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Are there anybody there experienced with international shipping and handling for their self-released CD's?

 

I'm planning to press Digipak CD's for a future release and do all the s&h myself via bandcamp, but I don't want to have them break when shipped overseas. I'm a complete noob at this, there's an option with the pressing plant to add cellophane wrapping, but I don't know if that's a safe bet, are there more things I should consider? Do you package the CD and case ceparately, encase it in cardboard or something? Class 1-letters typically have some form of bubble wrap with the post office but I hear bending can be an issue.

 

Secondly, what kind of weights do you deal with? I hear digipaks are around 100g, but the pressing plant claims they're 300g a piece (I assume for a 4 panel with plastic, CD inside and all that jazz), together with further protection this could rise rapidly and I don't want to ramp up shipping costs too much.

 

I've tried googling my way around but haven't found enough details, it's just a mess of pressing plant ads and people discussing their favorite japanese expert jewel cases.

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Just a quick update, I found what looks like a good packaging option, the Mail Lite C/0:

 

9CF207B4-274A-4C27-ABF0-B4B3809483DE_320

 

http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/a/pb/Sealed-Air-Mail-Lite-Bubble-Bags-White-C-0-150x210mm-100-Per-Pack/id=BL0/

 

This is specifically sized for CD's and the likes, at 150x210mm it has adequate space for one-off jewel cases and digipaks. Packages start at quantities of 100 but I found a cheap dealer in my country.

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Those do the job pretty well I find. You do risk the problem of bending in the post, but sadly unless you have everything taped up in really thick card, that's a risk you have to take. There are card options, such as the ones Amazon etc. use, although I'm not sure where you can buy those. But I've never had a digipak come damaged in one of the Mail Lite envelopes. A cheap way of reinforcing it is to use thin card, such as you get on a cereal box, which does a reasonable job at protecting it from any excess bashing.

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