smellywax Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 For those of you that sell soap on etsy, how are you shipping it if someone buys only one bar of soap. I noticed most sellers have shipping listed at $2 for a bar of soap and yet some of them have them packaged in fancy boxes so I would think bubble envelopes would be out of the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellywax Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 There isn't anyone selling soap on etsy here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicky_CO Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) Probable so they just may not be on this weekend. You can get some pretty small boxes from Paper Mart and other on line places that make shipping first class easy and still cheap. It is also possible they are using bubble envelopes you add some additional bubble wrap around then and you would be amazed what can ship in them safely. Edited March 21, 2011 by Vicky_CO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I charge more than $2 on Etsy to ship just one bar of soap. I guess it depends on the size of your soap. I ship single bars first class mail. I use a bubble mailer and wrap carefully inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I charge 2.20, and that is one bar shipping in a kraft paper envelope with delivery confirmation- never once had an issue and I've shipped hundreds. The way I figure it is I COULD buy bubble mailers.. but its overkill. Its a waste to the enviroment and my customers. If one out of every 100 bars of soap got destroyed (which hasnt happened) it would still not be worth the waste bubble mailers cause.I can actually ship two bars in the envelopes (I think they are 4x6?) for around 3.20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 just FYI: with the new bubble mailers, they are flat rate for 4.90ish, and you can fit 6-8 bars in them. Cheap cheap cheap!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 My soap ALWAYS was damaged in an envelope. ALWAYS. To prevent the damage, I needed to wrap the soap a lot. The excessive wrapping made the package extra thick and a surcharge per package was added when shipped first class mail. This made the postage even more. Besides, how much can you really charge for postage when shipping a single 5 oz bar of soap first class mail? Bubble mailers are the way to go for me. When I say "bubble", I should clarify that I mean "padded". There is nothing environmentally unfriendly with what I use to ship. On another note, I sell very few single bars of soap overall. Most customers see the price savings from one bar of soap to two bars, and purchase more. Two bars go in a small flat priority box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellywax Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 I can't imagine putting a bar of soap in a kraft envelope with no protection. Do you wrap the soap in anything? Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) my soaps are either boxed, or wrapped in paper- then the invoice is folded and the bars are set into the invoice, so I suppose thats a small layer of protection. Again, I've sent hundreds of bars this way, etsy and otherwise, and only had one bar arrive damaged. It was only damaged because the carrier left it on their deck in the rain. padded envelope wouldnt have made a difference in that case, they said it was soaked. Soap was fine, just wet.edited to add I've also had bars in this packaging make it to singapore, all over canada, australia, UK, and india 100% OK. Edited March 22, 2011 by LuminousBoutique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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