How to pack vinyl well.

Bakeneko · Joined: 14 Nov 2012 Posts: 97 Location: London

When you ship LP records, how do you pack in order to prevent damage ?
Any commercially made mailer box to recommend, or do you use your own packaging material ? I want to hear your experience both from senders and recipients.

samuxul · Joined: 12 Dec 2008 Posts: 450 Location: Finland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNh58dZAY88

also a good example of well packed shipment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBXI2uwwggA
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Doom-Mantia · Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 1831 Location: Tulsa, OK, USA

i save the boxes Hells Headbangers and NWN use. they don't get destroyed in transit unlike those thin crappy ones. also pack the lp on the outside of the jacket and in the paper sleeve. it's best to add extra material to where the lp doesnt move around in transit inside the box too, like another sheet of cardboard or plastic bags or bubble wrap to fill space (although plastic bags/bubble wrap wont protect it as well as extra cardboard, just fills up extra room and doesnt weigh hardly anything). just what i do at least, and use a sturdy clear packing tape, no scotch tape, etc. in the US i always use Delivery Confirmation too. never had a bad complaint about anyone receiving an lp from me anywhere.
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moonan · Joined: 06 Feb 2012 Posts: 847

I always wrap the LP and jacket in bubble wrap before putting it in the mailer. I can't understand people especially labels who don't do it this way most of the places I order from just put the LP in the mailer and that's it. Putting the LP in bubble wrap takes longer but it nearly guarantees no damage to the vinyl or jacket.

blodhemn9 · Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 4130 Location: Chicago

There's an old thread on here with tons of good methods.
Not packing, per say, but it's also a great idea to put some packing tape over the recipient's address, as well as the return address if you're writing on the box with pen/marker etc. I run a shipping/receiving department and you would not believe the amount of things that get lost in transit because of addresses getting wet and rubbing off or being obscured to the point they cannot be delivered. A simple piece of tape solves all this.

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vorfeed · Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 1130 Location: New Mexico, USA

The key to shipping vinyl securely is to pack it TIGHT. If you shake the mailer and you can hear anything shuffling around inside, you need more bubble wrap/cardboard inserts/etc.
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Chit019 · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 2282 Location: California

pizza box cult eternal.
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NK7 · Joined: 07 Oct 2012 Posts: 1309 Location: Beograd, Srbija

When trading with Germans (and if I got my part of the deal already) I'll use bubble envelopes only. I want the lp to come totally warped and see them cry a river cuz their precious collectors item isn't MINT/MINT!!!! anymore. It usually leads to hilarious complaints in typical kraut-broken English from their side -sometimes degenerating into threats of physical violence even.
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under a funeral shroom · Joined: 29 Oct 2008 Posts: 928 Location: pgh

I've said it here before, but regular mailer into HHR mailer. If sending domestic there's no reason not to do this.

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ADB · Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 2288 Location: Melbourne

Some threads of interest, especially the stuff Yosuke has to has to say on the matter:

http://nwnprod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1130&highlight=packing

http://nwnprod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24516&highlight=packing

http://nwnprod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31391&highlight=packing

As a side note, I've also done the pizza box thing myself, worked excellently. Luckily my local pizza place at the time were cool guys so I could just go down and grab a few boxes for free (we were pretty good customers at the time). Saved a bit on packing materials (still needed bubble wrap, tape, etc of course)
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goatmolestor · Joined: 15 Aug 2012 Posts: 100 Location: brisbane

the felix von havok method and article in MRR was totally worth buying that zine for
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Weltbrand · Joined: 13 Oct 2009 Posts: 1034

Manila envelope with zero padding. Or just tape the plastic outer shut and affix postage/address to that.

Blood Music · Joined: 24 Apr 2012 Posts: 276 Location: Helsinki, Finland

Where are you guys buying your mailers from in Europe? Just curious.
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