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Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
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Fri, 20 Oct 2000 17:31:23 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shipping, Steve Chapple writes:
Envelopes - padded or otherwise - just don't cut it for LEGO shipping. •  <snip>
- Packed inside a strong cardboard box.  A train set or old-style
Technic box with the plastic trays (which reinforce inside) is a
good reference standard. •  <snip>
(Envelopes are for papers, padded envelopes are for solid items
like 3.5 diskettes, LEGO requires boxes - good boxes with padding)

OK, I did some calling around. I can get 4x6x2 corrugated cardboard mailers for
about 40-cents each (100 qty). Do these sound sufficient ?  Is that size too
small for typical parts sales ?

Ray Sanders #124



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  Re: Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
 
To All, Well, I use bubble mailers with ziplock snack size bags for most of my shipments, I switched over to Priority mail for obvious reasons with the small boxes now (VBery good of ther postal service to have this, IMO), but I have had no (...) (24 years ago, 21-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)

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  Envelopes are NOT enough (was Re:...never receive your package?
 
(...) Envelopes - padded or otherwise - just don't cut it for LEGO shipping. The ziploc inside lessens the danger, but it's still not good enough. I RX'd three packages last week. Two were in padded envelopes, one of which managed to survive, but (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)

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