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Old August 6th 03, 02:43 AM
MindElec
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On 06 Aug 2003 00:31:00 GMT, otcom (Courtney Love)
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As either a seller or a buyer, what is your preferred method of wrapping for
shipping, and why? I'm specifically interested in what additional protection
the individual paper wrapping might offer. It's certainly not waterproof,
and it doesn't seem thick enough to be much protection.


You know, nothing protects a book from damage in the mail more than being cast
in good Portland cement, preferably in a big 50 pound block. That'll keep the
corners from getting bumped!



encasing in carbonite works every time!



robert

"I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos,
And drank til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen"
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Old August 6th 03, 02:54 AM
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"Jim" wrote in message
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Just this week, I got an order from Amazon where the packer had placed
the books, unwrapped in any way, into a corrugated box, with the
spines against the edge of the carton (where they'd be most subject to
any damage), then filled the box in with crumpled newspaper. Happily,
there were no problems.


I'm having trouble imagining how you could ship a book with the spine
anywhere *but* against the edge of the carton. Or did you mean that there
should have been bubble wrap to protect it?


I think if the book is first wrapped in plain paper, it would tend to
save the dust jacket from getting scuffed, particularly if there's
several items in the box.


Ah. That makes sense. I suppose this might protect even better than my
Ziploc, since the book might slide against the plastic.

Alice

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Old August 6th 03, 02:58 AM
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"Simon Procter" wrote in message
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As either a seller or a buyer, what is your preferred method of

wrapping
for
shipping, and why? I'm specifically interested in what additional

protection
the individual paper wrapping might offer. It's certainly not

waterproof,
and it doesn't seem thick enough to be much protection.


The plain paper obviously doesn't protect the book, but I have found it
useful to differentiate between books that were bumped in the post (paper
wrapper is dented too) and a book that was sent out bumped by the seller.
Keeps my checklist of a seller's description vs reality up to date.


A good point, although if the book were really well-packed, wouldn't that
protect it from in-shipment bumping?

Alice

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Old August 6th 03, 04:34 AM
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"my-wings" wrote...
And at least you don't have the postal clerks asking you the rote

questions
about what's in the package. They must have a new script, because I got

some
clerk the other day for whom the answer "paperbacks" wasn't nearly
descriptive enough. What KIND of paperbacks? Were they reading books or
catalogs? If they were catalogs, they needed to go first class. And by the
way, was I shipping anything breakable or hazardous? It's almost as funny

as
them saying" "Cash, check, credit or debit card?" as you patiently wait

for
them to accept the $10 bill out you're waving at them.

Your tax dollars at work.


In fact, not. The USPS has been financially self-supporting for 20 years.

And don't blame the clerks for the scripts--they have no choice. I'm
fortunate to have a good relationship with most of the clerks at my local
PO, and when their supervisor isn't in the house, they process my packages
without any of the patter. My general experience with postal clerks has
been that you get back what you give--some patience, a kind word and a smile
make the transaction go smoothly for both sides.


--
Jon (Pollyanna) Meyers
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lose your way.]


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Old August 6th 03, 05:03 AM
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On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 18:32:34 +0100, "Tom"
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As a buyer my ideal package would be a mylared wrapped DJ, followed by brown
paper, bubble wrap encased in corrugated cardboard and then a double
wrapping of brown paper. I have had this around 5 times out of 100, mainly
from well established booksellers and generally on cheaper books!


Ah, this is the Midnight House way, (as practiced by the inimitable
Kathy Pelan). Only variant is that the outer layers are newspaper and
we frequently will shrink-wrap (with newer books).

I will also single out L.W. Currey for praise for the extravagant care
he takes in packaging, I think I counted 14 layers (including the
Bro-dart)

The worst remains a British specialist that tossed a $300+ book in a
box with a single layer of newspaper...


Cheers,

John
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Old August 6th 03, 05:39 AM
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 01:54:44 GMT, "my-wings"
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"Jim" wrote in message
. com...

Just this week, I got an order from Amazon where the packer had placed
the books, unwrapped in any way, into a corrugated box, with the
spines against the edge of the carton (where they'd be most subject to
any damage), then filled the box in with crumpled newspaper. Happily,
there were no problems.


I'm having trouble imagining how you could ship a book with the spine
anywhere *but* against the edge of the carton. Or did you mean that there
should have been bubble wrap to protect it?


i'm guessing it was more than one book, which should have been shipped
spine to spine. or a single book that wasn't centered in the box.


robert

"I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos,
And drank til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen"
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Old August 6th 03, 06:21 AM
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"Jon Meyers" wrote in message
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"my-wings" wrote...

Your tax dollars at work.


In fact, not. The USPS has been financially self-supporting for 20 years.


Hmmm. Well, maybe it's time to give them a subsidy then. They've shortened
the hours at my primary post office until anyone who holds a day job can't
get there anymore.


And don't blame the clerks for the scripts--they have no choice. I'm
fortunate to have a good relationship with most of the clerks at my local
PO, and when their supervisor isn't in the house, they process my packages
without any of the patter. My general experience with postal clerks has
been that you get back what you give--some patience, a kind word and a

smile
make the transaction go smoothly for both sides.


I couldn't agree more about the clerks. The ones at my post office are so
nice that I actually went to the trouble of writing the Postmaster and
complimenting the staff. I just think it's funny (and a little sad) that
they are forced into parroting these scripts hundreds of times a day, even
when it's obvious they are dealing with a customers who are experienced and
sure of what they want.

Alice

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Old August 6th 03, 08:23 PM
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The worst remains a British specialist that tossed a $300+ book in a
box with a single layer of newspaper...


.....are you sure that you didn't order fish and chips ;-)


Simon





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Old August 10th 03, 02:19 AM
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In fact, not. The USPS has been financially self-supporting for 20 years.

Nothing to do with anything, but I am amazed how long (20 years) it's taken
for this "news" to reach the public. A major government reform, and nobody
noticed.
--Mark.


 




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