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iamloco724iamloco724 Brooklyn NY Posts: 1,441
edited October 2013 in The Porch
i got an extra poster for my sister at the volcom shop and i want to ship it to her

whats the best way to do this can i ship it in one of the tubes they sell at the show? what service do you think is the best for this?
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  • iamloco724iamloco724 Brooklyn NY Posts: 1,441
    anyone?
  • wall232wall232 New York Posts: 1,346
    Roll it up and place it in the tube, US post office should be good enough. Ship it 3 day priority and you could also add insurance if you want.
    NYPJ
  • DavidDDavidD Posts: 2,535
    Tape up the ends of the tube
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,925
    Do not fold the poster. I can't stress that enough. Folding is bad.
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  • iamloco724iamloco724 Brooklyn NY Posts: 1,441
    on2legs wrote:
    Do not fold the poster. I can't stress that enough. Folding is bad.


    What do you mean by folding exactly
  • chinobaezachinobaeza Santiago Posts: 2,489
    iamloco724 wrote:
    on2legs wrote:
    Do not fold the poster. I can't stress that enough. Folding is bad.


    What do you mean by folding exactly
    I guess literally folding....just roll it
  • nicky-p38nicky-p38 Posts: 421
    http://expressobeans.com/wiki/index.php/Shipping_Prints

    I would roll it with kraft paper. It helps protect the print and makes it easier to get out of the tube.
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    Get kraft paper that's wider and longer than the poster. Fold one end over a short edge of the poster and start rolling from that end until poster is fully rolled. If it's too fat to go in the tube, grab the flap of kraft paper on the inside and tug gently to pull the roll tighter while you still have your other hand on the outside of the poster so it gets rolled tighter. Do not push down on the edges of the roll.

    And make sure you tape the tube shut on both ends. I hope that helps!
  • PRL1JAMPRL1JAM Posts: 787
    yes^

    like mentioned above, use craft paper to roll around the poster. make sure craft paper is a little longer than poster, (so when you take it out, you can pull on the craft paper to get poster out of tube). If you don't use craft paper and the poster is wound tightly in the tube, it can be a pain in the ass at times getting the poster out
  • iamloco724iamloco724 Brooklyn NY Posts: 1,441
    another question unrelated to shipping, since im new to the poster collecting how do you guys make sure you dont do any damage when you take the poster out of the tube when you get home from a show or whenever you take it out i find it very difficult to get over that ridge by the cap at times and i try to be as careful as possible
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 96,863
    iamloco724 wrote:
    whats the best way to do this can i ship it in one of the tubes they sell at the show? what service do you think is the best for this?

    Check out this page for shipping posters.

    http://tstout.com/shared/shipping/guide.html

    :)
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