Thread: shipping razors

I ship my razors in the trusty toothbrush tubes from Wal-Mart. They work great.

The best bet is to forget the Jiffy bags. I don't care how many layers of bubbly one uses there is nothing to prevent thye package from folding or bending when something heavy is thrown on it.

I don't understand why when someone buys a $40 to $200 razor they need to ship via a $2.50 First Class jiffy pack rather than a $5 small Priority Box.

While cheap on the front end sounds nice it is all for nothing when a prized razor 9pen, etc..) arrives damaged in the end.

Tony

I like the PVC method and also have used it for both pens and razors but make sure you leave an air hole to help with moisture issues. i almost always ship in the priority mail boxes with bubble wrap and newspaper as padding and if the item is heavy like a hone, after wrapping it i will tape it into a corner of the box... saves a lot of hassle.

but of course wrapping the razor is tissue paper so that it snuggly fits into a coffin is for me a very good method and one i use more than any other.

I guess no one watched Lynn's DVD. Instead of going to PVC extremes, Sch 40 or 80, CPVC or what, How about a cheap, less than a buck, available in Target, Wal Mart, K-Mart and and the Dollar Stores, A cheap old Tooth Brush Holder. You know the round two piece job. It would be worth it knowing it's not going to break. Always use a nice size box, like 12x12.
Wrap it in Bubble wrap, then place it in the box in packing pnuts, popcorn is good, or lots of newspaper. I work for the Post Office. Stuff gets thrown around, literally, especially Priority Packages, They get thrown more than regular parcel post.

Originally Posted by Kenrup

I ship my razors in the trusty toothbrush tubes from Wal-Mart. They work great.

Sorry Ken, I didn't see your post. I concur......

Originally Posted by zib

I guess no one watched Lynn's DVD.

Lynn? Lynn who?

Its just a joke Lynn, please dont send the mods to my house!Not again! Please noooooooo!

I've lost count of the straights I've sent through the post and I have only ever had one scale broken - this was before I boxed all razors and the package looked like a buffalo had trampled it!

I normally wrap the razor in greaseproof paper just to guard against any excess oil round the pivot then, depending how big the razor is it gets wrapped it paper towel until it's a snug fit in the box. This does two things - stops any potentially damaging movement and also eliminates any rattles and noise - people get curious when boxes rattle! Then I bubble wrap it and then it goes in a sealed air bag. Yes it costs a little bit in time and money but since I have been doing it this way I have never had a problem and they have gone all over the World.

I agree with a statement above - if someone has paid me for the item I have a duty of care to ensure it gets to them in one piece.

Originally Posted by jszabo

i have to agree the pvc sounds like the best way to go but i thinki would go a step further and wrap the razor in bubble wrap and put pvc caps on the tube just to remove any doubt

And perhaps write some revolutionary slogans on the outside.
That'll remove all doubt for the good customs folks.


Perosnally, I put it in the razor coffin, wrap it in bubble wrap and put it in a padded envelope.
Really expensive stuff goes into a sturdy cardboard box in a sort of suspended animation.

The PVC idea sounds like a REALLY good way to ship razors. I've been shipping a lot of gun parts lately and I will vacum seal them to heavey cardboard or thin plywood before putting them in a flat rate envelope. I always make sure to put a card with the shipping address and return address inside the bag incase the box/envelope gets destroyed. not only does it protect the item from damage, it protects from moisture as well.

just my $.02

The tooth brush tubes can crush/bend as well. PVC is pretty much indestructible. At least the thick walled stuff (schedule 40?).

For the busted scale? I'm going with the temperature extremes. It's been really cold out lately. Going from near zero into a heated warehouse and back out into the cold a few times could have parted an existing stress fracture. What was the scale material? This would be more likely with celluloid/plastic than wood?