Shipping Tips for Tumbler Makers

Packing and Shipping your tumblers is an important part of running a successful business. Shipping your products safely is essential, but you also want to be conscious of all of the costs involved in shipping.

Packing and shipping your tumblers is a lot easier than you think! Here is what you need to keep in mind:

Your Tumblers are Fully Dry

Before you get it in the mail, you need to make sure that you give whatever you’re making enough time to dry and fully harden up.

For CrystaLac tumblers, you should wait five days after your last coat.

When wrapping your tumblers, you don’t want to put plastic around it. Instead, wrap it in tissue paper and then put it in the box that it came in.

Choosing the Right Box

The size of the box will depend on what size your tumbler is, how many you’re shipping, and if you’re putting anything else in the box with the tumbler.

Popular Box Sizes are (in inches): 12x4x4 or 12x8x4 or 10x6x4

You can get boxes on amazon, at staples, or a more ecofriendly option like EcoEnclose.

What to Include Inside your Package

You want to make sure your items are nice and snug. If you close the box and shake it, the items shouldn’t move. You can use bubble wrap, packing paper, packing peanuts, or the air bubble things that come with Amazon packages.

If you want to add a little extra touch to your packages, you can add a sticker on the tissue paper with a cute positive message and a sticker on the box that says “thank you for your order” with your website.

You can also get custom packing tape with your logo printed on it. When I first started, I designed all of my brand assets in Canva. If you’re not ready to hire somebody to design it for you, Canva is a great program to use. I also use it for all of my social media and website images :)

Buying and Printing Labels

Once you get your order all packaged up, you need to measure the size of the box and weigh it. These numbers will determine how much your shipping label is and are required when you purchase.

Depending how you make your sales and collect money, you can probably get shipping labels through your website provider (like etsy, shopify, or squarespace).

You can also get labels through PayPal or PirateShip. I do recommend PirateShip because it gives you all your options and prices. You can then compare if UPS or USPS will be your best option.

You can print labels on regular copy paper or label paper, or you can get a thermal printer.

A thermal printer is one of the best business investments I have made so far. It makes printing labels SO FAST and worth every penny!

If you’re selling at a higher volume, I recommend using ShipStation. It takes your orders and auto-populates it into ShipStation, and with one click of a button, you can auto-populate the size, dimensions, and box that you’ll be using. You can then schedule pickups at your house or go to the post office and drop it in the bus.

Overall, packing and shipping your tumblers is a simple process. Just make sure that you give it enough time to dry, wrap it up, measure and weigh the box, and get the shipping label.

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