The easiest cheapest way to ship clothing items through the mail.

 

CHECK OUT MY NEW WEBSITE @ WWW.ARMEDTOSELL.COM

The easiest way & cheapest way to ship clothing such as shirts, pants, jackets & coats in the mail.

While I was packing up this vintage woolrich shirt, bound to South Korea, I snapped some pictures to show you the easiest way to ship clothing.

How not to ship clothing.

I use to ship my clothing in boxes. However, after a few months of I realized quickly that shipping clothing in boxes through the postal service is not the way to do it. 

I spoke with a fellow seller and had mentioned I was starting to sell quite a few pieces of clothing.   She said the easiest & cheapest way to ship clothing through the mail is to use poly pro mailers.   Man was she RIGHT.     

Click here for the cheapest mailers on ebay!

As you can see, I use these shipping bags myself because they are very cost effective. If you are shipping clothing, using these bags is probably the best way to go. They will save you a lot of money in shipping costs. They are easy to store and don't take a lot of room, compared to storing boxes. They can also help protect your shipments from water damage, because they are water-proof. I use these all the time and I would recommend everyone to start using these!

There are multiple sizes available, but I currently use the 15 x 19 inch bags for smaller shirts and I use my new favorite,19 x 24 inch bags for larger articles of clothing. These larger shipping bagsmake it easy to fit a fit full length coat and even fairly large boxes. If, for some reason, you end up "butchering" a box while trying to pack/ship it you can use these poly shipping bags to strengthen and enhance the appearance of the package

The shirt shown in the pictures above is a heavy wool shirt. The shirt alone weighs in at 15.8 oz on the USPS scale which means it is over the 13oz limit for domestic first class mail. Luckily for me, this one is going international which means I ship it first class.

Before you ship, you have to determine what size shipping bag you are going to need. In the example pictures shown, I am using the 15 x 19 inch bags Fold up the article of clothing, so it will fit inside the bag. As you can see, the 15 x 19 inch bags are just the right fit for these kinds of shirts. Once the clothing is in the bag, seal the bag up, add an address label and then you're ready to ship! It's as simple as that!Personally, I like to tape up the edges to make sure that nothing gets hooked while its traveling through the mail system. If you are shipping overseas, I would recommend using two poly bags for extra protection.

When it is all said and done my package weight went from 15.8 oz to 1.09 lbs. Which means there is only a difference of about one ounce, where some boxes can be 16 oz alone.

Well that's all for now, I hope you enjoyed the post! 

If you are not on my blog, come see my other posts at http://famousturtletreasures.blogspot.com