I had this delivered today, ok it only cost a couple of dollars but....wtf!

You`ve got to wonder sometimes

I had one recently that came in an A4 envelope, protected with only the card from a Frosties packet. One single piece of card either side of the record. It survived too, must have been Tony the Tiger that kept it safe.

Andy

  soul45s said:

I had this delivered today, ok it only cost a couple of dollars but....wtf!

I received a Del Larks boot in the 70s in just a thin card sleeve with my name an address on a piece of paper sellotaped over the sleeve cut out.. Another bit of sello, over the opening ..

Heard about the Jamaican post office and their steel needle they " stab" parcels with ?

Some parcels sent out with wooden mailers !

Ive seen reggae 45s with multiple punctures

  Russ Smith said:

I received a Del Larks boot in the 70s in just a thin card sleeve with my name an address on a piece of paper sellotaped over the sleeve cut out.. Another bit of sello, over the opening ..

Heard about the Jamaican post office and their steel needle they " stab" parcels with ?

Some parcels sent out with wooden mailers !

Ive seen reggae 45s with multiple punctures

i just got last week a record in 12" circular pizza box type package. cost $8 p+p and only cost him 61c!!! record ok tho, but had to pick up as too bleeding big for letterbox!

  soul45s said:

I had this delivered today, ok it only cost a couple of dollars but....wtf!

Grrr what a mare!

Thats the only Supremes tune I like now!

  Dennisoul said:

You`ve got to wonder sometimes

I had one recently that came in an A4 envelope, protected with only the card from a Frosties packet. One single piece of card either side of the record. It survived too, must have been Tony the Tiger that kept it safe.

Andy

I had one come like that too Andy. It was the shape of a banana.

I thought no way is this in one piece. But God must have been shining on me that day because it was. Phew!

I had one going back a few months that came in a jiffy bag and nothing else...not even bloody cardboard or nothing and it actually survived!! Lucky it was a fiver record...anything else and I would have royally kicked off

I emailed the seller to complain, he said he sellotapes all records like this to stop them coming out of the sleeve during transit..

  Russ Smith said:

Heard about the Jamaican post office and their steel needle they " stab" parcels with ?

Some parcels sent out with wooden mailers !

Ive seen reggae 45s with multiple punctures

wtf??? why do they do this?

  inspirations001 said:

i just got last week a record in 12" circular pizza box type package. cost $8 p+p and only cost him 61c!!! record ok tho, but had to pick up as too bleeding big for letterbox!

Was it still warm ,and did it take longer than the 15minutes

Heard about the Jamaican post office and their steel needle they " stab" parcels with ?

Some parcels sent out with wooden mailers !

Ive seen reggae 45s with multiple punctures

remind me not to order my next blow up doll from Jamaica

did you get the tape off ok. a bit of white spirit will do the trick

dave

  inspirations001 said:

i just got last week a record in 12" circular pizza box type package. cost $8 p+p and only cost him 61c!!! record ok tho, but had to pick up as too bleeding big for letterbox!

I received some 45s in a 9" Pizza box once - they had kindly left some cheese in it as well.

  DiggersGold said:

wtf??? why do they do this?

Something to do with packages containing dubious substances apparently, Customs..

  NORTHERN NEV said:

Heard about the Jamaican post office and their steel needle they " stab" parcels with ?

Some parcels sent out with wooden mailers !

Ive seen reggae 45s with multiple punctures

remind me not to order my next blow up doll from Jamaica

Or the super size box of condoms

Nice tune though - always on in the car........

  Russ Smith said:

Something to do with packages containing dubious substances apparently, Customs..

And they find out what dubious substances are in there by stabbing it? I wonder which genius came up with that idea.

  DiggersGold said:

And they find out what dubious substances are in there by stabbing it? I wonder which genius came up with that idea.

i think the theory is that certain powders or horticultural produce will then fall out the hole...

it's why JA sellers always offer FedEx etc as safer alternatives!

  pikeys dog said:

I received some 45s in a 9" Pizza box once - they had kindly left some cheese in it as well.

Cheesy records? Seller must have heard you playing out Joe

Had the same thing happen but at least they were 12" singles in a 12" box (smelled like a spicy meatfeast if I remember rightly).

  Cunnie said:

Cheesy records? Seller must have heard you playing out Joe

Had the same thing happen but at least they were 12" singles in a 12" box (smelled like a spicy meatfeast if I remember rightly).

Hmmm, that would spoil it for vinyl sniffers

Had one through a few months ago in just a PAPER SLEEVE with no packing at all. I was staggered that it was still in one piece!

  DiggersGold said:

And they find out what dubious substances are in there by stabbing it? I wonder which genius came up with that idea.

Perhaps they imagine there's a small endangered animal in there that might benefit from a few breathing holes??

  viphitman said:

Hmmm, that would spoil it for vinyl sniffers

Looks like that quote'll haunt me for the rest of my days

  DiggersGold said:

Looks like that quote'll haunt me for the rest of my days

More of a "true confession" than a quote wasn't it? - maybe you should go on Oprah?

  dave pinch said:

did you get the tape off ok. a bit of white spirit will do the trick

dave

Thanks Dave

The sellotape came off clean as a whistle....thankfully!

  mel brat said:

More of a "true confession" than a quote wasn't it? - maybe you should go on Oprah?

or jeremy kyle

Got one this morning 7" single and it was packed in a grocery box which had been flattened, and then selotaped round the edges, measuring 18" x 16". It did make me giggle though when I read what had been its original contents....... and they were banana/nut flavour, seriously...... lol