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Subject: Should I use a cardboard box or a mailing envelope?
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Revision: Todd Lehman, 1996-01-08
Location: /market/shipping/packing/
<P>In general, for best results use a cardboard box. Boxes are cheaper -- free
if you ask around at the right places -- and can't be folded or crammed into
a mailbox.</P>
<P>Use padded mailing envelopes for floppy paper items or things of little
value:<UL TYPE="BULLET">
<LI>Instructions</LI>
<LI>Catalogs</LI>
<LI>Idea books</LI>
<LI>Photocopies</LI>
</UL></P>
<P>Use cardboard mailing boxes for rigid items or things of high value:<UL TYPE="BULLET">
<LI>Empty set boxes</LI>
<LI>Entire sets</LI>
<LI>Pieces</LI>
<LI>Baseplates</LI>
<LI>Instructions</LI>
<LI>Catalogs</LI>
<LI>Idea books</LI>
</UL></P>
<P>Here's a rule of thumb for envelopes: You've got something nicely packed
in an envelope and ready to send off. Now suppose you drove your car across
the envelope. Upon opening the envelope, would the items be unscathed? If
so, go ahead with the envelope, otherwise use a box. Here's another test:
bend your envelope slightly -- imagine rolling it into a cylinder. Would
the spine of the booklet inside crack? If not, go ahead with the envelope,
otherwise use a box.</P>
<P>Some have had success sending mini-figures in bubble-padded mailing
envelopes. Cassette tape mailing boxes (around $0.50 at the U.S. Post
Office) also work well for mini-figures and small LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">®</FONT></SUP> parts.</P>
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