Would you ship this in a padded envelope?

[inhawaii]

This is a on going complaint of mine, what some sellers will ship in a padded envelope.  In this case a electronic device, specifically, a Motorola hand-held/portable 2-way radio.   Would you ship this in a padded envelope?

[mg152]

@upgradedendmills That’s not the point. I’ve had numerous items sent to me in envelopes get damaged. No way would I chance it.

@johnrj1226
I assume your child is ok, I certainly hope so.
I can afford to buy packing materials either so I reuse boxes, buy padded envelopes in bulk or free from the PO, etc... I reuse any good cleaning packing materials I get. I do have some eBay boxes and stuff I got with the coupons ages ago but I rarely use them as I see them as a neon sign to thieves.

[johnrj1226]

@mg152

Yes he is  &  he will be 33 next month on the 27th.  He became a Dad last October & we are doing our best to spoil our newest grandson.

[ednkarens]

If you mail it in an envelope I would definitely put a light sheet of cardboard on each side.  I have rec'd bubble mailers and many times the post person would try squeezing it into the mail slot on our front door.  The last thing you want is for the display or case to get scratched and then get a Neutral or Negative for it being damaged.  The metal slots for the mail can be sharp!

[ekmadonna]

I would ship that in a padded flat rate envelope but only if it was able to fit in a box first. I ship glass in padded flate rate envelopes all the time. never had a issue.

[pvcliff]

It would not bother me to receive it in a padded envelope, but I'd likely ship it in a box. I got five glass bottles of CBD oil, glass clinking against glass, in a little lightly padded envelope last month. Not sure how it arrived intact Texas to Los Angeles, but it did.

[charity_scents]

I've received glass bottles of essential oils and fragrances in padded envelops with no issues - all had extra foam or bubble wrap.  I see no problem with shipping items in padded envelops with extra protection.

[fashunu4eeuh]

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@johnrj1226 wrote:

@fashunu4eeuh 

Used to  sell a ton of  7 for all mankind jeans until the market  got flooded with fakes  and pricing nose dived and shipping them in a PFRE was not one issue at all.  When I first started selling them I did  box the first few.  Had a lady  from  Dallas, TX scold me for shipping them in a box.  Their rationale -  boxes were more apt to be stolen off their porch than an envelope.  Go figure.  It takes all kinds to make the world go around. 

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Very good point, @johnrj1226 . I wouldn’t hesitate to ship designer jeans in a FRP mailer. But for clothing items in the $250-$1000 range, i use a box.

[johnrj1226]

When you  used  the term  "designer duds" there are several definitions/meaning for a slang term (i.e. duds) depending on where one lives. 

Personally I wouldn't put  "dud (s)" in  the $250 to $1k range.