ship supplies -online or local?

[boutiquegecko]

Yay, I just set up our account with fedex-finally and need to do that test package. I know I can order supplies online-can anyone recommend a good place or will local ups stores or something like that have the live boxes and styrofoam? What about staples, office places, sams/costco? I have a bunch of deli cups and heat/cold packs already. Thanks.

 

[goReptiles]

I bought all mine with superiorenterprise.com. Good prices from what I could tell. The sell boxes with styrofoam, deli cups, heat packs, etc.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Superior Enterpise for sure!

 

[Jeanne]

Ditto

 

[robin]

yeah me four

 

[boutiquegecko]

Has anyone found boxes with the whole fragile/live on them anywhere else? That place looks great, but I know I won't be shipping that many leos, so for us it wouldn't make sense to pay over $30 for boxes and styrofoam. I only need like 5 boxes or less right now.

 

[robin]

uline?

 

[Ghetto Gecko]

If I can offer advice......

Has anyone found boxes with the whole fragile/live on them anywhere else? That place looks great, but I know I won't be shipping that many leos, so for us it wouldn't make sense to pay over $30 for boxes and styrofoam. I only need like 5 boxes or less right now.

Dont cut corners when it comes to shipping. I have been shipping snakes for a very long time and I know (because I have been told time and time again) that the appearance of the box PRIOR to it being opened is a key factor in a customers satisfaction. Obviously the animal is as well but spend the few dollars extra and if you dont use them, you can always save them for a rainy day. There is nothing worse than waiting for a box to arrive and seeing either a used box(so common its sickening) or a make shift box with uneven, jagged home depot styrofoam sticking out of the box. This is especially important if you are sending the test package to the Fed Ex testing lab. You want them to be impressed. Remember, after the test facilty the proposal and photos of your box (with labeled descriptions from their lab) goes to their Legal department for final approval. They wont want their names on sloppy boxes. I know of two people who were denied simply because of their poor box appearance(tape jobs, labeling, Ect). If you dont want to splurge for the stickers, I create my own Microsoft Word labels with the words keep warm or keep cool, live snakes, live...... whatever. Then cut it with a papercutter and tape it onto the box when you are sealing it up. Or print them directly onto your own stickers. By the way, I have used Superior as well for many years and they are an excellent company. I hope I helped. Mike Panichi

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

I get my boxes from uline and print my own labels and cut my own styro, its not to cut corners but I don't have the space to store a ton of styro and boxes and I don't want to spend so I buy it when I need it and have the boxes here flat.

I get these boxes:
http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-279&ref=407

I can get multiple sizes from one box order since I don't ship a lot of animals a year.

 

[boutiquegecko]

Thanks-the uline looks good since I do ship other stuff as well and can use the boxes for that. Plus I can store them flat

 

[boutiquegecko]

For uline, what labels do you use? The perishable ones?