Posting Bottles

[Ghillie]

Hi guys,

So the few times I've posted bottles, I've gone with the trusty Pringles tube. It works fine, but I don't really eat them - so £2.50 is quite expensive for what is essentially a cardboard tube...

Come across these and was wondering if anyone has used them before?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/222829215959

The £8.99 is inclusive of the small hand pump for inflating the packaging. You can also buy those grey plastic mail bags for about 5p per go.

Seems like a cheaper alternative to a £2.50 Pringles tube, and likely reusable as well.

 

[Bigcol49]

inclusive of the small hand pump

Honestly, dear, I was just posting a bottle to a friend

 

[Ghillie]

Honestly, dear, I was just posting a bottle to a friend

 

[bikesandbeer]

Honestly, dear, I was just posting a bottle to a friend

 

[-Bezza-]

Hi guys,

So the few times I've posted bottles, I've gone with the trusty Pringles tube. It works fine, but I don't really eat them - so £2.50 is quite expensive for what is essentially a cardboard tube...

Come across these and was wondering if anyone has used them before?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/222829215959

The £8.99 is inclusive of the small hand pump for inflating the packaging. You can also buy those grey plastic mail bags for about 5p per go.

Seems like a cheaper alternative to a £2.50 Pringles tube, and likely reusable as well.

I've received bottles in them before and no issue.

However, might be a little more environmentally friendly and cheaper to just buy some cardboard tubes (something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A4-A3-A2...-POSTAGE-CARDBOARD-POSTAL-TUBES-/113429307429)

 

[Ghillie]

I've received bottles in them before and no issue.

However, might be a little more environmentally friendly and cheaper to just buy some cardboard tubes (something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A4-A3-A2...-POSTAGE-CARDBOARD-POSTAL-TUBES-/113429307429)

All for the environment, every little helps. Will look into the tubes Bezza, cheers.

 

[phildo79]

Beware of sticky fingered postmen! You wouldn't post a £20 note in a transparent envelope, would you! Pretty much any cardboard box big enough to accommodate a bottle will suffice. Think you'd need to go some way with the dimensions before you'd incur a greater postage charge as it is largely based on weight.

 

[Ghillie]

Beware of sticky fingered postmen! You wouldn't post a £20 note in a transparent envelope, would you! Pretty much any cardboard box big enough to accommodate a bottle will suffice. Think you'd need to go some way with the dimensions before you'd incur a greater postage charge as it is largely based on weight.

That's just the padding bud, would have a postage bag over it

Sure boxes, etc would work - but they're annoying to store as they take up so much space. I like the idea of something I can put in a kitchen drawer rather than take up a whole shelf in the garage like boxes do.

 

[BeerCat]

A shoe box and bubble warp is good for 2 500ml bottles.

 

[Bigcol49]

A shoe box and bubble warp

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