How to mail samples?

[GoodDog]

What's the cheapest/best way to send someone samples of TV? I have some empty 3ml bottles that I dumped the nasty juice out of - from another vendor of course. The mailing boxes are too expensive to mail something that small, but I don't think an envelope would be safe enough. How do you do it?

 

[paso]

I have got juice in bubble wrap envelopes they should be cheap.

 

[Dkrom68]

Bubble wrap for sure first class 1.39 or 1.58 depending on 1 or 2 ounces

 

[GoodDog]

Thanks!

 

[inicapem]

Do you tell the postal clerk you are mailing liquids?

 

[thelook]

Do you tell the postal clerk you are mailing liquids?

8-oNO WAY8-o

 

[NightNurse]

Make sure caps are on tight, put 'em in a baggie, then in a small padded mailing envelope... I've done it this way a few times w/no problems.

 

[Thyestean]

Do you tell the postal clerk you are mailing liquids?

8-oNO WAY8-o

If they ask then I say yes but it's wrapped and unable to leak and I've never had a problem with it.

 

[Belletrist]

yup, bubble mailers are what i use... and if i can't find really little ones i will cut one in half and just tape it shut, if i'm only mailing one small sample. one i sent today was $.88 cents?

 

[GoodDog]

We need to talk Geoff into carrying some smaller bottles so we can trade samples easier. I had to dump some juice from another vendor to send a small sample to someone. hehe

 

[Darrigaaz]

Found a 3 pack of bottles for $1.50 at Hobby Lobby that's the perfect size for 20ml juices.

 

[Madame Psychosis]

Plastic retains the smell of whatever's been in it more strongly than, say, glass, and if it was 'nasty' liquid, reuse might leave the refill liquids a bit skunky too, or at least leave a fair amount of smell and taste from the previous one if it was strong. Just my experience -- I tried reusing an emptied, rinsed Dekang bottle a couple months back with TV liquid for my own use and figured that out.

3ml and up bottles for DIY and samples can be purchased inexpensively at USPlastics, they also have glass dropper bottles. (Candlechem on ebay is great too, but they're on vacation til March 8th.)

I often wrap the samples in extra bubble wrap or an old gift box (like jewelry comes in) in a padded envelope. Priority boxes are easier (free boxes) but it's 4.95 to ship of course.

I've only been asked about liquids at the PO when sending internationally, and then the clerk was satisfied when I explained they were plastic bottles, well-protected, and not containing alcohol. (They get concerned about flammability precautions, I guess.)

 

[vapourking]

Bubble wrap sounds perfect

 

[GoodDog]

Thanks for the info. I sure hope I didn't change the taste of Geoff's juice by reusing bottles from another vendor. I boiled it and let it air out for awhile so hopefully it will be okay. I would hate to make Geoff lose customers because they didn't get the true taste of his wonderful juice!!!

Added: Wow their shipping at Boston Plastics is crazy!! 100 bottles (50 of 2 sizes) was only $21 but the shipping was $13.70!! I don't need that many bottles anyway, but they are cheap!

We don't have Hobby Lobby here and Michael's Crafts doesn't have empty bottles.

 

[Madame Psychosis]

Thanks for the info. I sure hope I didn't change the taste of Geoff's juice by reusing bottles from another vendor. I boiled it and let it air out for awhile so hopefully it will be okay. I would hate to make Geoff lose customers because they didn't get the true taste of his wonderful juice!!!

Added: Wow their shipping at Boston Plastics is crazy!! 100 bottles (50 of 2 sizes) was only $21 but the shipping was $13.70!! I don't need that many bottles anyway, but they are cheap!

We don't have Hobby Lobby here and Michael's Crafts doesn't have empty bottles.

Boiling might eliminate more of it. Didn't want to scare you! Just reporting what I'd experienced -- I know I'm sensitive to whatever underflavor was in the DK liquids I'd tossed.

Shipping from US Plastics seems crazy, yeah, but ultimately I find I pay $0.25-0.50 a bottle which is decently economical for swaps or DIY. Certainly cheaper than I could find from e-cig/DIY vendors. Which reminds me, I need to order again...