chim Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) 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. Edited December 3, 2014 by chim Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/85925-cd-shipping-handling/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxien Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Bump for added interest, as I'm in the same situation but hadn't thought that far ahead yet... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide auxien's signature Hide all signatures / b c / m a s t o d o n / b l o t / Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/85925-cd-shipping-handling/#findComment-2257339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) Just a quick update, I found what looks like a good packaging option, the Mail Lite C/0: 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. Edited December 4, 2014 by chim Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/85925-cd-shipping-handling/#findComment-2257708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
purlieu Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 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. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide purlieu's signature Hide all signatures This is a YouTube channel in which I am looking at the history of FSOL, the history of ambient house & ambient techno, and some other stuff. / This is a Bandcamp page with some of my music on it. / This is a Blogger page with news about FSOL. Do have a click. Rice cube going down the escalator. Where's it going? Nobody knows. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/85925-cd-shipping-handling/#findComment-2260610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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