anyone know where you can get boxes for plates?

apprentice_tycoon

I'm always looking out for boxes for single dinner plates, I want them around 12" x 12" x about 4" (deeper than a pizza box). I can find ones on ebay that will hold 2 plates, these are around 6"or 7" deep so that's a lot of void to fill for one plate and it means extra expense on either the polychips or extra postage cost because of the weight of balled up newspaper. Anyone know of any that are the correct depth?

juno

Go and ask at a plate shop. When I worked for Wedgwood, we didn't keep the boxes and just threw them out.

Dave_Brooker

apprentice_tycoon wrote: »

I'm always looking out for boxes for single dinner plates, I want them around 12" x 12" x about 4" (deeper than a pizza box). I can find ones on ebay that will hold 2 plates, these are around 6"or 7" deep so that's a lot of void to fill for one plate and it means extra expense on either the polychips or extra postage cost because of the weight of balled up newspaper. Anyone know of any that are the correct depth?

Would pizza boxes do the trick?

Ignore that missed the bit about pizza boxes being too shallow.

How about brake disc boxes?

funkyfunkymonkey

apprentice_tycoon wrote: »

I'm always looking out for boxes for single dinner plates, I want them around 12" x 12" x about 4" (deeper than a pizza box). I can find ones on ebay that will hold 2 plates, these are around 6"or 7" deep so that's a lot of void to fill for one plate and it means extra expense on either the polychips or extra postage cost because of the weight of balled up newspaper. Anyone know of any that are the correct depth?

Hi AT

I sell 78's and send them in these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50-EASY-FOLD-MAILING-BOXES-305-x-305-x-70mm-EF6_W0QQitemZ200113727597QQihZ010QQcategoryZ19278QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They are only 3" deep so that may not be enough for you, but you could email the seller and ask if they do 12x12x4's.

FFM

apprentice_tycoon

Thanks for the replies,
Juno, my local china shop sells on the web too so they hang on to every box that they can, they get lovely boxes and free padding with them, I'm so envious!
Brake disc boxes? not sure where to get hold of them new, if I was to ask at a garage I'm sure that they'd be giving them to me with oily fingerprints all over them, bless'em but thank you for the lateral thinking
FFM, they look promising.
In the past I've had boxes made to my specifications but they were well over £1 each, hence the search for another source. I use giant bubblewrap and lots of it, I wonder sometimes if I OVER pack, I'm just obssesed with making sure that things don't break. If a plate did break in the post not a disaster if it's a modern plate because I can send the buyer a new one but if it's 100 years old and irreplaceable then I'd be as heartbroken as the buyer so I spend around £90 on bubblewrap per month!!!!
This is a long way of saying that if there's enough room in the box for at least a couple of layers of giant bubble (I'd use 4 layers usually but if the box is strong I might get away with just 2 layers) and the box is tough enough for airmail then you've found me the perfect box. I'll email him and ask if he has deeper ones or maybe he'll let me buy one and test it out by sending a plate to myself and see how the box looks when it arrives.

rose_sparky

I also spend lots of money on packaging materials. Bubble wrap is so expensive and it really grieves me when I see it being thrown out. I'm getting quite concerned about myself (as are my friends) when I go into raptures about finding boxes/bubble wrap/tissue etc for free!!

Back to your plate boxes, this would probably be time consuming but couldn't you make your own boxes from cut down cardboard boxes? I often do that by using a sharp knife <<looks at plasters on fingers>> to score the cardboard and then fold into required shape.

lindens

apprentice_tycoon wrote: »

Thanks for the replies,
Juno, my local china shop sells on the web too so they hang on to every box that they can, they get lovely boxes and free padding with them, I'm so envious!
Brake disc boxes? not sure where to get hold of them new, if I was to ask at a garage I'm sure that they'd be giving them to me with oily fingerprints all over them, bless'em but thank you for the lateral thinking
FFM, they look promising.
In the past I've had boxes made to my specifications but they were well over £1 each, hence the search for another source. I use giant bubblewrap and lots of it, I wonder sometimes if I OVER pack, I'm just obssesed with making sure that things don't break. If a plate did break in the post not a disaster if it's a modern plate because I can send the buyer a new one but if it's 100 years old and irreplaceable then I'd be as heartbroken as the buyer so I spend around £90 on bubblewrap per month!!!!
This is a long way of saying that if there's enough room in the box for at least a couple of layers of giant bubble (I'd use 4 layers usually but if the box is strong I might get away with just 2 layers) and the box is tough enough for airmail then you've found me the perfect box. I'll email him and ask if he has deeper ones or maybe he'll let me buy one and test it out by sending a plate to myself and see how the box looks when it arrives.

I'm sure he'd send you a sample if you asked, especially if he's going to get your business if you are pleased

apprentice_tycoon

rose_sparky wrote: »

I also spend lots of money on packaging materials. Bubble wrap is so expensive and it really grieves me when I see it being thrown out. I'm getting quite concerned about myself (as are my friends) when I go into raptures about finding boxes/bubble wrap/tissue etc for free!!

Back to your plate boxes, this would probably be time consuming but couldn't you make your own boxes from cut down cardboard boxes? I often do that by using a sharp knife <<looks at plasters on fingers>> to score the cardboard and then fold into required shape.

I'm from the Blue Peter generation too :rotfl: but I have to pack anything up to 40 parcels per week, all breakable so I have to take time with them and I just don't have the time to cut boxes down - I have done it in the past to save money on the void fill, but I wondered if I'd actually saved any money if you factored in the extra 10 minutes of faffiing, that's about £1 in my 'wages' if calculated at minimum wage so...... so so long as I do something income generating with that 10 minutes (not cruising around MSE or admiring my strawberry plants for example) then it makes more sense to buy them.

neilwoods

From the sound of it, may be best off buying unprinted pizza boxes.

Or what about the foam cushioned boxes, cost a lot more i know. But then you wouldnt have to buy all that bubble wrap.

Dave_Brooker

apprentice_tycoon wrote: »

I'm always looking out for boxes for single dinner plates, I want them around 12" x 12" x about 4" (deeper than a pizza box). I can find ones on ebay that will hold 2 plates, these are around 6"or 7" deep so that's a lot of void to fill for one plate and it means extra expense on either the polychips or extra postage cost because of the weight of balled up newspaper. Anyone know of any that are the correct depth?

Apparently cakes come in boxes that shape and size "bakery boxes", these guys sell some almost the right size:

http://www.cakecraftshop.co.uk/shop/3/437/462/index.htm

SPARKY16

I bought some boxes from POUNDLAND 2 for £1 they are called e pack-it mailbox it says medium on the front which is 330x250x108mm
they also sell bubble wrap 5m for £1
padded envelopes are AO 10 FOR £1
A1 8 FOR £1
A4 5 FOR £1
HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE