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Jan 09, 2015
For those shipping bras to others from the US, what is your preferred method for shipping? Do you usually just use the USPS (post office)? If you do, I can see using the plastic type or bubble wrapped type flexible envelopes to ship an unlined bra that can lay totally flat and not have any damage done to it. But what about the molded cup ones, push ups, etc? How do you usually do that? Maybe those flat rate cardboard priority mail boxes? Or do they survive just fine in some other kind of package? I'd assume you stuff something in the cups to try to maintain the cup shape as best as possible. What are your preferred materials for doing that? Paper towel? Packing peanuts? Just curious. I am a complete and total noob to buying/selling/trading bras and I guess I'm just trying to get all the logistics figured out.
Thanks in advance!!!
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For molded, I used to fold the cups into each other and stuff plastic bags inside so that they'd at least maintain the curve. I think I used a bubble mailer. It works, and it's cheap.
Really, though, I prefer boxes for molded cups, just so the material doesn't get mushed and wrinkled and there's no chance of the underwires bending. Flat rate is too expensive. Just find a sturdy box (preferably a small one) and use first class shipping. Most bras aren't over the 13 ounce limit (closer to 8 or 9 in a small cardboard box).
Edit: Forgot to mention, all of this pertains to USPS shipped packages.
Ok, great! That's what I was thinking, that it'd need to be at least be some sort of cardboard box to keep it from getting crushed. One of the more stiff paper bubble mailers might keep its shape if it was stuffed well enough in the cup but then I think they will still charge you "package" rate for anything over a certain thickness anyway.
Thanks again!
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