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<p>[QUOTE="pearlsnblume, post: 66702, member: 141"]I mostly ship glassware so here is my method.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wrap the item in tissue paper (the kind that you would put in a gift box). I get a lot of tissue paper from my local 99 cents store and keep it in stock.</p><p><br /></p><p>After that I wrap the item bubble wrap heavily.</p><p>Then I add my packing peanuts liberally to the bottom of the box, add the bubble wrapped item then add more packing peanuts on the sides and top and I do the shake test. If I don't hear anything moving around, that is fine. If I do hear movement I either add more peanuts or some newspaper filler.</p><p>On the very top, I add one thin layer of bubble wrap atop the peanuts and I add my packing slip with my business card and a thank you note.</p><p><br /></p><p>I use mostly the priority boxes for shipping. I don't consider myself a crafty person so cutting boxes apart to be the right size is not my forte. If the box I need doesn't fit into a normal priority box, when I am at the market I scan the aisles to see</p><p>if there are any suitable boxes that are the right size and clean. I never list anything till I know I have the right box to ship it in. </p><p><br /></p><p>I can't recall every double boxing anything thus far.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also use scan me stickers on my boxes. I put one on the bottom and one on the top of the box near the bar code as a reminder to hopefully get it scanned upon delivery.</p><p>I got the stickers on ebay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps some. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pearlsnblume, post: 66702, member: 141"]I mostly ship glassware so here is my method. I wrap the item in tissue paper (the kind that you would put in a gift box). I get a lot of tissue paper from my local 99 cents store and keep it in stock. After that I wrap the item bubble wrap heavily. Then I add my packing peanuts liberally to the bottom of the box, add the bubble wrapped item then add more packing peanuts on the sides and top and I do the shake test. If I don't hear anything moving around, that is fine. If I do hear movement I either add more peanuts or some newspaper filler. On the very top, I add one thin layer of bubble wrap atop the peanuts and I add my packing slip with my business card and a thank you note. I use mostly the priority boxes for shipping. I don't consider myself a crafty person so cutting boxes apart to be the right size is not my forte. If the box I need doesn't fit into a normal priority box, when I am at the market I scan the aisles to see if there are any suitable boxes that are the right size and clean. I never list anything till I know I have the right box to ship it in. I can't recall every double boxing anything thus far. I also use scan me stickers on my boxes. I put one on the bottom and one on the top of the box near the bar code as a reminder to hopefully get it scanned upon delivery. I got the stickers on ebay. Hope that helps some. :-)[/QUOTE]
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