an international swap. It's open to newbies with a well filled out profile (I should feel comfortable knowing what to send, or not to send, to you). No recent unexplained 1s or 3s.

You'll have 2 partners.

Discussion

manachai 05/ 1/2017 #

Not to be pedantic but I think you mean A6 sized.

manachai 05/ 1/2017 #

Oh man, I was totes wrong in my previous comment. Sorry for that, I can be quite a blur one.

Shoefairy19 05/ 2/2017 #

A2 is huge. I think you did mean A6. A2 would be 16.5x23.4 inches. I would be interested with the smaller size

manachai 05/ 2/2017 #

Yeah, I realised that while I was making a cup of coffee. Not one of my brightest moments in the past week. Sigh. But I do have a bunch of papers around that size.

Ace330660 05/ 4/2017 #

What size paper and how many pages are needed for this swap ? How much would be 1 oz ?

caf1988 05/ 4/2017 #

I work in a print shop in the US and we use A2 envelopes for 90% of the notecards we sell (which means lots of "bad" ones that end up at my house for personal use). Sorry for the confusion--I'm thinking of the size envelope, NOT the size of the paper! I actually have no idea what size A2 paper is!

The paper should measure 4.25x5.5 inches minimum, which fits into that A2 envelope nicely. Larger is fine, of course.

Ace330660: I just put together a mock-up envelope and a 24lb A2 envelope will need approximately 12 sheets of lightweight scrapbook paper (4.25 x 5.5 inch) to weigh 1 oz. Of course, the number of sheets you'll need to send depends on how heavy your paper is. I don't like putting a strict number of sheets because everyone's stash is different and I don't want a person who prefers heavier paper to be penalized with a higher shipping charge for the same number of sheets.

In the US, the minimum price is based on a 1 oz envelope. Honestly, I don't know how postage is priced in other countries, so just go with that metric as applies to your country.

caf1988 05/ 4/2017 #

Oddly enough (addressed to those educating me on A sizes รขหœยบ) an A6 envelope is bigger than an A2 envelope! It's very confusing. I'm not even sure if what we call an A2 corresponds to international standards. The graphic we have on a wall at work showing sizes of envelopes implies that Baronial (Bar) envelopes are the same sizes as As (does A stand for something?!?) but Bars have a triangular shaped flap while As have a square flap.

...I'm going to go look this stuff up! Because I'm a nerd like that...Your additional information is welcome on this topic!! รขหœยบ

caf1988 05/ 4/2017 #

So apparently Americans are completely different when it comes to our A sized envelopes vs A sized papers found around the world. This explains a lot and is also not surprising...

Ace330660 05/ 6/2017 #

I can only find this small of an envelope-4 1/2 by 6 1/2 in. Would this be fine to send the sheets in?

caf1988 05/ 7/2017 #

Ace, yep!

Onibah3 05/13/2017 #

FYI: 1 ounce is at least 28.35 grams

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