What is the best way to send CD/DVD?

kalsha

What is the best way to send CDs/DVDs which are in cardboard sleeves cheaply but safely? The items in question are not high value. I am reluctant to put them in normal envelopes though I know some people have done that. I can't seem to find the right perfect fit jiffy bags. One batch I got looked fine from outside but I couldn't fit in the CD. The next batch is big and has pushed the price of postage to the next level. What is the best size for a snug fit. I have toyed with the idea of wrapping it in material which is similar to bubble wrap (not sure what it is called but usually crockery is wrapped in it) and putting it in normal envelopes.
Any suggestions from anyone?

jahlboy

Poundland Small Jiffy Bags - I think you get 5 for £1. They only fit 1 CD and it's very snug but perfect for the job!

I usually use Mediums for DVDs and more than 1 CD!

Crowqueen

Try looking on eBay - a lot of packaging suppliers sell very competitively-priced packaging and they usually give measurements up front.

Otherwise, cardboard mailers are becoming more and more the norm, so as long as you buy corrugated card ones you can send things without problem.

Goldiegirl

I haven't sold any CDs, but have sold some DVD's

I used the size D/1 from Mail Lite or a similar sized one from the Pound Shop. They are a nice size for a DVD. No one ever commented that there was damage to any of the DVD's, so I believe they did the job nicely

Meadows

I either send in a well padded (and maybe card either side of the CD) jiffy bag or a little shop near me sells DVD & CD postage boxes packs of 3 for £1.

soolin

Goldiegirl wrote: »

I haven't sold any CDs, but have sold some DVD's

I used the size D/1 from Mail Lite or a similar sized one from the Pound Shop. They are a nice size for a DVD. No one ever commented that there was damage to any of the DVD's, so I believe they did the job nicely

Same here, a standard size jiffy and item goes just over 100g so costs £1.10 2 nd class.

Crowqueen

Just to comment on pound-shop mailers - they are getting worse and worse quality.

When I started selling on eBay Featherpost envelopes were available in the local 99p shop. They were pretty good and 5 for a pound. However, there was a noticeable decline in quality towards the end of the decade - still only a pound a packet but they stopped buying in Featherpost and got in generic ones which in some cases had very little padding at all. I was only selling reading-quality books but I wouldn't have trusted anything else to them at all.

I now buy packaging on eBay and have found companies that rival and beat Poundland etc. One box of fifty has lasted me six months, though I'm hopeless with visualising measurements and ordered them a size too big.

Have a good look at anything you buy from a pound shop to make sure the padding is good. There are some things that I love about pound shops. There are some things that aren't worth buying there at all because of the general march of inflation. Off-topic I know but I never buy anything in PL that I put in my mouth and don't swallow (e.g. toothpaste, Listerine etc).

kalsha

Thanks to everyone for suggestions. Crowqueen, I will look at the mailers in PL this week. They are in a sealed pack so difficult to feel the thickness. I think I'll buy a pack for trial.

Crowqueen

Good luck. They would probably be OK for books, but I'd be wary about using them for CDs.

thriftymanc

I know this isn't helpful if you need to post something asap, but I keep all of those wraparound cardboard mailers you get when you buy something from Amazon. They're perfect for posting any CDs or DVDs as you can adjust the size, so it keeps the item inside protected while still being thin enough to go large letter.