Save Money on Shipping by Getting Your Packaging Supplies Right the First Time

If you ship a large volume of goods in our packaging supplies each month, you know how costly shipping can be, whether you’re going through FedEx, UPS or the US Postal Service. One way to reduce your shipping costs is to make sure you’re using the appropriate pre-shipment performance package testing procedures for your packaging supplies.

That’s where the ISTA comes in. The best way to avoid damage while shipping something is to make it packaged securely with our packaging supplies. The ISTA can reduce damage by making sure all packaging materials are adequate. The tests result not only in reduced damage while shipping, but also improved customer satisfaction and better piece of mind on behalf of the consumer.

There are two types of ISTA tests. Performance Tests carry a Pass/Fail assessment that will determine the chances of the packaged product to survive shipment, while development tests compare two or more packaging supplies designs to see which one performs best.

PackagingSupplies.com offers the sturdiest packaging and shipping supplies at the best prices, but we know that every packaging situation is unique. If you’re not sure if you’re packaging is as secure as it could be, contacting the ISTA may help you find out how to best secure your goods with our packaging supplies.

Getting the Right Size Bubble Mailer

Whether you’re selling CDs and DVDs on eBay or you’re buying video games from any of the various online dealers, chances are you’ve handled a bubble mailer recently. As sales of music and movies on Internet increases, these bubble mailers have only become more and more popular. But when you’re sending something packaged in a bubble mailer, it can be difficult figure out the size of the mailer you’ll need.

Here’s an easy method you can use so you always should have the correct size of bubble mailer:

Width of bubble mailer: Measure the width of the product you’re sending, then add the thickness of the product you’re sending, then add ½” So that’s:

Width of product + Thickness of product + ½”

Length of the bubble mailer: Measure the length of the product you’re sending, then measure the thickness of the product, then add 2” So that’s:

Length of product + Thickness of product + 2”

This should guarantee you’ve ordered a bubble mailer big enough for your materials.