please to post favorite record packaging

street_muzik

What do you prefer? Heavy cardboard, soft padded bags, bubble wrap? Break it down. What are you feelin'.

hcrink

street_muzik

that is hot stuff right there.

hcrink

that is hot stuff right there.

not to be a smartass, but, if that is "the hot stuff" what exactly are you mailing records in now?

Dubious

i got a letter this morning in one of those weird royal mail envelopes... what the fuck do the brittish use to make paper out of??? this shit splits on all seams if you so much a look at it sideways.

sabadabada

heavy cardboard slip inside with the record inside a flat box

hcrink

what the fuck do the brittish use to make paper out of???

this is an excellent question.

hcrink

NOT "the hot stuff"

JLR

You are a bunch of lil dudes...



I don't mind paying a little extra for my peace of mind.

street_muzik

that is hot stuff right there.

not to be a smartass, but, if that is "the hot stuff" what exactly are you mailing records in now?

Wet paper bag.






Actually I'm gonna up my packaging game. Right now I put it in a plastic bag, wrap it in another plastic bag with padding (peanuts and paper), tape that up, a light piece of cardboard, and i wrap it in a paper shopping bag. It screams professionalism, don't it?

hcrink

Right now I put it in a plastic bag, wrap it in another plastic bag with padding (peanuts and paper), tape that up, a light piece of cardboard, and i wrap it in a paper shopping bag. It screams professionalism, don't it?

yikes! franken-mailer.

parsec

Please tell me you're kidding Taza.

hcrink

buy these

fast shipping & you even get free popcorn. You'll thank me later.

KARLITO

At my work we get in German 4 layer cardboard which is like supperior to most of the construction materials used in tract housing so I just cut 13" squares of that shit, wrap LP in paper put in between to pices of said cardboard w/ the "grain" going perpendicular, tape edges w/ faber reinforged paper "fragile" tape and then cover all those seams in regular clear packing tape. 100% sucess rate even overseas...

Dubious

yeah i usually just recycle mailers and make my own out of cardboard.

and those brit mailers do come in handy.. i always use them to send shit to the UK.

hcrink

At my work we get in German 4 layer cardboard

damn. I had some scraps of 3 layer cardboard that I used for a while & that shit was like bomb-proof.

beatstew72

mostly sell 45s, so...

i put them between 2-4 slices of cardboard (cut a weebit bigger than the record) tape that down, then stick that into 8 1/2 by 11 mailer envelope, folding the unused portion down onto the record and seal it...

need pictures

the3rdstream

Actually I'm gonna up my packaging game. Right now I put it in a plastic bag, wrap it in another plastic bag with padding (peanuts and paper), tape that up, a light piece of cardboard, and i wrap it in a paper shopping bag. It screams professionalism, don't it?

dog you better get used to seeing these...

street_muzik

Actually I'm gonna up my packaging game. Right now I put it in a plastic bag, wrap it in another plastic bag with padding (peanuts and paper), tape that up, a light piece of cardboard, and i wrap it in a paper shopping bag. It screams professionalism, don't it?

dog you better get used to seeing these...

I love the color red.


Thanks for the heads up hcrink. I was actually gonna buy those exact ones. Check this for a rating I got.

"Thanks, good packging, had to get a beer to figure it out" And I got a little green plus sign.

Still, I'm with the record mailers. It's a better look.

hcrink

had to get a beer to figure it out

hahaha!!!

DocBeezy

Actually I'm gonna up my packaging game. Right now I put it in a plastic bag, wrap it in another plastic bag with padding (peanuts and paper), tape that up, a light piece of cardboard, and i wrap it in a paper shopping bag. It screams professionalism, don't it?

note to self: never buy records from taza

street_muzik

Actually I'm gonna up my packaging game.

note to self: never buy records from taza

You like wet paper bags?

Don't make me go Jeru the Damaga on you. This is my business we're talking here. No bad reviews tolerated.

street_muzik

Nothing like some good le fashioned Soul Strut shame to set one straight. Keep in mind I've only oredered 2 records off the net in my lifetime. I used to shun this stuff because of all the mom and pops record joints that can't compete, but I realized it's their fault for not adapting to the market, anyhoo,

Anybody got a record mailer source in LA? I don't want to pay shipping (cheap bastard).

kidinquisitive

Anybody got a record mailer source in LA? I don't want to pay shipping (cheap bastard).

There was a thread on that exact subject a couple months ago.

I would personally recommend uline.com as their shipping is next day and super cheap compared to some of the other major vendors. The only downside is they don't sell 45 mailers.

street_muzik

Anybody got a record mailer source in LA? I don't want to pay shipping (cheap bastard).

There was a thread on that exact subject a couple months ago.
I would personally recommend uline.com as their shipping is next day and super cheap compared to some of the other major vendors. The only downside is they don't sell 45 mailers.

Oh, ok, I'll search for that thread and check out unline. Thanks.

mylatency

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