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Can I mail invitations smaller than 3x5?

Knottie8315462 Knottie8315462 member
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I'm making my own invitations. I was planning to make them A7 size (approx 3x4), which I think is cute. But when I checked USPS rules, it says you can't mail things smaller than 3x5. Is that true? Is there no way to mail cards smaller than that? Will they just refuse to let me send it?
I was planning to go shopping for paper tomorrow, and had my dimensions and quantities all worked out based on the A7 size. Now I'm afraid I'll have to rework everything...
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Re: Can I mail invitations smaller than 3x5?

  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    3x4 is pretty darn small.  That is smaller then most RSVP envelopes.

    And if it states on USPS that you can't mail anything smaller then a 3x5 then I think I would listen.

    Why do you want something so small?

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  • CMGragainCMGragain member
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    Invitations are not supposed to be "cute".  They are supposed to clearly convey the necessary information to the guests - who, what, when and where.  The USPS has very strict rules.  Don't even try to mess with them.  You will lose.

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  • VulgarGirlVulgarGirl member
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    I feel like an extra inch to make it 3x5 isn't going to kill whatever design you've got on there.

    But I feel like that is not much space to write info out in way that can be clearly read. How tiny is your font?

    Or get an envelope that is 3x5 stick the 3x4 thing in the 3x5 envelope and you're golden.
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  • PrettyGirlLostPrettyGirlLost member
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    Knottie8315462 said:
    I'm making my own invitations. I was planning to make them A7 size (approx 3x4), which I think is cute. But when I checked USPS rules, it says you can't mail things smaller than 3x5. Is that true? Is there no way to mail cards smaller than that? Will they just refuse to let me send it?
    I was planning to go shopping for paper tomorrow, and had my dimensions and quantities all worked out based on the A7 size. Now I'm afraid I'll have to rework everything...
    Yep, you will.

    Make your invitations 3x5.  The USPS does not fuck around.

    "Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends time and space."


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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    If you want the USPS to deliver your invitations, then they need to be 3x5.

    And smaller than that means that your guests are going to have trouble reading them.

    So I'd forget about being "cute" and resize your invitations in dimensions that the USPS will deliver and that your guests can actually read. Otherwise plan for there to be very few, if any, acceptances.
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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    Is changing the invite from a 3x4 to a 3x5 really that big of a deal?   Really?






    What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests.  Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated. 
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  • ViczaesarViczaesar member
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    Knottie8315462 said:
    I'm making my own invitations. I was planning to make them A7 size (approx 3x4), which I think is cute. But when I checked USPS rules, it says you can't mail things smaller than 3x5. Is that true? Is there no way to mail cards smaller than that? Will they just refuse to let me send it?
    I was planning to go shopping for paper tomorrow, and had my dimensions and quantities all worked out based on the A7 size. Now I'm afraid I'll have to rework everything...
    Nope, the United States Postal Service is lying to you.  Regulations are for the weak!



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  • frenchiekinfrenchiekin member
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    I think you might be confused about what A7 size is.  That's the size we're using for our invites (and I believe is the most common size).  A7 cards are 5"x7".


    Are you sure you're trying to use 3"x4" cards?  Also, listen to the USPS.  What if you do all this work and spend all this money on your invites and they can't even get through the mail?


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  • PamBeesly524PamBeesly524 member
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    I'm a little late to this post, but I had small invites... The RSVP cards were 3x5 and the invites were a little larger than that... Half of our RSVP cards that made it back to us weren't cancelled, which to me means that they were so small they got lost in the shuffle. Still got delivered though! We also had an issue with 2 or 3 of our invites not getting delivered. It could have just been USPS, or it could have been the size of our invites. Why risk it just for "cute"? Make them at least 3x5, or go with the more common 5x7.
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  • Jen4948Jen4948 member
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    edited June 2015
    Something you might consider is using the A7 envelopes as inner envelopes, where all persons invited are listed, and then putting those in turn, containing the invitations, into 3x5 or larger envelopes which would serve as outer envelopes that can be addressed and sent through the mail.
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  • Knottie92548810Knottie92548810 member
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    You can mail a potato with stamps on it. You can mail anything. If you really want to know, go to the post office and make sure.
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  • ViczaesarViczaesar member
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    Knottie92548810 said:
    You can mail a potato with stamps on it. You can mail anything. If you really want to know, go to the post office and make sure.
    No, you can't.



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