melikecheese Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 wow that a lot of f-ing work. I just use some cardboard and fold it around the record with a few extra pieces inside. A few layers and some tape and it works just fine, never had 1 complaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocore Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I save all the ones I get from orders and reverse them and resend for outgoing records. Easy enough. i'd be surprised if there was anyone who hadn't thought of this.. no offense and yeah, i have like 50 lp mailers and 20 7" mailers in my garage, so i'm set for a while.. Wasn't saying it wasn't obvious... just that with the amounts of records most people here buy, that's waaaaaaaaaay easier than altering USPS boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailhouse Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 We always try to write "Recycle" on all of our mailers, so the people that recieve them will think twice before ripping into them. Bubblewrap get's expensive as well, I recycle as much of that as I can. I tried to calculate the cost for packaging, it ended up (give or take a couple cents) that packing material cost around 1.20 per package. That really add's up! about 70 cents for the mailer(if you get em in bulk), about 30 cents for 2 pads, about 15 cents in bubble wrap, and 5 cents in tape. Does anyone really know if bubblewrap even matters? We put the record in bubble wrap, tape it up, then put that between two mailer pads, tape it up, and then inside the mailer. We sometimes throw another layer of bubble wrap on either side of the inside the box as well. Does anyone on here ever have any experience with recieving a damaged record mailed properly in only a mailer with mailer pads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takingchase Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Theres now a picture of a 7" mailer up with all the measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezfools Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Sicne this thread got brought up elsewhere, figured I would mention it here instead of there. I believe the USPS now has marks on the inside of their mailers to prevent this sort of stuff since you're only "supposed" to use them for what they're labeled as. Anyways, doesn't mean you can do the same thing to a random cardboard box you find behind a fast food joint. Yep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 thanks for bumping this. i looked for it last week but couldnt find shit with the search function. And yes, some of the newer boxes have USPS printed on the inside of the boxes. You can still find some of the older boxes in some of the post offices... Totally worth looking if you are out of mailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabepunktony Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Stop making postage going up by doing this shit, boo! Seriously though, whatever you do is whatever you do, but I was caught too back in the day so I don't bother with them anymore. It wasn't worth the drive and wasted time, let alone the wasted postage and lecture, just to use free cardboard. But again, just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vardcore Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I am pretty sure USPS is introducing an LP friendly box in 2010. They know what's up... and they are all about making it easier for you to drop coin on Priority Mail. They make freaking shoeboxes, fergollyhoohoosake. They also remade the old boxes that technically hold LPs, but there is zero roof for extra padding on two sides... For what it's worth, I think it was me that blew it on the "turning it inside out" with the old Priority boxes. We used to do that for 100% of our mailorders up until about 10 years ago. It's a long story, but I think it's my fault they enacted the rule. Sorry. "My bad" as they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Ouch, i got caught. I got a notice that they inspected one of my packages and found that i used a priority box and the flimsy priority mail bags for padding and hit me with a $9.50 fee. What a bag of dicks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicole Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 whoa, super old thread! i do this with fedex boxes and then send em via canada post. they don't care if i rip off their competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudeboydh Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Bumping this so I can find it later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtokeex Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 bump this because DIY is awesome 213041284s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasHawk Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 i used to get giant sheets of cardboard from my work and use those. I also buy more than I sell, so I just use the mailers I receive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 bump this because DIY is awesome because stealing is awesome? if you're so broke that you have to resort to stealing cardboard from the post office to mail records, you need to examine your life. stl_ben, tvham, nothingnatural and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtokeex Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 because stealing is awesome? if you're so broke that you have to resort to stealing cardboard from the post office to mail records, you need to examine your life. I don`t care about the stealing usps cardboard part, just the recycle itself my point is here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daegor Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 because stealing is awesome? if you're so broke that you have to resort to stealing cardboard from the post office to mail records, you need to examine your life. Wait, someone seriously thinks this? 213041284s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 because stealing is awesome? if you're so broke that you have to resort to stealing cardboard from the post office to mail records, you need to examine your life. USPS gives these boxes away, right? They'll even drop a stack of them off at your door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 USPS gives these boxes away, right? They'll even drop a stack of them off at your door. yeah...in order to use with predetermined shipping services. There are comments above stating of you "get caught" doing this, they fine you $10. If you're paying the $10 up front, I guess I'm ok with it. stl_ben and nothingnatural 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slushy Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 because stealing is awesome? if you're so broke that you have to resort to stealing cardboard from the post office to mail records, you need to examine your life. get the fuck outta punk 213041284s and ditc586 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 The Priority Boxes are for mailing at Priority Rates, which are way more than Media mail, so technically it is absolutely stealing if you don't use them for Priority mailing (as per the testimonials above). The gray area comes in once they have been used and paid for at the Priority rate; now if you choose to cut them up for 12 x 12" inner pads, that's prob OK vs throwing them in the trash or recycle bin. Using them for mailers, the USPS doesn't know their recycled if inverted. The USPS has gone to significant expense to print on the 'inside' of the Priority cardboard so people don't invert as the OP did. I've helped the USPS out by recycling Priority boxes and mailing stuff in them again at Priority rates (not records) Same principle applies if you pay for only one 'free refills of fizzy drinks/soda/pop' or 'all you care to eat salad bar' and then give food to others at the table or share refills of drinks where only one paid. It's stealing. This is the power of the Law. 56mph in a 55mph max zone = guilty. Most of us don't stop to think about Justice much, just mercy or how to get around the Law. Most are not owners being stolen from, or put ourselves in the owners' shoes. (Golden Rule). Asbestos suit has been donned. Flame away. But I'm more interested in logic (light) than heat. stl_ben and nothingnatural 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 The Priority Boxes are for mailing at Priority Rates, which are way more than Media mail, so technically it is absolutely stealing if you don't use them for Priority mailing (as per the testimonials above). The gray area comes in once they have been used and paid for at the Priority rate; now if you choose to cut them up for 12 x 12" inner pads, that's prob OK vs throwing them in the trash or recycle bin. Using them for mailers, the USPS doesn't know their recycled if inverted. The USPS has gone to significant expense to print on the 'inside' of the Priority cardboard so people don't invert as the OP did. I've helped the USPS out by recycling Priority boxes and mailing stuff in them again at Priority rates (not records) Same principle applies if you pay for only one 'free refills of fizzy drinks/soda/pop' or 'all you care to eat salad bar' and then give food to others at the table or share refills of drinks where only one paid. It's stealing. This is the power of the Law. 56mph in a 55mph max zone = guilty. Most of us don't stop to think about Justice much, just mercy or how to get around the Law. Most are not owners being stolen from, or put ourselves in the owners' shoes. (Golden Rule). Asbestos suit has been donned. Flame away. But I'm more interested in logic (light) than heat. Argument done, in my opinion. Very well put. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl addict Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I just reuse all the ones that are delivered to my door with LPs in them. I buy way more than I sell lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindovermatter Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I cut down all boxes for padding to avoid contributing to the waste problem, especially since mailers are not even remotely expensive. Just roll the cost into your sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I keep a cup in my car from Wendy's so I can walk in and fill up. No one blinks an eye. You people are too fucking sensitive. It's YOUR TAX MONEY. Steal whatever the fuck you want. Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slushy Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 It's so hilarious to see how attitudes of people involved with record collecting have changed over the years. Like only ten years ago it was all about sharing and pooling information about the best and cheapest ways to ship/trade/sell records and the various common scams people were using (gluing stamps, etc). And now, when the costs involved with buying/selling/collecting records are higher than ever, it's all promo codes and lectures about how taking some cardboard from postal service is wrong. kurtz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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