Poker Chip Shipping Tips and Tricks (7 Viewers)
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I agree 100%
I have only had one shipment come that used the press and seal stuff. It definitely left a sticky residue on the chips!
detroitdad
Royal Flush
I have had that once before as well. DO NOT use Press and seal.
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Easier way to double a large flat rate box (old way is in the FP). (This also works with a medium flat rate and probably just about any two boxes that are exactly the same.)
I'm using a tape machine with fiberglass reinforced gummed tape now but regular box tape works too.
This thing is great! Bought it off eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/351714152282
Gummed tape has many advantages over regular box tape. It has a slot machine feel to it.
40 LFR boxes waiting to be doubled
I still use regular tape on the inside box. (on right)
Ease over the square corners a bit and it will slide into the other box very easily without splitting it.
Eased!
Close up the inside box.
Close up the outside box now. I use a small piece of tape just to get the box pulled together nice and tight. Then I will tape the entire seam and pull the sides in tight too. Trying to do it all at once is a PITA.
A little extra gummed tape on the edges and sides. If I was using regular box tape I would pretty much tape up the entire box.
I'm using a tape machine with fiberglass reinforced gummed tape now but regular box tape works too.
This thing is great! Bought it off eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/351714152282
Gummed tape has many advantages over regular box tape. It has a slot machine feel to it.
40 LFR boxes waiting to be doubled
I still use regular tape on the inside box. (on right)
Ease over the square corners a bit and it will slide into the other box very easily without splitting it.
Eased!
Close up the inside box.
Close up the outside box now. I use a small piece of tape just to get the box pulled together nice and tight. Then I will tape the entire seam and pull the sides in tight too. Trying to do it all at once is a PITA.
A little extra gummed tape on the edges and sides. If I was using regular box tape I would pretty much tape up the entire box.
DJ Mack
Flush
And if not that's what the hammer's for, right?
You sir are a professional. Thank you in advance for what is going to be a huge pita in a few weeks.
And thank you to your wife for letting you take over her part of the basement to start up your new package shipment endeavor.
And thank you to your wife for letting you take over her part of the basement to start up your new package shipment endeavor.
shawn15p
Two Pair
I use plastic wrap x 2 then use the press and seal so this doesn't happen. This was suggested by another member and it works great.
bivey
Full House
Does anyone know a reasonably priced method of shipping birdcages. I have 5 or 6 I could sell, but the shipping seems to be prohibitive.
RainmanTrail
Straight Flush
I use these 8 x 5.25 x 4.5 boxes (I think I got them from Uline) to maximize the volume inside a padded flat rate envelope. They fit perfectly, although they're snug. I've safely shipped 260 chips inside it with plenty of padding around each barrel of chips before, and regularly use it to ship 200 chips. You have to smash the corners of one end in a little bit to get it into the envelope.
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Noticed yesterday that Flat Rate Box prices went up with the new year :/ $7.50/13.60/18.85
bentax1978
4 of a Kind
FYI, it's actually a bit cheaper $6.45/12.40/17.05 if you purchase the labels through PayPal (as opposed to on USPS.com or at the post office).
www.paypal.com/shipnow
Could I bother you to walk me through this? I need to send out 40 bubble mailers and am looking to do 2 things: 1. Printable addresses with return address. 2. Prepay for mailers so I don't have to sit and wait for the poor old lady at the PO to weigh each package and stick on the label.
Thank you sir. Will do. I tried to figure it out but I didn't see the options I was looking for.
Can't believe I haven't posted these tricks yet.
Here's how I wrap each of my rows of chips. Once wrapped, they're super tight.
Use a cookie sheet to keep the chips in rows. Lay Down stretchy wrap. Put chips on top. Stretch wrap over chips snugly.
Then into bubble wrap bags. Which get placed into foam lined MFRBs
Here's how I wrap each of my rows of chips. Once wrapped, they're super tight.
Use a cookie sheet to keep the chips in rows. Lay Down stretchy wrap. Put chips on top. Stretch wrap over chips snugly.
Then into bubble wrap bags. Which get placed into foam lined MFRBs
I drop one row (60 chips) to the bottom of a USPSFR bubble mailer, hold it firm and roll. One more row, finish the roll, seal tightly and tape. Line the bottom,middle (between rolled mailers), top of the box and stuff more loose bubble wrap to fill voids if there are any. 120 chips per mailer, 720 in a MFRB. Every long barrel of chips has at least two layers of padding between it and anything else.
If shipping fewer chips I build SFRBs to take up space (two SFRB tightly and completely fill the bottom/top/wherever of a MFRB).
If shipping fewer chips I build SFRBs to take up space (two SFRB tightly and completely fill the bottom/top/wherever of a MFRB).
So @David O was kind enough to take some time out of his busy night (leaving for the Melee) and write me an email explaining how to use Paypal shipping for batch orders. Thank you sir!
I went old school last night before I looked into David's email and packed a few orders and hand wrote some addresses on regular peel 'n stick labels and slapped them on the 6x9 bubble mailers. I brought 10 mailers, all containing the exact same things, to the post office for shipping. Most of the mailers were just under 5 ounces but there were a couple just over. There must have been a couple extra pieces of tape on the 2 slightly heavier packages! And of course the price goes up for anything over 5 ounces.
Anyways this pretty much means I need to bring each package to the post office and have them weigh each individual mailer and just ignore the sighs and moans from the people waiting in line behind me right?
I went old school last night before I looked into David's email and packed a few orders and hand wrote some addresses on regular peel 'n stick labels and slapped them on the 6x9 bubble mailers. I brought 10 mailers, all containing the exact same things, to the post office for shipping. Most of the mailers were just under 5 ounces but there were a couple just over. There must have been a couple extra pieces of tape on the 2 slightly heavier packages! And of course the price goes up for anything over 5 ounces.
Anyways this pretty much means I need to bring each package to the post office and have them weigh each individual mailer and just ignore the sighs and moans from the people waiting in line behind me right?
links_slayer
4 of a Kind
Yes, this is what I do.
Cardboard is fine. Use 2 pieces of cardboard and make a cardboard sandwich which is even better. I would HIGHLY recommend not using the 'press-n-seal' plastic wrap as it works great for securing the chips but can leave a sticky residue on them. Use regular plastic wrap and then tape chips down after you wrap them in plastic.
I make a cardboard taco out of cereal boxes. Cut to fit snug. Tape seams to prevent escape. Then place into a bubble mailer.
detroitdad
Royal Flush
I do something similar. I wrap each individual chip with paper. Then I tape the chip to the piece of cardboard. I do this with the entire sample set. Then I tape the two pieces of card board together before placing in the bubble wrapper.
I just sent a sample set to @btbmason Maybe he'll take a pic or two?
Sure thing!
Depending on the number of chips, I'll usually wrap each one in bubble wrap and tape them to a piece of cardboard, then put another piece of cardboard on top.
For about 20 chips, I'll spread them out in 2 straight lines of 10 each with some overlap on top of the next chip, wrap them twice in saran wrap, tape heavily and then wrap them in bubble wrap.
I think to myself, "Would I be annoyed if I had to open this?" and if the answer is yes then I've probably wrapped it well enough.
Very true. I like to use that method when wrapping barrels of chips.
I just noticed that I put the 500 upside down. It's almost bothering me enough to put it back where it was and re-take the photo.
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