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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

What's the correct collocation for postal insurance?

Dear Users,
When at the post office, what exactly do I have to say if I want to buy some kind of insurance for a parcel that I'm sending?

Is it possible to buy insurance for this parcel?
Can I get insurance for this parcel?

I don't think inusrance collocates well with put ?

Thanks
  

Top answer

Perfect Stranger Is it possible to buy insurance for this parcel? Is it possible to buy insurance on this parcel?

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Perfect StrangerIs it possible to buy insurance for this parcel?
Is it possible to buy insurance on this parcel?
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Thanks.

Can I also say:

Can I have this parcel insured?
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Sure, that's even better.
You can also ask about types of insurance.
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If you have the parcel in your hand or in front of you on the counter, it's more common to simply refer to it as 'this' instead of 'this parcel'.

Clive
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