Where To Buy Carton Record Mailers In The Uk ?

[Chris L]

Anybody give some names and possibly websites ? A million thanks...........

[Chris L]

Sorted, thanks..........

[JOE TORQUAY]

hi, where do you get them as a matter of interest,

joe.

[Chris L]

hi, where do you get them as a matter of interest,

joe.

 

https://www.soundswholesaleltd.co.uk/

 

I'll let you know how it goes.

Edited October 24, 2013 by Chris L

[JOE TORQUAY]

thanks for reply,

joe.

[Gogger]

https://www.soundswholesaleltd.co.uk/

 

I'll let you know how it goes.

 

the record boxes look good , nice prices , thanks for the link , 

[Ian Dewhirst]

https://www.soundswholesaleltd.co.uk/

 

I'll let you know how it goes.

 

Perfect professionals Chris. Been using 'em for the last 5 years and they're super reliable.

 

Ian D 

[Chris L]

About £28.00 for 200. Didn't buy the carton inners as I'll be down the supermarket cutting up empty boxes   plus I've a load from record buys

Nice mailer

[Cover-up]

They're not really carton mailers though, are they? More like envelope mailers. I thought you meant the more boxey ones. Which sounds wholesale also do, if you search for cruciform mailers. Handy if you're sending abroad or two or three single in the one order...

[Chris L]

They're not really carton mailers though, are they? More like envelope mailers. I thought you meant the more boxey ones. Which sounds wholesale also do, if you search for cruciform mailers. Handy if you're sending abroad or two or three single in the one order...

 

True, I have those box type but most of what I sell tend to be single records only, think the last lot were about 15 sales only 3 were multiples.

[Cover-up]

True, I have those box type but most of what I sell tend to be single records only, think the last lot were about 15 sales only 3 were multiples.

 

Yup, it's a right pain sending out 15 parcels - if only LESS people bought LOTS of records!

[Jnixon]

the stiffeners are terrible from this guy. 

 

really limp poor grade thin cardboard

[Chris L]

the stiffeners are terrible from this guy. 

 

really limp poor grade thin cardboard

 

Gonna use what I still have and will cut up supermarket boxes, 2 small ones close to where I live have hundreds available

[Jnixon]

Gonna use what I still have and will cut up supermarket boxes, 2 small ones close to where I live have hundreds available

 

good idea. 

 

when i complained to that seller about the poor quality of the cardboard he said they are stiff enough. my comment of id hate to be your wife if you think that didnt go down well.

 

i cant find anywhere in the UK that does proper stiffeners. tho when you get 45s from moerer  you get 4 supremely stiff cards in the quality mailer.

[Chris L]

I think you'll find that Pete Smith here on SS will know where to get them, he uses mailers (or used to) to ship records. I agree when I buy records in the US 9 time out of 10 they come in those small 7" boxes, pretty much crushproof...........

[Cover-up]

i cant find anywhere in the UK that does proper stiffeners. tho when you get 45s from moerer  you get 4 supremely stiff cards in the quality mailer.

Hmmm, just wondering if it's worth buying 45s off Moerer just to get his stiffeners. Buy 25 singles and you'd have 100 stiffeners... Just the excuse I needed. THANKS!!!!!!!!!

[Chris L]

I have now shipped some 70+ records using these carton mailers. They are very marginal, I decided only to ship vinyl records, no styrene. If you put too much carton stiffeners in the sleeve it becomes very difficult to get the record out afterwards. I haven't had any complaints from customers so I'm assuming they've arrived all OK. I did make my own stiffeners from carboard I got from the local supermarket, it was a bit trial and error. I have bought records from UK sellers who also use mailers, they've tended to be larger in size making it easier to increase the stiffeners so once this lot used up I'll trawl around to see what I can find.

[Cover-up]

I've been using the album versions of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-MusicMax-LOCKTAB-CARDBOARD-7-VINYL-RECORD-MAILERS-/400174015559?pt=UK_Packaging_Materials&hash=item5d2c3ae447

And think they're pretty good, couple of cardboard stiffeners, plus the mailer is cardboard too, so it's like four sheets of card thick. Bit more expensive but much, much better than the card envelopes. Plus, they're easier to re-use at the other end...

[michael-j]

I've been using the album versions of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100-MusicMax-LOCKTAB-CARDBOARD-7-VINYL-RECORD-MAILERS-/400174015559?pt=UK_Packaging_Materials&hash=item5d2c3ae447

And think they're pretty good, couple of cardboard stiffeners, plus the mailer is cardboard too, so it's like four sheets of card thick. Bit more expensive but much, much better than the card envelopes. Plus, they're easier to re-use at the other end...

 

A lot of European sellers use those. Once they're taped up I find them very hard to open without tearing the tab, so not sure I've ever been able to re-use one.

 

For a single 45 or LP the envelope type are ok with 3 good stiffeners (and taped up - had a few sent without tape and arrive open)

 

re: soundswholesale - bought some 7" stiffeners and cruciform mailers from him recently - the stiffeners are ok, not the best but perfectly fine (guess the cardboard quality varies), but the cruciform mailers are awful, really flimsy.