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Hi,
I am starting to get ready for next season, plus i have two babies that i hope to sell soon, and i have to figure out a more economical way to ship. I am gettign killed on shipping supplies. I heard someone post on here before that they just bought plain old boxes and then bought bulk styrofoam and cut it to fit the boxes. That sounds like a great idea! am alot less than just bying already lined styrofoam boxes. i looked around on the internet to try and find some, but no luck. So tomorrow since i do not have much to do i was thinking about going out to look at some places. Does anyone know where i can fidn these supplies? boxes and styofoam? like home depot, staples, target places like that maybe?
Thank so much
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Lauren
Leos and Uros

Lauren,
There is absolutely no reason you should be getting killed on shipping costs. You should state in your terms upfront that shipping costs are the responsibility of the buyer. I charge a flat fee of $40. This covers UPS overnight, the box, deli cups and heat packs. Sometimes I lose a few bucks if I'm shipping to the other coast, because then Im being charged more by UPS, but make it up later when I have to ship somewhere on the East Coast and UPS is less. With flat fee shipping, it all averages out. As far as supplies go, I have found Superior Enterprises to have the best price on my shipping supplies. Their Web address is:

http://reptilepackaging.com/

Hope this helps!
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Sam
Gecko Den
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