ctaylor3737 Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 So after searching the net for awhile I have found a great shipping tool for shrimp. Sure there are other ways that maybe cheaper but these boxes are molded to fit in a priority shipping box perfectly. They are 3/4 in thick and are very crush resistant. They run out to be 3.00$ a box, which for me isn't bad if I'm shipping like w animals. If you have ever had a crushed box you know what I mean. I work mine into my shipping fee so it is covered anyways. Literally easy to use and care free. I have tested these for 6 shipments with zero issues with the boxes. I also bought the dry gel cold packs that are dirt cheap and also easy to use. Here is some pictures of the shipping boxes. Figured I would share these. I also just use packing peanuts or insulation to pack the boxes. Timothylem, Elo500 and DA SHRIMP KID 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Beautiful box. The challenge I have is people still have the attitude they want the shipping to be as cheap as possible. I charge $10 shipping for a 7x7x6 insulated priority box and can go into the red on that sometimes, too. It's a delicate balance between insulation, and the customer buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 I've only went over once or twice. With these it usually runs 6.00 to ship. For the security they offer Its worth it. Recently had an order of 40 shrimp mailed only 1 hr from my house. He got it in a trash bag, smashed and all DOA. Had to eat the cost of replacing the shrimp and meeting him the next time. I'm willing to make an investment especially when I start selling Taiwan Bees. Your right though depends on what your comfortable with. If I was relying heavily on shrimp sales I would probably want to cut more costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Oh I think for more expensive products those boxes would be great. But I would have the customer decided if they wanted to cover the additional $3 for insulation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Mine is covered in my shipping fee. I buy bulk of all the other stuff so don't ever have much into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 $6 covers the shipping and the $3 insulating box??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Lol that would be nice. Most charge 10-15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Ok that's what I thought, typically when I was sending out RCs I'd do the small cubes, and shipping cost would be like $6, plus materials I'd usually end up asking for $8 to cover everything. But with the plants I've been pretty consistent on making sure I just about break even in shipping, have only gone into the red once on a large box, asked for $18 and it cost me almost $25 for shipping alone lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Yea these are the small cubes, Here's what my fee covers 6-6.50 Shipping 3.00- Styro cold pack included. I use recycled materials for packing. Newspaper, peanuts from old shipments etc. Then just have breather bags, and I use priority mail tape for free. I've never went over in shipping. I also refund any difference I don't want to make anything off shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I still don't know how I feel about the breather bags lol Yea for awhile I was shipping the small cubes using small flat rate boxes lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I still don't know how I feel about the breather bags lol Yea for awhile I was shipping the small cubes using small flat rate boxes lol Which ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 The 6x6x7 cubes, apparently those aren't flat rate boxes lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 No lol. Suprised they took them like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Yea I got lucky. But weight was always way down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I've used those to ship frozen stuff. Definitely worth it, hate trying to ship without them. ctaylor3737 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I've used those to ship frozen stuff. Definitely worth it, hate trying to ship without them.Keeps stuff from getting smashed. Last shipment guy said ice pack was still frozen and it got delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Not bad. But with just shipping out plants I don't need anything that fancy yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Chris where did you purchase the boxes from and do they fit in a medium flat rate box by USPS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I spelled it wrong in the title. They do make them for different sized boxes. They have a lot of different stuff on there. http://www.tsksupply.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 hmm... looking at the shipping cups, That'd be nice for delicate plants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Are you using coldpacks in your shipments? If so what size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 hmm... looking at the shipping cups, That'd be nice for delicate plantsDepending on the size you can get them at Walmart cheap.That's where I get mine for buces/anubis's white/erios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Ah ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Are you using coldpacks in your shipments? If so what size?I used the 3 oz dry gel packs. They come and are flat, it's amazing soak them in water they fill and then you just freeze them. I tape it to the top of the lid, on the inside and put a barrier between that and the bag. They are cheap to.http://www.tsksupply.com/dry-gel-3-oz-ice-packs-60-count/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Ya I use the 3oz dry gel ones to. PS: if you just get the dry gel packs only email them and ask them to ship via USPS first class. I asked them to do that and it way cheaper then there set input shipping costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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