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Insulated boxes.
Looking to start shipping, anyone know if stores like staples/officemax/office depo etc sell insulated shipping boxes? Not looking forward to the wait from ordering online and whatnot!
Thanks!
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I don't know about those stores, but I know people buy foam at Home Depot and cut it to fix the boxes they buy.
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When you order from our site, ShipYourReptiles.com, shipping is often same day, but within one business day for sure. You can expedite the shipping if you need as well.
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Do you have any petstores that sell fish around you? Go to them and ask for the boxes they get there fish in. I Got dozens of them ( my attic is full) haha. There carboard boxes with styro boxes inside. They should just give them too you.
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Also a source of inexpensive boxes, true. However, keep in mind the dimensional weight of such a box.
If you are shipping a small reptile, which is most common, actual weight may be only 1 or 2 pounds, but dimensional weight, which is what you will be billed at, is going to be higher.
7"x7"x6" box dim weight- 2 pounds
12x9x6 box dim weight- 4 pounds
16x16x8 box (fish box size) dim weight- 13 pounds
There is a HUGE difference in cost between shipping the first box, as compared to shipping the fish box, even if they physically weigh the exact same.
(Dimensional weight is calculated by length x height x width, divided by 166. They use lasers to measure each box in the system)
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