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Items Required for Shipment | Relating to Item | Estimated Cost (per item) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Bubble mailer | sunglasses | 0.50 | Oversize lettermail if under 2cm thick |
Cardboard Box | Car Model & Shot Glasses | 1.50 | 20x10x15 cm? |
Packing Material | Car Model & Shot Glasses | 1.00 | Old digikey packing materials? |
Regular Envelopes | Stickers | 0.10 | Do we have some in the bay? |
Mailing Tubes | Posters (18x24) | 1.50 | Uline - we don’t want to fold them - does a circular tube increase shipping costs? |
Packing Tape | All | 0.10 | |
Shipping Labels | Sticker labels for shipping - probably provided by whoever we are shipping with |
Options for Shipping companies
Expexted order volumes - see MSXII kickstarter
(https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1206878337/midnight-sun-xii-university-of-waterloo-solar-car)
Interesting stats on the MSXII kickstarter: https://www.backerkit.com/projects/1206878337/midnight-sun-xii-university-of-waterloo-solar-car
maybe 50 to 100 small boxes - use 20x15x15cm, 1kg as an upper estimate for the cost
50 posters?
2” diameter
18 or 24” long tube?
Companies
Shippo
Chitchats
Crowdfunding fulfillment companies
Canada Post (Small business account?)
PayPal - shipping discounts with other carriers
Fedex
UPS
USPS - shipping small packages from the US is sometimes a fair bit cheaper
Flagship
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