Here's what I do: - Put like-sized prints in plastic print-file envelopes. - Tape envelopes shut. - Tape envelopes to cardboard that's a bit larger than the envelope. This prevents the photo corners from being dinged. - If it's a small order, I place another piece of cardboard on top making a photo sandwich. This goes inside a bubble mailer. Depending on the cardboard I have available, I might put another couple of sheets in for more protection. - If it's a large order it gets boxed.
The idea is to keep the prints from sliding around so the corners don't get dinged in addition to providing some rigidity. Mailmen will try and fold envelopes or mailers, not boxes. Another idea is to get signature confirmation. He can't leave it in the mailbox - either it sits in the truck or at the office, or it gets handed to the client. Of course, you also know your client received it. tv > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 11:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Re: OT: Mailing photos > > > Never underestimate the Idiocy of the postal services. To > insure something > from being bent my guess you'd have to mail it with a 1/8th > inch steel plate > as backing. Even then someone might just take it as a challenge. > > At 10:35 AM 12/13/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >Just don't use thin cardboard.I sent out several pictures lately > >in soft cardboard,some arrived ok and 2 were bent in half > >to fit into a rural mailbox,even with the "do not bend contains > >photos" hilited in yellow. > >Complaint to Canada Post went nowere,as anticipated. > > > >Dave > >---- Begin Original Message ---- > > > >From: Peter Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:07:23 -0500 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: OT: Mailing photos > > > > > >Most office supply/stationary stores sell flat stiff > mailers in sizes > >up to > >11X14 or so. > > > >At 12:32 AM 12/13/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >I've done some 8x10 prints for friends for Christmas, and I'm > >planning on > > >sending them out soon. > > >How should I package them so that they don't get > damaged? Should I > >look > > >for mailing tubes, or use cardboard to try and keep them > flat? Any > >other > > >suggestions? > > > > > >thanks, > > > > > >-Mat > > > > > > > >---- End Original Message ---- > > > > > > > > > >Pentax User > >Stouffville Ontario Canada > >http://home.ca.inter.net/brooksdj/ > >http://brooks1952.tripod.com/myhorses > >Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail
