benchwarmer Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 So, instead of doing work this afternoon, I decided to make these: I'm getting kind of sick of telling the USPS that a package is fragile and it still getting beat to hell, or my mailman leaving my package on the front steps in the bright sun. soo, I've printed out a bunch of these and will be putting them on every vinyl package I ship out. If you want some, you can download a PDF here: Download PDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfedaykinx Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 thats a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 You are awesome. - Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Great idea! Thanks for sharing. I know I'll be making use out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinylme Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Thanks for sharing. I'm going to use these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Honestly I wouldn't use these. I work in a shipping department and I talk to the UPS guys all the time and having a Fragile sticker on a package is pretty much a signal for UPS to throw it around even harder. I know people that work for FedEx and USPS and I hear the exact same thing. It's a great looking sticker though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Awesome. Nice font choices too. Very clean, which I like. (I'm a designer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephanttttt Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 this is a solid design. if i ship vinyl i shall print some of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 Awesome. Nice font choices too. Very clean, which I like. (I'm a designer) as am I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimonsarfunkel Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Kool man. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 love it. i'll be using it, damn the usps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Yeah, I just printed out two pages here at work so I can use the nice paper cutter. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 I worked at ups before. Believe me, no one reads the stickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moraleclipse Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Yeah, I really like the labels, but I worked at FedEx in college and you pack and unpack so many packages that nobody takes the time to read the stickers (You are just trying to get them on the right truck). However, I think that maybe the mailcarrier would look at them and not leave your records out in the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambomb Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I've luckily only received one broken record ever, and it was a doozie ( actually happened twicewith the same release, same color) . Sheer Terror Just Can't Hate Enough starving missle red press.. I already knew it was pressed on thin euro vinyl from the late 80's , so I was nervous to begin with. usually the person at the counter will pretend to give a shit about your package, but after that stuff is tossed around like crazy. I've always insured if I thought it would be a hassle. I just used a sharpie and write fagile on the back. the labels look real nice, and hopefully will give a heads up to the mailman to think twice about just tossing records on the porch. I'm cool with my mailman now so he'll stash packages on my porch so their safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 i dont have anything to open a pdf file, is it the same size as he picture you posted or bigger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 yea same thing, just the PDF file has them laid out on an 8.5 x 11 sheet. you might have problems printing the one I posted, because it's a lo res web file, if you want a different format, let me know I can email it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 excellent idea. whenever i ship a record, i write "fragile" and "do not bend" all over the front and back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntwolf Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 after I got a crushed package from No Idea that warped the record (new AM/7") they sent me another one and it had a stamped message on it: "DO NOT bend, fold, spindle, crush, chew on, smash, or even try to mutilate. Please!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I won my copy of Botch - "An Anthology Of Dead Ends" on ebay about two years ago, and the fucking retard mail person who delivered to my apartment complex decided it would be a good idea to FOLD IT IN HALF to make it fit in the mailbox, instead of taking the extra 2 minutes to walk up and place it on my doorstep. You have no idea how furious I was when I finally managed to pull it out and realized what it was. I was able to weight the actual record down underneath a glass tabletop (wrapped in a blanket for padding) and straighten it out, but there's no fixing a creased jacket. That's my biggest horror story involving shitty mail people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbananagrabber Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I won my copy of Botch - "An Anthology Of Dead Ends" on ebay about two years ago, and the fucking retard mail person who delivered to my apartment complex decided it would be a good idea to FOLD IT IN HALF to make it fit in the mailbox, instead of taking the extra 2 minutes to walk up and place it on my doorstep. You have no idea how furious I was when I finally managed to pull it out and realized what it was. I was able to weight the actual record down underneath a glass tabletop (wrapped in a blanket for padding) and straighten it out, but there's no fixing a creased jacket. That's my biggest horror story involving shitty mail people. i think my stomach just turned inside out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destroyingthescene Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 I won my copy of Botch - "An Anthology Of Dead Ends" on ebay about two years ago, and the fucking retard mail person who delivered to my apartment complex decided it would be a good idea to FOLD IT IN HALF to make it fit in the mailbox, instead of taking the extra 2 minutes to walk up and place it on my doorstep. You have no idea how furious I was when I finally managed to pull it out and realized what it was. I was able to weight the actual record down underneath a glass tabletop (wrapped in a blanket for padding) and straighten it out, but there's no fixing a creased jacket. That's my biggest horror story involving shitty mail people. Jesus, I would probably get an assault charge if I witnessed someone doing that to a record of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Yeah, it was pretty much all I could do not to start throwing things out the window and then marching down to the post office and opening fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I won my copy of Botch - "An Anthology Of Dead Ends" on ebay about two years ago, and the fucking retard mail person who delivered to my apartment complex decided it would be a good idea to FOLD IT IN HALF to make it fit in the mailbox, instead of taking the extra 2 minutes to walk up and place it on my doorstep. You have no idea how furious I was when I finally managed to pull it out and realized what it was. I was able to weight the actual record down underneath a glass tabletop (wrapped in a blanket for padding) and straighten it out, but there's no fixing a creased jacket. That's my biggest horror story involving shitty mail people. id probably would have cried... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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