Discuss the various finishing services that can help showcase your brand. Topics include custom neck tag labels, hang tags, garment washes, folding, bagging and even shipment/packaging options.
Are they acceptable for shipping use? I can't tell if they're more of a flexible bag, or a real shipping envelope.
Thanks.
Do you want color mailers?
They seem to be kind of expensive....
With shipping these will run you about .44 per mailer!
I get my mailers off of ebay... 500 - 12x15.5 Poly Bags White Plastic shipping Mailers
...and it only costs me 50.80!!!
shipping included!!!!
...that's only .10 per mailer!!
I do like uline for some things though.... I get Flap Lock Bags 9x12" from them ...1000 for 26.00!
just trying to help.....
__________________ For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. Psalm 116:8
I get my mailers off of ebay... 500 - 12x15.5 Poly Bags White Plastic shipping Mailers
...and it only costs me 50.80!!!
shipping included!!!!
...that's only .10 per mailer!!
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Originally Posted by ashamutt
I do like uline for some things though.... I get Flap Lock Bags 9x12" from them ...1000 for 26.00!
just trying to help.....
an you mail the clear ones? I thought you could only mail the colored or white ones.
Does anyone mail the poly bagged shirts through general mail (with no issues) or do you use UPS/FEDEX?
whats postage like in the US for one shirt via USPS?
Depends on weight and where it's going. Sending from one coast to the other via USPS First Class will cost around $2.20 for a 7 oz shirt. Priority mail for one shirt would be $4.80.
an you mail the clear ones? I thought you could only mail the colored or white ones.
Does anyone mail the poly bagged shirts through general mail (with no issues) or do you use UPS/FEDEX?
I get all my shipping supplies from eBay as well.
I've done a few price comparisons with the same product specs from uline and the ebay seller and the ebay seller (with shipping) is usually 50% of the cost of uline or even less expensive.
an you mail the clear ones? I thought you could only mail the colored or white ones.
Does anyone mail the poly bagged shirts through general mail (with no issues) or do you use UPS/FEDEX?
I use the clear "Flap Lock Bags " for a shirt "Wrapper"...for the lack of a better word.lol Like when you go into a dept. store and pick up a men's dress shirt...notice how a lot of the shirts have clear plastic around them.....
I lay my shirt flat image side down ...put an 8.5 x 11 piece of chipboard in the middle and fold the shirt...turn the shirt over to see if the design is "straight" ..then I put in the clear flap lock bag and seal with my sticker logo.
...then into the polymailer bag(from ebay store -valuemailer) or into a priority mail "large" box.
chipboard cost .08 per shirt (ebay) shirt bag cost .03 per shirt (u line) polymailer cost .10 total 1-3 shirts(ebay) ....(after 3 shirts ,no more poly mailer...I move up to a FREE priority mail box!)
For 1-3 shirts sm-xl , I can usually get 3 into a polymailer...after that it becomes too large and the rate goes way up! So this is when I use a PMB(priority mail "flat-rate" box)
The post office has a large cardboard "mail sizer"...they will give you one if you ask them. It is for "large envelope" mailing....It has a cut out slot and if you can fit your polymailer through this slot you can mail from home using "first class mail"...as long as it is under 13oz. If over 13oz ...well...fill up your tank and ride to the post office. If you want to mail parcel post......otherwise you can mail from home but have to use Priority mail rate. I asked my post man "why can't I mail from home using "parcel post"? "...he told me that it was because it would not be "traceable"??? I guess all bombs are over 13oz!!!??? LOL!!!
__________________ For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. Psalm 116:8
Last edited by ashamutt; June 27th, 2008 at 07:23 PM.
I use the clear "Flap Lock Bags " for a shirt "Wrapper"...for the lack of a better word.lol Like when you go into a dept. store and pick up a men's dress shirt...notice how a lot of the shirts have clear plastic around them.....
I lay my shirt flat image side down ...put an 8.5 x 11 piece of chipboard in the middle and fold the shirt...turn the shirt over to see if the design is "straight" ..then I put in the clear flap lock bag and seal with my sticker logo.
...then into the polymailer bag(from ebay store -valuemailer) or into a priority mail "large" box.
chipboard cost .08 per shirt (ebay) shirt bag cost .03 per shirt (u line) polymailer cost .10 total 1-3 shirts(ebay) ....(after 3 shirts ,no more poly mailer...I move up to a FREE priority mail box!)
For 1-3 shirts sm-xl , I can usually get 3 into a polymailer...after that it becomes too large and the rate goes way up! So this is when I use a PMB(priority mail "flat-rate" box)
The post office has a large cardboard "mail sizer"...they will give you one if you ask them. It is for "large envelope" mailing....It has a cut out slot and if you can fit your polymailer through this slot you can mail from home using "first class mail"...as long as it is under 13oz. If over 13oz ...well...fill up your tank and ride to the post office. If you want to mail parcel post......otherwise you can mail from home but have to use Priority mail rate. I asked my post man "why can't I mail from home using "parcel post"? "...he told me that it was because it would not be "traceable"??? I guess all bombs are over 13oz!!!??? LOL!!!
This is similar to what I was thinking about doing. What size flap bag and mailer do you use?
Uline Color Poly Bags 
