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[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by flatout

Never had that happen except for when shipping a HUGE truck visor through UPS.


I think girth would be depth.. correct? The flat poster box would have hardly any depth.


I still think that doing a flat correctly would not be more then a tube (might be around the same amount)... again I am comparing to the tubes used by Treehouse (not sure if you have seen these monsters and how much they weigh but it is a lot).

I've received plenty of the ones treehouse uses

Have 2 or 3 on hand

They are heavy but so are 6 layers of good cardboard

It's not more than a couple pounds

Honestly I think its lighter than the cardboard approach but I've never actually received any print sent flat the correct way

I got a bucking bronco print from irrational and it was shipped flat and bent at a 20 - 30 degree angle from the center

That was annoying

[flatout]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

I've received plenty of the ones treehouse uses

Have 2 or 3 on hand

They are heavy but so are 6 layers of good cardboard

It's not more than a couple pounds

Honestly I think its lighter than the cardboard approach but I've never actually received any print sent flat the correct way

I got a bucking bronco print from irrational and it was shipped flat and bent at a 20 - 30 degree angle from the center

That was annoying

Yeah I got lucky mine was fine, UPS is really hard on things.


But I guess we will just have to agree to disagree on what would weigh more and be more expensive.

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by flatout

Yeah I got lucky mine was fine, UPS is really hard on things.


But I guess we will just have to agree to disagree on what would weigh more and be more expensive.

Sure but I would think it somewhat telling if there are no known examples of a store shipping it flat correctly

I believe C & B must for gloss prints (specially coated prints) and I know they pack them like mad

Otherwise they ship them in tubes and are generally considered the best store for this sort of thing

Of course that's just my opinion

[flatout]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Sure but I would think it somewhat telling if there are no known examples of a store shipping it flat correctly

I believe C & B must for gloss prints (specially coated prints) and I know they pack them like mad

Otherwise they ship them in tubes and are generally considered the best store for this sort of thing

Of course that's just my opinion

Well yes I would agree there are no known example os "stores" doing it correctly, that is different then saying there are no known examples or we haven't done it ourselves tons of times.

I base my opinion on the fact I have shipped many in poster tubes and flat. I have found that cost is actually slightly less flat even when they are done what I consider the right way (with an extra layer or 2 of cardboard on the inside). 3 Layers of cardboard are actually lighter then those really heavy tubes that treehouse uses.

[amb6883]

Corrugated cardboard can leave an imprint and shipping flat is a pain in the ass to do it right, with a much better chance of it getting damaged the bigger the print gets.

I have plenty of extra tubes so not having to ever buy any makes it much cheaper for me to ship with a tube versus flat. With tubes all I need is some kraft paper and tape. Shipping flat I have to use foam core (or some thing similar) and a mylar sleeve making it a hell of a lot more expensive.

[blingaling]

Odd City does flat shipping right. I've got one coming in from them this week. I know I know, I suck at producing pics when I promise pics but I'll try real hard to get some while unboxing. Problem is I get so damned excited when a package comes in I just want it opened right now haha

[Boinkzoink]

The Songbird Plushie is now in stock on the website! Hope it will be shipped to those who had pre-ordered soon. =D

[ingmar1988]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Sure but I would think it somewhat telling if there are no known examples of a store shipping it flat correctly

I believe C & B must for gloss prints (specially coated prints) and I know they pack them like mad

Otherwise they ship them in tubes and are generally considered the best store for this sort of thing

Of course that's just my opinion

C&B is a somewhat other price range...

Anyways poster tube for the win....we need a poll

Poll: How do you want your artwork shipped?
Flat

Poster Tube



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[blingaling]

Originally Posted by Boinkzoink

The Songbird Plushie is now in stock on the website! Hope it will be shipped to those who had pre-ordered soon. =D

Yep, just confirmed on the official twitter. I got one for me to display and one for my daughter to play with destroy.

Originally Posted by ingmar1988

C&B is a somewhat other price range...

Anyways poster tube for the win....we need a poll

Flat is best if packaged correctly, but since it's rare for retailers to do so... +1 for tube!

Also, Siege of Columbia board game is now live.

[blingaling]

From the Devil's Kiss thread:

Originally Posted by amb6883

Also is the Bucking Bronco print really a screen print (not cmyk)?

Yes, it's legit. Kind of crude by some standards, but it's a screen print.
Detail:







And I should have some Songbird plushie pics soon