Choosing the Correct Size Jiffy Mailer® Product

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• Jiffy® Mailers (includes Jiffy® Padded, Utility & TuffGard®, Jiffylite® and Yesterday's News™ mailers)
• TuffGard Extreme™ Mailer
• Jiffy Rigi Bag® Mailer
• Jiffy® ShurTuff® Mailer

Jiffy® Mailers (includes Jiffy® Padded, Utility & TuffGard®, Jiffylite® and Yesterday's News™ mailers)
Width of Mailer:	(W) Width of product + (T) Thickness of product + ½ inch
Length of Mailer:	(L) Length of product + (T) Thickness of product + 2 inches
Example:	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:			To Determine Length of Mailer:
Width of product (inches)	4		Length of product (inches)	7½
Thickness of product (inches)	1		Thickness of product (inches)	1
+ ½ inch	+ ½		+ 2 inches	+ 2
Minimum width of mailer (inches)	___ 5½		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® mailers

TuffGard Extreme™ Mailers
Width of Mailer:	(W) Width of product + (T) Thickness of product + 1 inch
Length of Mailer:	(L) Length of product + (T) Thickness of product + 2½ inches
Example:	two video game cartridges 6½ inches x 6 inches x 1 inch (L x W x T)

To Determine Width of Mailer:			To Determine Length of Mailer:
Width of product (inches)	6		Length of product (inches)	9
Thickness of product (inches)	1		Thickness of product (inches)	1
+ 1 inch	+ 1		+ 2½ inches	+ 2½
Minimum width of mailer (inches)	___ 8		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® mailers

Jiffy Rigi Bag® Mailers Example 1: Items less than ¼ inch thick
Width of Mailer:	(W) Width of product + 1 inch
Length of Mailer:	(L) Length of product + 1 inch
Example:	photographs 8 inches x 10 inches x ¼ inch (L x W x T)

To Determine Width of Mailer:			To Determine Length of Mailer:
Width of product (inches)	8		Length of product (inches)	10
+ 1 inch	+ 1		+ 1 inch	+ 1
Minimum width of mailer (inches)	___ 9		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
Width of Mailer:	(W) Width of product + 3 inches
Length of Mailer:	(L) Length of product + 3 inches
Example:	book 9 inches x 12 inches x 1 inch (L x W x T)

To Determine Width of Mailer:			To Determine Length of Mailer:
Width of product (inches)	9		Length of product (inches)	12
+ 3 inches	+ 3		+ 3 inches	+ 3
Minimum width of mailer (inches)	___ 12		Minimum length of mailer (inches)	___ 15
Calculated Mailer Size (inches): 12 x 15
Recommended Mailer Size (inches): 12½ x 15 (#6)
Note: The correct mailer size must be larger than the minimum calculated size in BOTH dimensions. Overview of available sizes for Jiffy Rigi Bag® mailers

Jiffy® ShurTuff® Mailers
Width of Mailer:	(W) Width of product + (T) Thickness of product + ½ inch
Length of Mailer:	(L) Length of product + (T) Thickness of product + ½ inches
Example:	an annual report and proxy material 8½ inches x 11 inches x ½ inch (L x W x T)

To Determine Width of Mailer:			To Determine Length of Mailer:
Width of product (inches)	8½		Length of product (inches)	11
Thickness of product (inches)	½		Thickness of product (inches)	½
+ ½ inch	+ ½		+ ½ inches	+ ½
Minimum width of mailer (inches)	___ 9½		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

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