I recomend insurance

[man.electric]

I often fill small flat rate boxes and then place those in the medium box for shipping. so far no problems with that route and the PO delivers more every time I run out.

[rmcc]

+1 for the dogs!!!

[white eagle]

do you know what it takes to file a insurance claim with the p.o?

[Springfield]

Wooden boxes are fine when they hold up, but I have received lead where the outside box is torn and the wooden box is busted up. No matter what you do you have to reinforce the USPS box. I have shipped raw WW with a box inside a box with lots of tape and it works fine. The weights just have to be packed tight, no movement inside. And newspaper is not packing materiel, it just gets all flattened in a hurry. Putting everything inside the Tyvek bags works well to keep everything together, even if the outside box tears.

[Springfield]

Wooden boxes are fine when they hold up, but I have received lead where the outside box is torn and the wooden box is busted up. No matter what you do you have to reinforce the USPS box. I have shipped raw WW with a box inside a box with lots of tape and it works fine. The weights just have to be packed tight, no movement inside. And newspaper is not packing materiel, it just gets all flattened in a hurry. Putting everything inside the Tyvek bags works well to keep everything together, even if the outside box tears.

[NoZombies]

+1 for Tyvek. That stuff is great, and the PO Literally gives it away.

[Defcon-One]

Wooden box inside the FRB. Never lost a shipment. I also pack it tight so the lead can not move.

I have had others send shippments to me that never arrived. (Three times or more.) Insurance did not help! I'd never pay for insurance on anything under $200.00 as it is not worth the battle and the wait that will ensue if THEY loose it.

[WILCO]

I love those dogs!

Me too.

[odinohi]

Me too

Me too.