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 Posted 06/15/2010  9:47 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add samuel tan to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I would like to urge you guys to Recycle the packaging. It will help our environment and save you money. I am sure that many of us already know, but I will explain it anyway. I am sending two silver coins to one of our member as trade. I went to PO to send other package and thinking to find out the cost of the one package. Thinking to buy stamps first, since we haven finalized the deal. She measure it with a funny slot device, and said it is smaller, but since it is a bubble wrap, she will charge me $ 1.39. The bubble wrapper approx $ 2.-, total of $ 3.39. Her comment makes me think, if I pack it different way, will I save money? Today, I finalized the deal, I came back with a regular envelope and cut bubble wrapper to protect the coins, she will charge me $ 1.06. The coins are already inside of "soft" plastic bag. I took the wrap out and happen that I have another envelope to give a protection and a little padding. Seal it and she charge me only $ 0.66. I may be saving $ 2.- to 2.50, not much for some people. But think about it, you can get an UNC coin with that. It is a 75% saving. AND THE BIG THING, YOU HELP THE ENVIRONMENT. THANKS FOLKS.
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 Posted 06/15/2010  10:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rastatodd to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nothing wrong with saving some of your hard earned dollars, Samuel Tan!
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 Posted 06/15/2010  10:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fioti to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Don't be tempted to re-use those free priority mail envelopes for cardboard. I had a coin returned because "Priority" showed.
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 Posted 06/16/2010  4:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SPQR to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, I sell things on ebay and I re-use boxes, bubble wrap and other packing materials (including non-priority padded envelopes) so most of the time, my packing material costs are zero to me. And plus I'm being green!
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