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| | | (...) Yup, and on an item this big ($100) PM makes more sense simply because of the ease of calculation. (...) others, though. (...) Don't mind at all - I order so many other things on the net and hold onto boxes that my need to turn PM boxes inside (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | Re: FS: 8880 Super Car, $135 shipped in the US —Ray Sanders
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| | | | (...) I have a client who is a weekly newspaper / office supplies / print shop. I just go down there and fish thru his pile of empty boxes for most of what I need. That and get a few from the PO. Now where can I get a box for the Mos Espa and/pr the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | Padding materials (was Re: FS: 8880 Super Car, $135 shipped in the US —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | I need to find a client like that, to get the newsprint ends. They are better for packing than already printed newsprint, no ink to stain. Also, any hints on what sort of firms to hit up for used crunchies? I ran through ALL of mine and I had bags (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | Re: Padding materials (was Re: FS: 8880 Super Car, $135 shipped in the US —Ray Sanders
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| | | | | | | (...) Thanks for the idea. He has his papers printed at another place about 12 miles down the road. I will ask him to inquire if they have ends available. I know that they sell the old aluminum plates for people to use on chicken coops, MH skirting, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | Re: Padding materials (was Re: FS: 8880 Super Car, $135 shipped in the US —James Brown
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| | | | | | | (...) Large industry. Any location large enough to have a Shipping/Receiving warehouse will be overflowing with boxes and packing material, and won't generally care if it gets thrown out or given to someone. In my experience, you don't even need to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | Re: Padding materials (was Re: FS: 8880 Super Car, $135 shipped in the US —Robert Farver
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| | | | | | | (...) You can get unprinted newspaper at most shipping companies. We had a good deal leftover after our move, plus we saved most of what we used to pack. Rob +---...---+ | Rob Farver - rfarver@rcn.com | | (URL) | | (URL) | +---...---+ (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | Re: Padding materials (was Re: FS: 8880 Super Car, $135 shipped in the US —Troy Cefaratti
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| | | | | | Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:3877B470.21EAF9...ger.net... (...) Larry, Just find the place where your local papers are printed, they are sure to have the ends piled up in a corner somewhere. I used to run a newspaper, and (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Padding materials (was Re: FS: 8880 Super Car, $135 shipped in the US —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | Troy Cefaratti wrote in message ... (...) Although many newspapers glue a new roll onto the old while the press is running (I think it was when I toured the Boston Globe, and we got a little extra detailed tour of the pressroom because my sister, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Padding materials (was Re: FS: 8880 Super Car, $135 shipped in the US —Troy Cefaratti
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| | | | | | Of course, your larger papers would have this equipment. :) My experience is with small weekly newspapers though, which tend to get printed on whatever press will take them! ;) Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Padding materials (was Re: FS: 8880 Super Car, $135 shipped in the US —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) True... My knowledge is definitely limited to large newspapers (Boston Globe which I toured, and the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune which were the main papers my sister was involved in). I must say though, it is sometimes interesting (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: FS: 8880 Super Car, $135 shipped in the US —Jason M. Normand
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| | | | You could try hitting the local store for thier Lego Shipping Boxes, Once thier unpacked they usualy just get thrown out. Or when i cant find a box to fit i will just wrap the set in a couple layers of bubble wrap and some brown paper. The cover it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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