4x6 envelopes

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

I have been looking all over for envelopes to send Christmas pictures
in. I would like some that a 4x6 print would fit in without a lot of extra
room around it, something like 4 1/8 x 6 1/8 up to 4 1/4 x 6 1/4. I have
searched on Google and lots of places sell envelopes, but none close to
this size. Has anyone any suggestions?
Thanks....Fred

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

"Cynicor" <j.t.r.u..p.i..n...@speakeasy.net> wrote in
news:IOGdnUEap4V3dl3cRVn-ow@speakeasy.net:

>
> "Fred Martin" <mfmartin@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:kT5wd.5712$ys1.1514@fe04.lga...
>>I have been looking all over for envelopes to send Christmas pictures
>> in. I would like some that a 4x6 print would fit in without a lot of
>> extra room around it, something like 4 1/8 x 6 1/8 up to 4 1/4 x 6
>> 1/4. I have searched on Google and lots of places sell envelopes, but
>> none close to this size. Has anyone any suggestions?
>
> Did you google on "envelopes 4x6"? This came up, more or less:
>
> http://www.envelopesexpress.com/E1 [...] tion&produ
> ct=E18514Regular
>
>
>

OMG! someone suggested google! that's like, the most rude thing ever!

--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

Jon Pike wrote:
> Cynicor wrote:

>> Did you google on "envelopes 4x6"?
>> This came up, more or less:
>> www.envelopesexpress.com
>> /E18514Regular.asp?page=
>> Invitation&product=E18514Regular

> OMG! someone suggested google!
> that's like, the most rude thing ever!

No, Jon, he politely suggested Google,
suggested a search term, then provided
a link, in contrast to your boorish approach.

See, you do know what a straw man is!

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

"Mickey Dunston" <md83@comcaster.not> wrote in message
newsPadnd2TBbhuY13cRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
> Jon Pike wrote:
>> Cynicor wrote:
>
>>> Did you google on "envelopes 4x6"?
>>> This came up, more or less:
>>> www.envelopesexpress.com
>>> /E18514Regular.asp?page=
>>> Invitation&product=E18514Regular
>
>> OMG! someone suggested google!
>> that's like, the most rude thing ever!
>
> No, Jon, he politely suggested Google,
> suggested a search term, then provided
> a link, in contrast to your boorish approach.
>
> See, you do know what a straw man is!

Please, people! Can't you see that this little envelope spat is ripping this
group apart at the mucilage?

I only mentioned google because the guy said he'd googled without success
and I wanted to rub his face in my superior search engine skillz.

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

"Cynicor" <j.t.r.u..p.i..n...@speakeasy.net> wrote in message
news:y5GdnSXXO_59mVzcRVn-ug@speakeasy.net...
>
> "Mickey Dunston" <md83@comcaster.not> wrote in message
> newsPadnd2TBbhuY13cRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
> > Jon Pike wrote:
> >> Cynicor wrote:
> >
> >>> Did you google on "envelopes 4x6"?
> >>> This came up, more or less:
> >>> www.envelopesexpress.com
> >>> /E18514Regular.asp?page=
> >>> Invitation&product=E18514Regular
> >
> >> OMG! someone suggested google!
> >> that's like, the most rude thing ever!
> >
> > No, Jon, he politely suggested Google,
> > suggested a search term, then provided
> > a link, in contrast to your boorish approach.
> >
> > See, you do know what a straw man is!
>
> Please, people! Can't you see that this little envelope spat is ripping
this
> group apart at the mucilage?
>
> I only mentioned google because the guy said he'd googled without success
> and I wanted to rub his face in my superior search engine skillz.

dood, u r so sik!

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

Savidge4 wrote:
>>The standard envelope size for 4 X 6 prints is a C6 which is 4.5 X 6.5 (or
>>115 X 162 mm)
>>
>>Ross
>>
>>"Fred Martin" <mfmartin@charter.net> wrote in message
>>news:kT5wd.5712$ys1.1514@fe04.lga...
>>
>>>I have been looking all over for envelopes to send Christmas pictures
>>>in. I would like some that a 4x6 print would fit in without a lot of extra
>>>room around it, something like 4 1/8 x 6 1/8 up to 4 1/4 x 6 1/4. I have
>>>searched on Google and lots of places sell envelopes, but none close to
>>>this size. Has anyone any suggestions?
>>>Thanks....Fred
>
>
>
> C6 is not a standard American size, at least that I know of. My suggestion
> would be a 6x8 photo mailer. You can get these at your run of the mill office
> supply (office max, staple etc) and I believe even walmart carries them. Its
> the best solution I have found.
>
> Hope that helps!

Amazing, isn't it, that with the popularity of the 4x6 photo size no one
seems interested in selling an envelope to mail them in? Perhaps the
practice of emailing pictures has rendered the market too small?


--
Ron Hunter rphunter@charter.net

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

>Savidge4 wrote:
>>>The standard envelope size for 4 X 6 prints is a C6 which is 4.5 X 6.5 (or
>>>115 X 162 mm)
>>>
>>>Ross
>>>
>>>"Fred Martin" <mfmartin@charter.net> wrote in message
>>>news:kT5wd.5712$ys1.1514@fe04.lga...
>>>
>>>>I have been looking all over for envelopes to send Christmas pictures
>>>>in. I would like some that a 4x6 print would fit in without a lot of extra
>>>>room around it, something like 4 1/8 x 6 1/8 up to 4 1/4 x 6 1/4. I have
>>>>searched on Google and lots of places sell envelopes, but none close to
>>>>this size. Has anyone any suggestions?
>>>>Thanks....Fred
>>
>>
>>
>> C6 is not a standard American size, at least that I know of. My suggestion
>> would be a 6x8 photo mailer. You can get these at your run of the mill
>office
>> supply (office max, staple etc) and I believe even walmart carries them.
>Its
>> the best solution I have found.
>>
>> Hope that helps!
>
>Amazing, isn't it, that with the popularity of the 4x6 photo size no one
>seems interested in selling an envelope to mail them in? Perhaps the
>practice of emailing pictures has rendered the market too small?


I thinks it more like killing 2 birds with 1 stone. 6x8 envelopes are great
for 5x7 prints and work just as well for 4x6. I personally really do prefer
5x7 prints.

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

Ron Hunter wrote:

> Amazing, isn't it, that with the popularity of the 4x6 photo size no
> one seems interested in selling an envelope to mail them in? Perhaps
> the practice of emailing pictures has rendered the market too small?

I think this is partly due to the US holding on to 'imperial' measurements.
In every other country (those that use metric sizes at least) the
bog-standard business envelope is the DL - 220x110 mm or 8.66x4.33 inches. I
use these for sending machine printed photos, and it goes as a standard
letter anywhere in the world. They are automatically sorted at both ends of
the journey, making delivery reasonably fast.

Paul

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

"Owamanga" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cjn5s0p8g8mtbgtpao0935vrj6mk633fco@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:15:16 +1000, "Paul Bartram" <p.bartram AT OR
> NEAR optusnet.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >Ron Hunter wrote:
> >
> >> Amazing, isn't it, that with the popularity of the 4x6 photo size no
> >> one seems interested in selling an envelope to mail them in? Perhaps
> >> the practice of emailing pictures has rendered the market too small?
> >
> >I think this is partly due to the US holding on to 'imperial'
measurements.
> >In every other country (those that use metric sizes at least) the
> >bog-standard business envelope is the DL - 220x110 mm or 8.66x4.33
inches. I
> >use these for sending machine printed photos, and it goes as a standard
> >letter anywhere in the world. They are automatically sorted at both ends
of
> >the journey, making delivery reasonably fast.
> >
> >Paul
>
> Eh? - 4x6 *is* an imperial measurement. It's inches. If this were the
> cause, there should be an abundance of envelopes within the US

I realise that! The point is, as the OP said, they have never made (AFAIK)
an imperial sized envelope to fit 4"x6" prints. But in the case of metric,
the DL envelope (which is as common as muck) does the job perfectly -
probably more by chance than design.

The old imperial equivalent of the DL was the foolscap envelope, which I
haven't seen for 20 years. Maybe there is another name for that now?

Paul

Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?)

I realize this is late since today is Christmas Eve, but I just saw
this message and maybe it will be useful for someone for other
occasions. The Current catalog (www.currentcatalog.com) sells
envelopes that are 4 1/4 by 6 1/4 for mailing pictures. $4.99 for 50
envelopes in a variety pack of colors. They also have started printing
a lot of their greeting cards in that size so that you can mail photos
with a note card.