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Post by Cher on Aug 12, 2004 23:40:19 GMT -5
With the possibility of doing this, what's the best way to package them up and ship them?
Cher
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WarrenA
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Post by WarrenA on Aug 13, 2004 0:13:22 GMT -5
I won some superior agates from a lady on ebay and she shipped them here in a plain cardboard box with a heavy ziplock bag a few peanuts and away they go
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 13, 2004 0:37:52 GMT -5
most times when i ship rocks i wrap in alotta news paper and stuff box full with paper so they dont move around and do a good tape job on the box so it dont pop open and ship fedex there the cheapest and the fastest allways ship ground thats the cheapest
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Aug 13, 2004 1:29:35 GMT -5
Hello Cher, I use a combination of newspaper and packaging peanuts. It works well for me! I recently purchased a paper shredder and I'll be using that as a little filler as well Enjoy, John
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Post by mrbrett on Aug 13, 2004 7:35:53 GMT -5
I just sent a box to Krazydiamond and I wrap alot of newspaper around each piece. And if there was any void I just stuff more paper. Bear I never though of the paper shreader. Duh! I have one that is always full.
Brett
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Post by connrock on Aug 13, 2004 8:51:06 GMT -5
I use news paper and bubble wrap scrap that I get in work and have shipped rocks and minerals all over the world.To my knowledge nothing was ever broken. I may get myself in trouble here but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I HATE to open a package that's shipped with styrafoam and or shredded paper,so I try to never use either!! I do a lot of trading and those who send me the "BAD" stuff,,,,,,,,,get it back!! I let THEM recycle it!! Am I in trouble?? Tom
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Post by Cher on Aug 13, 2004 9:30:59 GMT -5
How do you describe "bad stuff" Tom? (Just checking, if I get to the point that I can trade, I don't want to make any boo boos.)
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Aug 13, 2004 14:44:00 GMT -5
I just use what ever I got my last batch of rocks in. If they came to me news paper wrapped, the paper gets wrapped around what I'm sending out. I don't care what they come in or how, as long as I get them. Now Fine China...That's a different story ;D
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 13, 2004 15:47:42 GMT -5
i know what Tom is talking about tho, peanuts are a pain sometimes especially in low humidity, but extremely useful in the proper situation (fine china). i've done a lot of shipping all over the planet, not necessarily rocks, and bubble pack is the best, cleanest and most recyclable material i have found, also probably the most expensive unless you are lucky enough to get scrap from your workplace.
some of these new air pillow things are cool, too. i save most of what i get and reuse it except newspaper, although that does seem to be good for rocks.
happy shipping, KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 13, 2004 18:00:40 GMT -5
i hear ya banjo ill take any packing as long as the box gets here hahaha ---but that styrofoam is a pain in the butt when i see it i stand over the trash can and dump mosta it in the trash befor i sit back down ---my best choice is newspaper its free and it does the job i was getting 30 to 50lb of rock in each box from mrrees in oregon and thats all he used and they allways got here in good shape
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 13, 2004 21:45:56 GMT -5
And isn't the bubble wrap just too fun to pop. ;D Or is that just me News paper works just fine, just pack it in there really well. And I can read about your local news. And, after all, Theyre Rocks for goodness sake. If it breaks, for me, youre doing me a favour ;D cookie
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Post by connrock on Aug 13, 2004 22:13:39 GMT -5
Hi cher, The "bad stuff" I was refering to was the styrafoam. It's very nasty stuff for the enviornment.If you burn it ,it gives of toxic gas and if you burry it ,it stays there forever. I'm not an enviornmentalist but if you think about it our hobby comes right out of the ground. Why put styrafoam in the ground for future rockhounds or burn it up to destroy our atmosphere? If I had my way i'd ban it entirely. Tom
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RedwoodRocks
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Aug 13, 2004 22:40:28 GMT -5
Rosebud, Good question! I have recieved stuff wrapped in newspaper, foam peanuts, broken up styrofoam from other packages, towels,etc.
Like Cookie says, they are rocks for goodness sakes.
I have been wrapping each rock in a couple of sheets of newspapers and using crumpled up newspapers for filler.
If I was shipping slabs, I would use bubble wrap.
Cal
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Post by Cher on Aug 13, 2004 22:48:27 GMT -5
From what I understand, that process (banning the use of styrofoam) is under consideration and in some places, partial bills prohibiting it's use have already been implemented.
I don't use peanuts either, mostly shredded newspaper when I ship out violets. I'll use newspaper (shredded and/or sheet) for the rocks. Shredded newspaper is easy to get rid of, especially if you have a garden, it's great mulch.
Cher
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Aug 14, 2004 8:32:14 GMT -5
I hate those dang peanuts! Thank goodness I don't get many packages that use them. What a mess they are! Nice packaging but expensive and hard to deal with. When I get some I usually try to find somebody that uses them and give them away. Or they get put in a big box I don't need to keep and go to the burn pile with the box.
I never have any newspaper since I don't subscribe to a paper, but I always have tons of WalMart bags. So, I wrap each rock in a WallyWorld bag and stuff the emply places with them. I guess that works. Have to ask Sands and Cookie though, since that's how I sent their flint. Course, they probably hated me doing that because they have their own zillions of plastic bags! LOL!
Yep, I do sometimes wish for the good old days of paper bags, sodas in glass bottles, NO disposable diapers and such. I'm not a rabid environmentalist, but some of these things just are not good for the planet.
llana
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Post by Cher on Aug 14, 2004 10:03:04 GMT -5
I found the best thing to do with those peanuts. I put them in a plastic bag and take them to the post office.
I was shipping something out one day and needed a bigger priority box so went up there with my shredded paper, tape and the item so I could just box it up there and send it. Didn't have enough paper so just made an off-handed comment to the gal at the window about having to go home for more packing material. Up she pops with a bag of peanuts for me to use. She said people are always looking for it so now if I get some I bring it there.
Cher
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Post by dogparkmom on Aug 14, 2004 16:57:03 GMT -5
Have any of you seen the newer cornstarch peanuts? You throw them on the lawn and spray with water and they melt. They add carbohydrates to your soil. You can also use them in your compost pile instead of carbohydrates. It is fun to watch them melt. I get them in packages from Gardens Alive (an organic gardening catalog).
The styrofoam ones are a pain with their static cling. Nancy
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 14, 2004 18:10:23 GMT -5
i must admit, i haven't seen that type before....wow, sounds like a great idea, dogpark!
KD
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Post by Cher on Aug 14, 2004 18:53:56 GMT -5
Cornstarch peanuts, now that's a great idea!! Haven't seen them yet, hope it's something that catches on.
Cher
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 14, 2004 20:16:44 GMT -5
They taste like sh**. Yeah, I had to try. Salt didn't help.
cookie
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