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<p>[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 66547, member: 308"]Goodness - this could take awhile.</p><p>1. Yes - on the small and large size. The medium size, which is shaped like a shoebox, is worthless IMHO.</p><p>2. I keep the small and large post office mailing boxes. I also save pretty much any other mailing box that crosses my path. When I need boxes larger than the large post office mailing box I buy the boxes at Walmart. I like their 12" x 12" x 10 1/2" size. If it needs a box larger than that things seem to get more complicated. The post office (for reasons I can't begin to understand) now charges not just the weight but the weight in comparison to the size. If you try and ship a lighter weight object in a large box you could be charged an extra fee (sometimes as much as $19.50). Really pi@@es my off. </p><p>3. I always, always, double-box glass, china, and pottery. I just sent a wooden pitcher and I double-boxed that. Whenever I don't double-box I get problems. Books are my only exception.</p><p>4 and 5. I build nests of newspaper. Crumpled newspaper underneath, on all four sides, and the top. If your interior box is of good quality than I skimp maybe a half-inch on the 2" rule. I get three newspapers a day so materials aren't generally a problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 66547, member: 308"]Goodness - this could take awhile. 1. Yes - on the small and large size. The medium size, which is shaped like a shoebox, is worthless IMHO. 2. I keep the small and large post office mailing boxes. I also save pretty much any other mailing box that crosses my path. When I need boxes larger than the large post office mailing box I buy the boxes at Walmart. I like their 12" x 12" x 10 1/2" size. If it needs a box larger than that things seem to get more complicated. The post office (for reasons I can't begin to understand) now charges not just the weight but the weight in comparison to the size. If you try and ship a lighter weight object in a large box you could be charged an extra fee (sometimes as much as $19.50). Really pi@@es my off. 3. I always, always, double-box glass, china, and pottery. I just sent a wooden pitcher and I double-boxed that. Whenever I don't double-box I get problems. Books are my only exception. 4 and 5. I build nests of newspaper. Crumpled newspaper underneath, on all four sides, and the top. If your interior box is of good quality than I skimp maybe a half-inch on the 2" rule. I get three newspapers a day so materials aren't generally a problem.[/QUOTE]
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