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Re: Shipping pops

Postby hpellot » Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:05 pm

So many companies ship poorly
Target is hit or miss to me

Amaazon used to be good now it really is hit or miss


Walmart just sucks at shipping


Chalice is great but they are a collectible company

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby zonkttc » Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:27 pm

hpellot wrote:So many companies ship poorly
Target is hit or miss to me

Amaazon used to be good now it really is hit or miss


Walmart just sucks at shipping


Chalice is great but they are a collectible company

Gemini ships well
Fugtive as well

Got to admit buying online the shipping tends to be hot of miss. Best advice I've seen is if you can buy a case for the best chance of efficient shipping

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby ldela001 » Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:52 pm

I definitely prefer the sorters that retailers receive Pops! in. Every once in a while, I’ll get the sorters labeled “do not open unless you’re the buyer” (or something lines off that) from Amazon, and they’ve always been immaculate upon receipt.
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby zonkttc » Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:45 pm

ldela001 wrote:I definitely prefer the sorters that retailers receive Pops! in. Every once in a while, I’ll get the sorters labeled “do not open unless you’re the buyer” (or something lines off that) from Amazon, and they’ve always been immaculate upon receipt.

Great pov thanks.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby KelsoTastic » Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:38 pm

Bubble wrap and a protector. Doesn’t have to be a fancy protector but I think an important thing is the shipping box itself.
A new and sturdy one.
I’ve purchased pops from mercari and eBay and it’s sometimes very random. Shoe boxes are the worstttt.
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby desdin28 » Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:41 am

KelsoTastic wrote:Bubble wrap and a protector. Doesn’t have to be a fancy protector but I think an important thing is the shipping box itself.
A new and sturdy one.
I’ve purchased pops from mercari and eBay and it’s sometimes very random. Shoe boxes are the worstttt.
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MajorMilkyway wrote:What do you guys prefer when receiving pops? I love when I buy from websites and they either bubble wrap the pop or a sorter and fill the gaps with paper and some stuff


Agreed, a new and study box goes a long ways for shipping out pops. Huh.. never received a pop in a shoe box before! Not as bad as someone just bubble wrapping the funko by itself and shipping it that way with shipping label on the wrap. That was wild seeing that come in. To be fair it was... a helpful amount wrapped around the pop... but yikes it came in destroyed lol

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby zonkttc » Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:24 am

desdin28 wrote:
KelsoTastic wrote:Bubble wrap and a protector. Doesn’t have to be a fancy protector but I think an important thing is the shipping box itself.
A new and sturdy one.
I’ve purchased pops from mercari and eBay and it’s sometimes very random. Shoe boxes are the worstttt.
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MajorMilkyway wrote:What do you guys prefer when receiving pops? I love when I buy from websites and they either bubble wrap the pop or a sorter and fill the gaps with paper and some stuff


Agreed, a new and study box goes a long ways for shipping out pops. Huh.. never received a pop in a shoe box before! Not as bad as someone just bubble wrapping the funko by itself and shipping it that way with shipping label on the wrap. That was wild seeing that come in. To be fair it was... a helpful amount wrapped around the pop... but yikes it came in destroyed lol

Thats a wild story id be in shock if I got that.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby joeb0011 » Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:01 am

Hard stack with bubble wrap
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby FlinksPoppinPics » Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:57 am

When I ship them, I put them in an ecotek soft protector wrapped in bubble wrap in a 8x6x4 box. All materials I just get from amazon. If it's something more pricey I stick the pop in a hard stack.
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby zonkttc » Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:33 am

FlinksPoppinPics wrote:When I ship them, I put them in an ecotek soft protector wrapped in bubble wrap in a 8x6x4 box. All materials I just get from amazon. If it's something more pricey I stick the pop in a hard stack.

Thanks for your shipping setup. Whats your opinion on bubblewrap substitutes like paper wrapping.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby FlinksPoppinPics » Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:14 pm

zonkttc wrote:
FlinksPoppinPics wrote:When I ship them, I put them in an ecotek soft protector wrapped in bubble wrap in a 8x6x4 box. All materials I just get from amazon. If it's something more pricey I stick the pop in a hard stack.

Thanks for your shipping setup. Whats your opinion on bubblewrap substitutes like paper wrapping.


Tbh I just keep my christmas wrapping paper as shipping material, anything that I receive from packages I recycle for shipping material. Otherwise, I order a large roll of bubble wrap from amazon.
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby Charger14 » Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:50 pm

I always ship in a Pop Protector, bubble wrapped in a sturdy brown box with paper on all sides.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby funko_gtx91 » Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:49 am

Sorter and bubble wrap is the way to go

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby funko_gtx91 » Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:50 am

Charger14 wrote:I always ship in a Pop Protector, bubble wrapped in a sturdy brown box with paper on all sides.



That’s the second way I would ship a pop

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby Greymom » Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:47 am

funko_gtx91 wrote:Sorter and bubble wrap is the way to go


This is also my preferred way of shipment. If I happen to have some styrofoam popcorn, then I'll throw that in too. One can never be too careful!
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby zonkttc » Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:32 am

Greymom wrote:
funko_gtx91 wrote:Sorter and bubble wrap is the way to go


This is also my preferred way of shipment. If I happen to have some styrofoam popcorn, then I'll throw that in too. One can never be too careful!

I tend to use anything that can take a beating when it comes to packing.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby Arneldenal » Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:30 am

MajorMilkyway wrote:What do you guys prefer when receiving pops? I love when I buy from websites and they either bubble wrap the pop or a sorter and fill the gaps with paper and some stuff


8x6x4 boxes with protector

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby LAX_Men4ever » Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:20 pm

If your paying a lot on shipping then the pop better be protected in a package

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby gokou105 » Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:07 pm

LAX_Men4ever wrote:If your paying a lot on shipping then the pop better be protected in a package


It's usually just bubblewrap.
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby hpellot » Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:59 pm

gokou105 wrote:
LAX_Men4ever wrote:If your paying a lot on shipping then the pop better be protected in a package


It's usually just bubblewrap.



Trui tend to personally ship in a medium grade pop protector a bit thicker than normal and bubble wrapped and in a strong box
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby zonkttc » Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:06 am

hpellot wrote:
gokou105 wrote:
LAX_Men4ever wrote:If your paying a lot on shipping then the pop better be protected in a package


It's usually just bubblewrap.



Trui tend to personally ship in a medium grade pop protector a bit thicker than normal and bubble wrapped and in a strong box

I feel like its an unpopular take but I feel bubble wrap isn't enough for me if its just one layer or the thin kind of bubble wrap

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby hpellot » Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:03 pm

zonkttc wrote:
hpellot wrote:
gokou105 wrote:
It's usually just bubblewrap.



Trui tend to personally ship in a medium grade pop protector a bit thicker than normal and bubble wrapped and in a strong box

I feel like its an unpopular take but I feel bubble wrap isn't enough for me if its just one layer or the thin kind of bubble wrap



I think anything over a common should be a in a pop protector as well as bubble wrapped
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby mrodr110 » Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:55 pm

hpellot wrote:
zonkttc wrote:
hpellot wrote:

Trui tend to personally ship in a medium grade pop protector a bit thicker than normal and bubble wrapped and in a strong box

I feel like its an unpopular take but I feel bubble wrap isn't enough for me if its just one layer or the thin kind of bubble wrap



I think anything over a common should be a in a pop protector as well as bubble wrapped


I agree here. If I ship pops I ship with a soft pop protector and bubble wrapped at a minimum.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby zonkttc » Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:18 pm

mrodr110 wrote:
hpellot wrote:
zonkttc wrote:I feel like its an unpopular take but I feel bubble wrap isn't enough for me if its just one layer or the thin kind of bubble wrap



I think anything over a common should be a in a pop protector as well as bubble wrapped


I agree here. If I ship pops I ship with a soft pop protector and bubble wrapped at a minimum.

True I tend to ship in protectors if requested as well. I know it'll s a very everyone the heartache if something goes bump in the night.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby hpellot » Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:40 pm

zonkttc wrote:
mrodr110 wrote:
hpellot wrote:

I think anything over a common should be a in a pop protector as well as bubble wrapped


I agree here. If I ship pops I ship with a soft pop protector and bubble wrapped at a minimum.

True I tend to ship in protectors if requested as well. I know it'll s a very everyone the heartache if something goes bump in the night.



That makes sense excactly
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby akagalar » Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:15 pm

On a slightly related note, I hate it when I open a package and get hit with the smell of cigarettes.
I then have to sniff the pop box like a puppy to see if any of the smell has transferred onto it.
I think most of the time it comes from reused shipping boxes.
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby deadlycollects » Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:22 pm

MajorMilkyway wrote:What do you guys prefer when receiving pops? I love when I buy from websites and they either bubble wrap the pop or a sorter and fill the gaps with paper and some stuff

I like shipping out pops how i would want them delivered. In a pop protector or armor fully covered in bubble wrapped and all inner box filled with bubble warp

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby funko_gtx91 » Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:43 am

zonkttc wrote:
Greymom wrote:
funko_gtx91 wrote:Sorter and bubble wrap is the way to go


This is also my preferred way of shipment. If I happen to have some styrofoam popcorn, then I'll throw that in too. One can never be too careful!

I tend to use anything that can take a beating when it comes to packing.



That’s the best way to look at it

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby zonkttc » Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:51 am

funko_gtx91 wrote:
zonkttc wrote:
Greymom wrote:
This is also my preferred way of shipment. If I happen to have some styrofoam popcorn, then I'll throw that in too. One can never be too careful!

I tend to use anything that can take a beating when it comes to packing.



That’s the best way to look at it

Thank you. So far no complaints but I feel I should invest in better boxes.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby funko_gtx91 » Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:50 am

zonkttc wrote:
funko_gtx91 wrote:
zonkttc wrote:I tend to use anything that can take a beating when it comes to packing.



That’s the best way to look at it

Thank you. So far no complaints but I feel I should invest in better boxes.



It’s always better to invest in something that you think could be better

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby stucho2090 » Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:34 am

I have had pops delivered in a protector and bubble wrap and still came like someone at the post office dropped kicked it and it was all crunched up. (My friend sent it so wasn't like that when sent). I dread anything being shipped until it arrives. Much rather take pops to friend in carry on in a hard stack then risk shipping it

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby Funko Ronin » Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:53 pm

Charger14 wrote:I always ship in a Pop Protector, bubble wrapped in a sturdy brown box with paper on all sides.


Best way to ship.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby sealordbrian » Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:13 am

To me the use of the sorter box is a must.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby funkomarv96 » Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:07 am

Double box if it’s a grail!

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby zonkttc » Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:53 am

funkomarv96 wrote:Double box if it’s a grail!

Triple and protectors are an absolute must. No exceptions

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby funkomarv96 » Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:56 pm

500 pounds of bubble wrap aswell lol

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby DaturaDynamo » Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:43 pm

MajorMilkyway wrote:What do you guys prefer when receiving pops? I love when I buy from websites and they either bubble wrap the pop or a sorter and fill the gaps with paper and some stuff


Usually just sorters with some bubble wrap
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby zonkttc » Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:08 pm

DaturaDynamo wrote:
MajorMilkyway wrote:What do you guys prefer when receiving pops? I love when I buy from websites and they either bubble wrap the pop or a sorter and fill the gaps with paper and some stuff


Usually just sorters with some bubble wrap

Agree a sorter would be requested with some type of padding.

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Re: Shipping pops

Postby Universal_ghost » Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:02 am

My favorite is a sorter. Even when hot topic does the bag thing but they're in sorters they somehow manage to really keep the damage off the pops. Idk how lol so my preferred shipping method is 100% sorters.
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Re: Shipping pops

Postby Ronnie18 » Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:33 pm

I have learned from shipping pops over the years to always use a hard plastic protector and bubble wrap.


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