Parcel Packaging

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  • #1
    I'm starting out in ecommerce and need some helpful advice... Who does everyone get there packaging supplies from for example cardboard boxes, bubblewrap and envelopes, packages, etc....

    Also I'm just going to stick with the royal mail postal service for now as the orders won't be that hight till its fully off the ground...

    Thanks
     
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    borobabe

  • #5
    There are a lot on ebay or I have used packaging2u before that have been good.

    As advised above don't buy lots of sizes, they can always be cut down. (My husband does have his uses, he has a background in warehousing so does all this for me).
     
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    MH1

  • #7
    Bubble wrap is an incredible invention, use a lot of it every week, better than a cardboard box and quicker to pack with, often wrap several layers and stick the item inside a plastic mail sack.

    I use various companies off ebay.
     
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    Silk

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    I'm afraid I go against the general consensus. I'd suggest a range of box sizes as using a box as close a fit as possible saves in both bubble wrap and void fill.

    Also why cut down a box that costs, say, 40p when you can use one that costs half that and not have to waste time in getting it to fit. I also think a box suitable for the purpose makes you look a whole lot more professional in the eyes of the customer.
    I guess it depends on your products but we use around 8 different sizes so it doesn't cost a huge amount. We buy most of our packaging from Lyreco and get great prices. I'd also recommend Envelope Master for bubble wrap envelopes. We have used Aid Pack (rajapack now), packaging2u and a few others in the past.
     
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    Steve2507

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    Silk said:
    I'm afraid I go against the general consensus. I'd suggest a range of box sizes as using a box as close a fit as possible saves in both bubble wrap and void fill.

    Also why cut down a box that costs, say, 40p when you can use one that costs half that and not have to waste time in getting it to fit. I also think a box suitable for the purpose makes you look a whole lot more professional in the eyes of the customer.
    I guess it depends on your products but we use around 8 different sizes so it doesn’t cost a huge amount. We buy most of our packaging from Lyreco and get great prices. I’d also recommend Envelope Master for bubble wrap envelopes. We have used Aid Pack (rajapack now), packaging2u and a few others in the past.
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    I agree. It is okay saying have one size box for everything if you are going to use a courier and have a deal with them where they cahrge a fixed amount per box. But if you are using RM then the weight of the box/bag is very important.

    We have 5 sizes of box, 5 sizes of bubble bag, 2 sizes of opaque plastic bags and 1 size of tube (for our spreader bars).
     
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    In the past I have bought bubble wrap off ebay (cheaper) and then got shed loads of boxes from the council offices. They tend to recyle or dispose of hundreds of boxes and are usually glad to have people take them. You can pick and choose as some have company logos etc on but the majority of the ones I had were plain brown boxes. Much cheaper option :)
     
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    fairestcape

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    Page said:
    We reuse cartons and I never felt that happy about it but once i had created a packaging recycled lable which we print in house and which gets stuck onto each box then i felt it looked good.
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    This is an excellent Eco selling point. We also re-use boxes and packaging and advertise quite heavily that this not only keeps costs down for the customer but is more enviro-friendly too. Our customers support the effort wholeheartedly.
     
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    Page

  • #15
    Oh and i go un eco friendly by putting in a sheet of fancy tissue paper on top of the goods.

    I think this helps give the wow factor when the parcel is opened - which the carton cannot now do in the same way - and I see this as more eco than just a new box.

    It is a question of getting that balance between eco and still selling. Where this balance is depends on your business area and customers.
     
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