Shipping

[Greenthumb]

Two questions

1st- how is everyone shipping now that the regional rate box rates are gone ? We used those a ton and was a good price

2nd in your boxes when you ship plastic pints , quarts 1/2 gallons do you wrap the jugs in plastic bags if by chance one leaks? If so do you buy those clear plastic bags somewhere ? I thought ablut zip lock but that seems like kind of cheap looking to use a zip lock bag . Thoughts ? Thanks

[mainebackswoodssyrup]

USPS flat rate is still hard to beat, especially if shipping any more than 1 quart.
I don't wrap our jugs but if I did I would look for a small garbage bag or something to wrap all the jugs in rather than individually wrap them.

[maple flats]

I ship almost exclusively using USPS flat rate, either medium or large boxes. They pay the shipping. I pad my containers using heavy weight brown paper. I bought a large roll of the brown paper about 2 years ago, I mounted the roll on an axle in my attached garage off a heavy shelf. My paper is 18" wide, the roll originally was about 11-12" diameter, now it's down to 7", in about another year I'll need to order another, when I do, I'll order 60# weight x 18", I now have 30# x 18", I'd like it heavier. Zoro has the 60# x 18" for 600' at $78.00 shipping included.
To use it, I crumple it and pack it in under, around the edges and fill any void with it, in 2 yrs, I had no damaged in shipment, but about 5-6 yrs ago, when I was using packing peanuts I had 1 damaged in shipment.

[wnybassman]

I used the Regional boxes exclusively. Sucks they stopped that service. The past couple shipments I have used Pirate Ship. Kinda of a third party operation that is able to utilize bulk rate pricing. The box I shipped out today (two quarts) I priced out at $13.15 using Priority, but used Pirate Ship and paid $7.59. It printed me out a Priority label so I was still able to use the old Regional boxes. So far so good. The website is easier to navigate than the usps site too.

[wiam]

We use pirate ship and put jugs in ziplock bags. USPS requires a bag on liquids

[GeneralStark]

You can still use the regional rate boxes as "Your Packaging". I have shipped thousands of flat rate USPS boxes and have never bagged a jug/bottle and have had less than 5 break along the way.

I wonder how long Pirate Ship will last....

[wnybassman]

You can still use the regional rate boxes as "Your Packaging". I have shipped thousands of flat rate USPS boxes and have never bagged a jug/bottle and have had less than 5 break along the way.

I wonder how long Pirate Ship will last....

Pirate Ship started in 2014, so I think they already outlasted the Regional Boxes. lol