Propaganda Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 Hi all. What does everyone do for shipping boxes? Do you get them local from a manufacturer or online? Shipping increases the cost per box by sometimes 30 - 45%!!! ouch. (1000 pcs at a time) Right now I am looking around online, uline, starboxes, papermart, etc. And prices are, well, IDK, are they good? Uline is crazy expensive vs. starboxes. But I can just imagine the failures of cheapo boxes. Right now it looks like the cost of shipping materials is 3.8% of the item being sold. (I sell a limited line of artwork average size 12 x 24 x 3) Any direction would rock socks. Thanks
♥mdtaylorlrim Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 Hi all. What does everyone do for shipping boxes? Do you get them local from a manufacturer or online? Shipping increases the cost per box by sometimes 30 - 45%!!! ouch. (1000 pcs at a time) Right now I am looking around online, uline, starboxes, papermart, etc. And prices are, well, IDK, are they good? Uline is crazy expensive vs. starboxes. But I can just imagine the failures of cheapo boxes. Right now it looks like the cost of shipping materials is 3.8% of the item being sold. (I sell a limited line of artwork average size 12 x 24 x 3) Any direction would rock socks. Thanks That is why I encourage priority mail shipping. Boxes are free. So are the boxes suppliers ship to you in.. Community Bootstrap Edition, Edge Avoid the most asked question. See How to Secure My Site and How do I...?
Propaganda Posted September 7, 2010 Author Posted September 7, 2010 That is why I encourage priority mail shipping. Boxes are free. So are the boxes suppliers ship to you in.. Yeah they are great and all but what about for larger items?
♥mdtaylorlrim Posted September 10, 2010 Posted September 10, 2010 Yeah they are great and all but what about for larger items? Dumpster diving? Community Bootstrap Edition, Edge Avoid the most asked question. See How to Secure My Site and How do I...?
Propaganda Posted September 10, 2010 Author Posted September 10, 2010 Dumpster diving? Lol, yeah. Good option actually, however I think that's a bit silly. I remember finding all kinds of crazy good stuff in dumpsters. I found over $500 worth of metal shelving being tossed away. When the company I once worked for did a remodel they dumped 1000s (prob around 10k secondhand value) of dollars worth in cabinetry, desks, chairs, office supplies, older communications equipment, etc. I scored several sweet chairs, a Dell P4 PC, lightbulbs, etc. So yeah, it's well worth it esp if money is tight. The only thing is when I start selling I don't want to spend my time and risk my health in a dumpster then my products show up smelling like pizza boxes labeled with a biohealth warning on the side. Now only if I had children to dive for me, sigh.
knifeman Posted September 14, 2010 Posted September 14, 2010 Hi all. What does everyone do for shipping boxes? Do you get them local from a manufacturer or online? Shipping increases the cost per box by sometimes 30 - 45%!!! ouch. (1000 pcs at a time) Right now I am looking around online, uline, starboxes, papermart, etc. And prices are, well, IDK, are they good? Uline is crazy expensive vs. starboxes. But I can just imagine the failures of cheapo boxes. Right now it looks like the cost of shipping materials is 3.8% of the item being sold. (I sell a limited line of artwork average size 12 x 24 x 3) Any direction would rock socks. Thanks We have purchased from uline before but shipping hurts. Never heard of starboxes before. I looked at their prices just now. I do better on mailers, and boxes than they have. When we got big enough to start stocking numerous boxes, I finally located a local company that manufactures and sells boxes. For a small customer like us, they let us pick up our order. I would suggest googling for box companies in the big cities near you. An obstacle I see for you is the dimensions of your product. That is not a standard box and you may have to account for the cost of your boxes in the shipping prices you charge the end customer. Tim
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