Choosing the Correct Size Jiffy Mailer® Product
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- Jiffy® Mailers
(includes Jiffy® Padded, Utility & TuffGard®, Jiffylite® and Yesterday's News™ mailers)
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Jiffy® Mailers
(includes Jiffy® Padded, Utility & TuffGard®, Jiffylite®and Yesterday's News™ mailers)
(W) Width of product + (T) Thickness of product + ½ inch
(L) Length of product + (T) Thickness of product + 2 inches
a video cassette, packaged in a standard video mailer box 7½ inches x 4 inches x 1 inch
(L x W x T)
To Determine Width of Mailer:
Width of product (inches)
4
Thickness of product (inches)
1
+ ½ inch
+ ½
Minimum width of mailer (inches)
5½
To Determine Length of Mailer:
Length of product (inches)
7½
Thickness of product (inches)
1
+ 2 inches
2
Minimum length of mailer (inches)
10½
Calculated Mailer Size (inches): 5½ x 10½
Recommended Mailer Size (inches): 7¼ x 12 (#1)
Note: The correct mailer size must be larger than the minimum calculated size in BOTH dimensions. In this example 6 x 10 (#0) is too small.Overview of available sizes for all Jiffy®mailersTuffGard Extreme® Mailers
(W) Width of product + (T) Thickness of product + 1 inch
(L) Length of product + (T) Thickness of product + 2½ inches
two video game cartridges 6½ inches x 6 inches x 1 inch
(L x W x T)
To Determine Width of Mailer:
Width of product (inches)
6
Thickness of product (inches)
1
+ 1 inch
+ 1
Minimum width of mailer (inches)
8
To Determine Length of Mailer:
Length of product (inches)
9
Thickness of product (inches)
1
+ 2½ inches
+2½
Minimum length of mailer (inches)
12½
Calculated Mailer Size (inches): 8 x 12½
Recommended Mailer Size (inches): 9½ x 13 (#4)
Note: The correct mailer size must be larger than the minimum calculated size in BOTH dimensions. In this example 8½ x 12 (#2) is too small.Overview of available sizes for all Jiffy® mailersJiffy Rigi Bag® Mailers
Example 1: Items less than ¼ inch thick
(W) Width of product + 1 inch
(L) Length of product + 1 inch
photographs 8 inches x 10 inches x ¼ inch
(L x W x T)
To Determine Width of Mailer:
Width of product (inches)
8
+ 1 inch
+ 1
Minimum width of mailer (inches)
9
To Determine Length of Mailer:
Length of product (inches)
10
+ 1 inch
+1
Minimum length of mailer (inches)
11
Calculated Mailer Size (inches): 9 x 11
Recommended Mailer Size (inches): 9½ x 13 (#4)
Jiffy Rigi Bag® Mailers
Example 2: Items between ¼ and 1½ inches thick
(W) Width of product + 3 inches
(L) Length of product + 3 inches
book 9 inches x 12 inches x 1 inch
(L x W x T)
To Determine Width of Mailer:
Width of product (inches)
9
+ 3 inches
+ 3
Minimum width of mailer (inches)
12
To Determine Length of Mailer:
Length of product (inches)
12
+ 3 inches
+ 3
Minimum length of mailer (inches)
15
Calculated Mailer Size (inches): 12 x 15
Jiffy® ShurTuff® Mailers
(W) Width of product + (T) Thickness of product + ½ inch
(L) Length of product + (T) Thickness of product + ½ inches
an annual report and proxy material 8½ inches x 11 inches x ½ inch
(L x W x T)
To Determine Width of Mailer:
Width of product (inches)
8½
Thickness of product (inches)
½
+ ½ inch
+ ½
Minimum width of mailer (inches)
9½
To Determine Length of Mailer:
Length of product (inches)
11
Thickness of product (inches)
½
+ ½ inches
+ ½
Minimum length of mailer (inches)
12
Calculated Mailer Size (inches): 9½ x 12
Recommended Mailer Size (inches): 10 x 13
Note: The correct mailer size must be larger than the minimum calculated size in BOTH dimensions.Overview of available sizes for Jiffy® ShurTuff® Durable mailers