How to package a vinyl LP for posting?

[Rosetta]

Does anyone have any ideas? Am sending it to Spain, never packaged or posted one before.

[dbboy]

When I bought vinyl on mail order it was packaged in a "cardboard sleeve". This was the standard way of sending vinyl through the post system and it worked fine, so that's what I suggest you try.

If you are not happy with that then you can do as Amazon do and use the cardboard sleeve method and put that in a box and send it, but it will be more expensive and you'll be paying to send a lot of empty space through the post.

Preferred method is the first.

[steveo]

Stiff card and a huge sign in English and Spanish saying DO NOT BEND

It reminds me of the tale of the chap receiving a crumpled LP. The package had 'Gramophone Records Do Not Bend' written on it and the postman had written underneath 'Oh yes they do.'

[Rosetta]

Thank you, wonder where to get one? I also thought of a pizza box.

[Jeremy]

Cut four large squares out of a sturdy cardboard box (slightly larger than the record). Sandwich the LP with two cardboard squares either side and stick together with parcel tape. Write "fragile" / "do not bend" / etc in large letters. And hope for the best.

[Rosetta]

Thanks for replies. If anyone has a used cardboard sleeve, I could wrap it in plastic.

[snowy]

I've some spare (12 inch record envelopes), if you want me to post it to you?!

[dirac]

Being a regular receiver of records in the post, I can't state enough how much better a proper mailer with card stiffeners are compared to some make it yourself ones. Use 'Fragile' tape too, and write all over it that it's not to bent!

I have lots of record mailers that you are welcome to and am just off of bellenden road if that's near you?

[bodsier]

Rosetta Wrote:

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> Does anyone have any ideas? Am sending it to

> Spain, never packaged or posted one before.

I received an albums in the post today, I still have all the packaging if you would like it, you will need some fragile tape to stick on it. let me know

[malumbu]

I sold a few on e-bay a few years ago and made sleeves up with heavy duty corrigated cardboard from a box, taped up with parcel tape. Worked fine, sent one to Sweden.

[rodneybewes]

Here's how Norman Records do it - and I've never had a duff one from them.

https://www.normanrecords.com/help/packaging