thetruthaboutheaven21 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 People seem to think sending 12" records in bubble mailers is a good idea. Wouldn't you rather wait for the person to get the correct material to ship then have your record come bent/warped? psus2h 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I prefer pizza boxes and duct tape. eskimosnow27, nancy_raygun and THE_James_Champ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youinreverse Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I just tape a shipping label right on to the sleeve and send it out. Why bother with buying a box or mailer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetruthaboutheaven21 Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 I prefer pizza boxes and duct tape. i actually got several records in a pizza box once. not fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetruthaboutheaven21 Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 I just tape a shipping label right on to the sleeve and send it out. Why bother with buying a box or mailer? I mean you know the USPS carefully handles every package without throwing it around at all. Amazon has sent records out in no box with just a label on the jacket before lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 this is how i do it. futures, RadDonut, GradedOnACurve and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hecollec+or Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I prefer pizza boxes and duct tape. As long as there's still pizza in the box I'm good with that. The Vool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarzioo_ Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I received a paper thin cardboard package from England and somehow it didn't get damaged. It was the RSD liars so the record just has a flimsy plastic sleeve that it sits in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorbusiness138 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 i actually got several records in a pizza box once. not fun Yikes!! that sounds like a nightmare. Hopefully it worked out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoToRoBo Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I mean my mail dude is pretty nice and certainly handles with care, but Mr. Tossy McPackagesorter doesn't give two shits about you parcel. I would wipe my ass with the bubble mailer and send it back. Keep the record of course. Include a note that says "Hey shit head, here's some shit to go with your shitty mailing decisions. P.S. Our friendship is OVER!" eskimosnow27 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out of Breath Records Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 One time I got a record I bought for 20 bucks inside of a bubble mailer, which was inside a regular cardboard mailer, which was inside a giant box filled to the brim with packing peanuts. I had mixed feelings about it. But they definitely made sure no damage would be done so that was nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billya Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 One time I got a record in a box that had to have been about 2 feet x 2 feet, and a foot deep. Inside there was an assortment of random stuff on top of another box that was flattened out that held the record against the bottom. No damage done, but I was blown away. The sticker also said he'd paid like $8 to mail it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billya Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I just tape a shipping label right on to the sleeve and send it out. Why bother with buying a box or mailer? Somebody bought the Thrice Anthology live set from Amazon and got it this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youinreverse Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 this is how i do it. Getting rid of the sleeve to shed some weight so the package ships cheaper, I see. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Next record I send will be a mailer inside of a bubble mailer so the buyer shits his pants when he sees it. What are bubble mailers good for anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Bubble mailer with a cardboard sandwich inside is fully acceptable for 7"s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarostino Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Somebody bought the Thrice Anthology live set from Amazon and got it this way. that was me. best thing though: except for a verrrry small tear on one corner of the shrink wrap the whole thing came pretty much undamaged (note: from the us to germany!). amazon got a very angry mail and i received a full refund, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Buying records through Amazon has come with its fair share of entertainment. For instance, about a year and a half ago I bought a record and a book (because, back then, free shipping for us non-Prime members was only at $25) and it came shipped in a cardboard box literally the size of something a microwave would be shipped in, filled a third of the way up with packing peanuts, and the record and the book were sitting in the bottom corner two sides bare to the cardboard. I don't know a whole lot about shipping from the EU, but it would certainly seem that they have much more packing materials available to them than we do Stateside. Minus bubble mailers - which I don't really consider a shipping option at all - I think I've received about five different shipments from over there in five entirely different boxes, all of them seemingly designed to ship records. And yet it still seems 50% of the time I'm receiving something packed in a bubble mailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnstypls Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I just tape a shipping label right on to the sleeve and send it out. Why bother with buying a box or mailer? I shit you not.... I have received a record like this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy_raygun Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Before the post office started printing on the inside of those free priority mail boxes, I got one where they cut up the box, turned it inside out and duct taped it back together like a sandwich. eBay just isn't the place to be, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Bubble mailer with a cardboard sandwich inside is fully acceptable for 7"s. I'll usually send 7"s that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarzioo_ Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 I shit you not.... I have received a record like this before. Was the record damaged when you received it? Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribstabsheart Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 As long as you use two thick pieces of cardboard and make sure to tape up the sides so that the record can't pop out, I think this is one of the best/most secure ways to send a single 7". I like to send mine with the record on the outside of the sleeve, inside of a clear plastic outer sleeve, to make sure the record doesn't pop out and the tape doesn't stick to the record itself. I too have received a 7" without any cardboard before, and it sucks. I've also had a mailman bend it to fit inside of a small postbox before, and that also sucks. Make sure to put "DO NOT BEND" and have them stamp "FRAGILE" on there if you can, and be nice to your mailman/lady. If Seinfeld taught me anything, it's to never piss off the mailman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnstypls Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Was the record damaged when you received it? Yikes. The record itself wasn't, but i can't say the same for the jacket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribstabsheart Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Was it more bent/creased than can be fixed with a couple heavy books? I hate that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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