Challenge: Most efficient packing and shipping of a single rack (1 Viewer)

[Machine]

@Machine are you still unable to get any delivered to you

@gen_degen took a package to the post and he came back with some blue ones!

 

[TheOffalo]

@gen_degen took a package to the post and he came back with some blue ones!

If they’re blue/white with no red on them, then they’re probably for Priority Mail Express service and would cost a lot more than a non-express Priority Mail PFRE to ship.

 

[Machine]

If they’re blue/white with no red on them, then they’re probably for Priority Mail Express service and would cost a lot more than a non-express Priority Mail PFRE to ship.

You're right!

 

[KHarp1]

You say "run of the mill RHC's" like they don't deserve the same care as any other chip, and, quite honestly, I take offense to that. Plus it makes me feel like less of a man, since I'm mainly an RHC guy.

 

[allforcharity]

Plus it makes me feel like less of a man, since I'm mainly an RHC guy.

So, what's your point?

 

[KHarp1]

Great post, love the photos and detail, would still scare me if I were shipping high-value chips. Tiger fracs and or Chicken 5s, and I need more padding. Run-of-the-mill RHCs, I'd likely do this if I could get padded envelopes where I live.

So, what's your point?

Main point was just a way to bitch at Machine, I get pleasure out of that. I'm small and petty that way.

 

[Machine]

Sent my last two racks this way, with a warneke box, a small flat rate box and a padded envelope.

Step 1- secure warneke box and place in sfrb
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Step 2 - modify sfrb, cut/tear the box on the sides so the sides fold in like this:
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Step 3 - split the securing tab to fit in the now smaller slot.
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*you can tear off the extra tab

Step 4 - use the tape on the sfrb to keep the box closed.
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Step - 6 (optional) place your new sfrb into a padded envelope and tape the sides so that the padding is tight around the box.
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Ready to ship:
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I haven’t been able to test it but I imagine that you can wrap another padded envelope or 2, or you can also fit some bubble wrap in the padded envelope.

Frankly the modified box should be enough on its own, but their isn’t much of a cost difference between shipping in a sfrb vs a padded envelope. Also not sure if the USPS would accept that as a sfrb anymore.

Ive been able to do this today about 7 times, and while I like it for affordable chips it is more effort that my way.

Thanks again for posting this with great photos.

 

[BGinGA]

100 chips in a Paulson white box inside a USPS SFRB stuffed into two USPS padded SFRE. Plenty of padding and speed with minimal materials cost.

Can also ship two racks in a modified SFRB (sandwiching two of 'em together) and it still fits in a padded SFRE (thus shipping for the same cost as a single rack).