Trim Size in Properties?

We make PDF proofs for customers to proof read and to evaluate. Many customers get confused when a PDF is sent with crop marks and they think the finished size is the document size.
Is there a way, in Reader, to show the Trim Size of a document? I know I can change the Preferances so the green outline of the Trim Size is visable but I would also like to know what the actual size is.
File/Properties gives the "Page Size" but it does not give the Trim Size.
Any ideas?

Thanks for the response. I'm not the one who is printing the pdf out, it's being taken to a printer, so I'm not sure how it needs to be prepared. When I look at the properties of the pdf it says 8x11. Does that need to change to 6x9 for the printer to print it out at the right size?

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