I just shipped a $100.00 worth of zinc, 10,000 pennies. What I found that works real well is to get the free video mailer boxes from the USPS. 6 of them fit perfect inside the flat rate box. They hold 10,000 pennies just right. The pennies are in the 6 individual boxes and they don't move around at all. The pennies I shipped were just zinc so the box only weighed 58 lbs. If they would have been copper I would have bumping up against the 70 lb limit but I think I would have been under it.
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Thanks for posting this! It really helped me on sending out a shipment. If I would have sent them out the way I was going to, they would have certainly not gotten there.
This forum is about sharing ideas and stories with our fellow members. I have gotten some great ideas from other members in this forum. Just glad I could make a contribution.
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I received some pennies in the mail yesterday--they were in the small priority BOX and then the box was placed in a flat rate ENVELOPE. The envelope was taped up all over to reinforce it. Pennies arrived just fine. (About 700 or so of them). I guess it depends on the post office that accepts the package if they allow extra tape or not. (But like many others, I always use extra tape just to be secure--regardless of what I am sending).
The way to send smaller packages like that is to cut down a second priority flat rate envelope slightly to make an interior sleeve, completely tape the cut down envelope, then slide it into the other envelope if they don't allow you to use extra tape.
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In addition to what has already been mentioned about shipping boxes. I used to ship bees wax blocks in priority boxes, but I used wood glue to secure the flaps. I was also warned several times that its not ok to use the priority mail boxes reconfigured to ship via UPS or other than priority. ...Rick
Good idea about using the wood glue. I got a couple of boxes yesterday that had the end flaps on the bottom come loose during shipping (pounding). So I am adding strips of heavy duty tape to the interior of my packages before inserting interior box. Also it is a good idea to run extra tape verically across securing the bottom to the sides, especially on the ends.. that seems to be the area most boxes fail when mistreated by the PO.
There are 2 advantages when adding the extra box inside. 1. It decreases stress on the main box. 2. If the end flap does somehow fail you still have the inner box containing the load so nothing can slip out.
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HCBTT: What do you think about resealing top glued penny boxes with hot glue? I tried that last time, no complaint. Maybe the buyers might like that better than a pound of tape.
I'm a super tape user. My PO accepts super taped Priority boxes and envelopes. Keeps everything inside, and I figure everyone has a knife or scissors.
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p.s. Never shipped pennies as I have not ever sold any. But numerous things.
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Also - and I apologize if this has already been mentioned - print your own postage at USPS.com - it's EASY - Priority Flat rate up to 70 pounds is $9.30 with free delivery confirmation, instead of $9.80 + .65 = $10.45. So, you save $1.15 on EACH $50 or $75 box shipped !!!
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams
HCBTT: What do you think about resealing top glued penny boxes with hot glue? I tried that last time, no complaint. Maybe the buyers might like that better than a pound of tape.
Sealing the penny boxes with hot glue is a great idea. Elmers will work fine for that too.
Thanks for mentioning the savings for printing your own postage jpf231. I had mentioned a little about this in my original post, but back then all you saved was the cost of the delivery confirmation. Another big advantage of preprinting your postage is that you can walk right up and set it on the counter at the post office.. no need to wait in those long lines.
I recently added a small improvement to my packaging methods. I now reinforce the interior of the primary box with tape. This is just an extra layer of protection to help hold everything together when they bounce the box. I also want to remind everyone to make sure your interior packaging is well sealed too. Assume they are still somehow going to find a way to split the corners of the box.. those postal workers can be disgruntled sometimes, and they aren't going to believe you if you stamp the box fragile. If your interior packaging is well done, then nothing can leak out even if they do split your box.
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USPS offers 5 different flat rate boxes and 10 different free shipping boxes. I will be shipping about $100 face soon, and even after reading this post several times I don’t know which boxes to use.
Below I’ve listed all of the products from the USPS web page. The product name and dimensions come directly from them.
If someone who has experience with this could chime in on which boxes they use, it would be appreciated.
Thanks Chant
Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box 12 x 12 x 5-1/2
Priority Mail APO/FPO Flat Rate Box 12 x 12 x 5-1/2
Small Flat Rate Box 5-3/8 x 8-5/8 x 1-5/8
Priority Mail Box Flat Rate Box-O-FRB1 11 x 8-½ x 5-½
Priority Mail Box Flat Rate Box-O-FRB2 11-7/8 x 3-3/8 x 13-5/8
Free shipping supplies (I don’t think flat rates apply-somebody correct me if I’m wrong)
Priority Mail Shoe Box 7.5 x 5.125 x 14.375
Priority Mail Box O-1097 11-½ x 13-1/8 x 2-3/8
Priority Mail Large Video Box (O-1096L) 9.25 x 6.25 x 2
The weight record is held by me at 69 pounds, 15.6 ounces. I think it is Kurr that holds the count record at something like 10,039 or so copper pennies in a single shipment.
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My apologies above for the double post, not sure why that happened.
Anyways, have any of you been able to fit a $50 penny lot into the small flat rate boxes? Or if that's impossible $25?
Just what is the most pennies you have squished into a small flate rate.
I doubt $25 will fit. My outgoing pennies are packaged in 1 pound or 5 pound bags. I have shipped 10 pounds in the Flat Rate Envelope and the Small Flat Rate Box easily. I'm sure you could get more in if they were loose or rolled, since the bags leave some dead space.
I have shipped 50.00 in a flat rate envelope. Use tape!! Lots and lots of tape!!
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I once shipped an entire mint sewn bag of 68-S pennies in one of those flat rate envelopes. Lots and lots of tape! That was really stretching the envelope. Of course back in those days postage was only $3.20 and you were allowed to use tape. My standard shipment was 2500 cents per envelope. I would split a bag of wheat cents into 2 packages and ship them that way. The postal folks used to tell me my packages were frequently the topic of discussion at the regional post office meetings. Then they changed the rules to not allow any tape reinforcement on the outside of the envelope. This was just to discourage me. I had to make interior sleeves for the flat rate envelopes and cut down the weight a little. This was before the days of the flat rate box. I figured they must have come up with the flat rate box just for me. Now anybody can ship substantial weights easily.. it takes some of the challenge out of it. 10,000 is about the max you can ship and 9500 works better because it gives you room to stengthen the interior packaging more. The small flat rate packages seem to be made out of thinner cardboard to me. I would use lots of tape if shipping those. I think 10 lbs is pretty easy, but would be hesitant to totally stuff one of those boxes. I have received 20 rolls of quarters in one from another member here.
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Shipping Pennies the Proper Way
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