posted on May 15, 2001 04:00:15 PM
I have been bouncing around for a while buying shipping supplies from various places online. I can't seem to find one site with both a large assortment of supplies and good prices. Does anyone have any recomendations on who to use?
posted on May 15, 2001 08:54:00 PM
You didn't say specifically what you are looking for, but in many cases you can get everything you need right off of eBay itself.
Bubble wrap, tape, bubble mailers, boxes, etc. are all very easy to find and very competitively priced (due to too many sellers trying to sell the same stuff and lowballing each other).
www.uline.com has a wide variety of stuff. Their prices didn't seem too super, though.
posted on May 15, 2001 09:07:23 PMhttp://www.associatedbag.com is my favorite place to order supplies. Really really fast shipping and fair prices. Great assortment of items.
Order the catalog, though, and then phone in your orders, because the site is slow to navigate otherwise...
posted on May 15, 2001 09:24:16 PM
Most larger cities have warehouses that sell packaging supplies, I also was buying all of mine off ebay and the internet. If Oklahoma City, Amarillo, and Tulsa have these places then surely there is one near you. I bought 150 boxes and 20 cubic feet of packing peanuts for $82 today, even with the 4 hour roundtrip drive, it was still much, much cheaper than I could buy them on the internet for. Heather
posted on May 15, 2001 10:23:08 PM
Hi there! You might want to try City Paper Co - 1-800-621-9989 - [email protected]. I haven't found a place yet that can beat their prices on packaging tape or tissue paper! Plus they have excellent delivery time - I order on website (very user friendly) and receive the order within a week.
[ edited by nanandme on May 15, 2001 10:27 PM ]
The site is easy to navigate and their shipping charges are less than many others I checked out, which brought the total cost per order down below some of the others.
They've got everything, padded mailers, boxes, packing materials, etc.
posted on May 16, 2001 08:33:37 AM
OOH, OOOH, OOOH I know this one!!!!
I use Staples.com for boxes and other stuff, padded envelopes etc. They cost more initially (the boxes) but they ship for free!!! (50$min) When you compare the final price to the carboard sellers you win!!
And here is the best thing... you can always get fresh Staples coupons at the site below!
