TOPIC: Double boxing shipments save losses!

Game Hole Con one year I had about 60 transmutes I was bringing with me.

Boss asked me to fly to France the week before to teach a training class.

Any idea how much fun it is to fly to France with 60 transmutes in plastic grocery bags in your carry on and go through security 5 times each direction?

I know!

smakdown wrote: this is the reason i drive to get my order and pick it up...the same with transmuting.

word. I do the same. As some of you saw with my picture on FB

lazlo_hollyfeld1985 wrote:

smakdown wrote: this is the reason i drive to get my order and pick it up...the same with transmuting.

word. I do the same. As some of you saw with my picture on FB

Hmm... it is under 5 hours for me to Carbondale. Kind of tempting. I have more than I want to mail right now.

Fiddy wrote:

Lord MindFlayer wrote:

Dave wrote:

Lord MindFlayer wrote:

Harlax wrote: I reuse the small boxes inside medium or large boxes, but never on their own.

I also tape the final product, whatever the size, like crazy.

That's what I do

Same here.

does anyone go the extra mile and duck tape the inside just incase?

I wonder if TD has ever gotten a transmute order that had "too much" tape?

i think i am guilty on this one...

Jeff321 wrote:

lazlo_hollyfeld1985 wrote:

smakdown wrote: this is the reason i drive to get my order and pick it up...the same with transmuting.

word. I do the same. As some of you saw with my picture on FB

Hmm... it is under 5 hours for me to Carbondale. Kind of tempting. I have more than I want to mail right now.

26 hour drive.

I generally send the low tier transmutes via USPS and maybe 1 relic but anythign beyond that usually waits for an in person event

Lord MindFlayer wrote: Wish they had transmutation at Pax South but they dont I can only send in by mail

That's what caused my nervous CoA mailing last year....

Jeff321 wrote:

lazlo_hollyfeld1985 wrote:

smakdown wrote: this is the reason i drive to get my order and pick it up...the same with transmuting.

word. I do the same. As some of you saw with my picture on FB

Hmm... it is under 5 hours for me to Carbondale. Kind of tempting. I have more than I want to mail right now.

It's about 5.5-6 for us....sounds like a good excuse for a weekend trip to st louis after Covid ....though, by then, we'll have in person Cons, which we also drive to.

BeLinda Mathie wrote:

macxdmg wrote:

BeLinda Mathie wrote: I vastly prefer to do transmutes in person whenever possible, but, well, 2020. Origins and GHC were (are?!) excellent for this purpose. I have wheeled a suitcase full of nothing but transmutes into GHC’s transmute room. Saves on postage and vastly reduces the risk of loss in transit. But it looks like I’m stuck with mail for a while.

Tape jokes, I love em. Especially puns!

Oof. Would you believe me if I said I didn't even mean to make that pun?

I would, most people do not appreciate the sticky situation of accidental punning. I on the other hand appreciate the bind a pun could put one in. I also just am a terrible human being that loves puns.

Arcanist Kolixela wrote:

Jeff321 wrote:

lazlo_hollyfeld1985 wrote:

smakdown wrote: this is the reason i drive to get my order and pick it up...the same with transmuting.

word. I do the same. As some of you saw with my picture on FB

Hmm... it is under 5 hours for me to Carbondale. Kind of tempting. I have more than I want to mail right now.

26 hour drive.

I generally send the low tier transmutes via USPS and maybe 1 relic but anythign beyond that usually waits for an in person event

No! Is this a thing or were you mad?

Do you ship relics in smaller box shipments or do you put them inside larger shipments?

FYI, if you would like to do a token transaction at TDHQ, you MUST make arrangements with us (Jeff) in advance. Do not just show with your tokens. This is true for all times, not just during a pandemic.

I'm not saying anyone has shown up w/out notice, I just want to be very, very clear about what is expected.

macxdmg wrote:

Arcanist Kolixela wrote:

Jeff321 wrote:

lazlo_hollyfeld1985 wrote:

smakdown wrote: this is the reason i drive to get my order and pick it up...the same with transmuting.

word. I do the same. As some of you saw with my picture on FB

Hmm... it is under 5 hours for me to Carbondale. Kind of tempting. I have more than I want to mail right now.

26 hour drive.

I generally send the low tier transmutes via USPS and maybe 1 relic but anythign beyond that usually waits for an in person event

No! Is this a thing or were you mad?

Do you ship relics in smaller box shipments or do you put them inside larger shipments?

I'll generally place 1 relic transmute in a medium flat rate box when I am doing other transmutes and insure the whole thing for $400-500 in case anything gets lost.

If I am attending an in person convention I will hold off on sending in relics for up to about 6 weeks. If it's longer than that I'll usually send them in just to have things done.

Druegar wrote: FYI, if you would like to do a token transaction at TDHQ, you MUST make arrangements with us (Jeff) in advance. Do not just show with your tokens. This is true for all times, not just during a pandemic.

I'm not saying anyone has shown up w/out notice, I just want to be very, very clear about what is expected.

I have so many questions now.