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Shipping boxes
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Does anybody know where i can get boxes for shipping prints to my clients?
either an online shop or an actual shop.
I’ve serached everywhere for high quality boxes, which i can find, but none
go up to a big enough size.would appreciate any help given!
Bobbi
http://www.robertacotterphotography.blogspot.com
What type or size boxes are you looking for? Maybe an office stationary shop like Star School and Office Supplies might stock something you could use.
If you are just shipping prints then I find MDF board ideal for prints and mounted prints. There is nothing worse than a curled print sent in a postal tube and boxes are likely to be expensive to post.
Cut a piece of MDF to size. Put the print/ mounted print in a protective sleeve. Attach it to the MDF with a few small pieces of masking tape and then put a piece of mountboard over the top. Then use packing tape to seal it.
Andy
amcinroy wrote:
Cut a piece of MDF to size. Put the print/ mounted print in a protective sleeve. Attach it to the MDF with a few small pieces of masking tape and then put a piece of mountboard over the top. Then use packing tape to seal it.
One thing about MDF is that it gives off some really nasty chemicals which apparently can be really damaging to prints (though in fairness this was in the context of using it as a framing material)
A more environmentally friendly, and cheaper (in terms of raw materials and probably postage with lighter weight) is corrugated cardboard cut from old packing boxes. Cut 2 pieces large enough to sandwich the print, but make sure that the currugations (err… it’s early, it’s the best word I could come up with) of the 2 pieces are perpendicular. Sandwich the print between the 2 and seal with loads of tape around the edges. I used this years ago when shipping vinyl records around the world. It’s very rigid and light, and I never had any problems. As with the MDF though, packing cardboard is very acidic and not good news for prints. Make sure the print itself is in an acid free plastic bag for protection.
John
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