What do you use for shipping large decals?

[VIPvinyl.com 0]

as of right now, 99% of all the stickers i sell online are either small enough to fit in a standard envelope, or the larger ones, i fit in a 11x13" catalog mailer size envelope. i want to start selling larger pieces, but i have no clue on how to ship them, and what would be cheapest. for example, a banner for the front windshield of the car, that would be around 5' long by 1' tall. thanks in advance for the input!

[Dakotagrafx 7,297]

roll it put it into a box

[warrior35 2]

I use the mailing tubes from the postal service. They are free and they cost around 5 bucks to ship.

[pitkin2020 1]

as above poster tubes, nice and strong and the graphics don't end with a crease in them if they are rolled neatly.

[ff-extreme 6]

I use the mailing tubes from the postal service. They are free and they cost around 5 bucks to ship.

[VIPvinyl.com 0]

cool! thanks for the ideas. was just worried that rolling it up would affect the sticker when trying to apply it. 

[pitkin2020 1]

Just think about how your vinyl is delivered to....on a roll.  As long as you roll it the same way it should be fine.

[tlzimmerman 11]

I always have better luck rolling transfer paper side out.

Also I buy 36" long 4" diameter tubes from uline and extra end caps, you can cut them down just the size you need, and 36" will accommodate anything I would want to ship. 

I would stay away from smaller diameter tubes....have had some bad things happen when rolling that tight when I first started shipping.  The bigger the diameter the better, and most things under 13 oz will ship parcel post for a couple bucks no problem in tubes.

[Jeffrey06 2]

Yep, Paper out and try to roll as lose as possible. I haven't had any problems doing it like this.

[Guest kenya]

I save & use the empty tubes from my vinyl.

I just make ends using cardboard & tape it to them.

Also, when I have my vinyl shipped to me, I reuse the boxes if they are not beat up. I always cut them longways & turn them inside out, so that they are just brown boxes.

I don't ship many items right now, so this works for me.

Remember recycle.  :thumbsup:

[tlzimmerman 11]

I save & use the empty tubes from my vinyl.

I just make ends using cardboard & tape it to them.

Also, when I have my vinyl shipped to me, I reuse the boxes if they are not beat up. I always cut them longways & turn them inside out, so that they are just brown boxes.

I don't ship many items right now, so this works for me.

Remember recycle.  :thumbsup:

I do the same things as well....alot most of my work is off the net and mail order so they never seem to last long.  Oh well good problem to have!

[Dakotagrafx 7,297]

I save & use the empty tubes from my vinyl.

I just make ends using cardboard & tape it to them.

Also, when I have my vinyl shipped to me, I reuse the boxes if they are not beat up. I always cut them longways & turn them inside out, so that they are just brown boxes.

I don't ship many items right now, so this works for me.

Remember recycle.  8)

in the past I have pulled the tab apart on boxes and turned them inside out and hot glued them back together to recycle

[Alien 11]

Any body shops close? They get in big items in big boxes all the time. They have to throw them away. I got a order for a 18" x 94" decal and the body shop it was for got a front bumper facia in the day before and i grabbed the box and cut it down. Put their decal in it and sold it back to em.