But then what will your cat play with?! Hours of feline entertainment would be lost!
I usually head right to the trashcan the instant I see packing peanuts. I'm generally not fond of statically-charged objects that have a tendency to be found all over the place if left lying about... did I mention cat toys?
Packing Peanut Local Union 712 objects to this whole thread.
I agree with the OP. Those damn packing peanuts are the work of the devil!
I would also like to see different packing material than peanuts.
Having shipped a lot of books myself at one time (I worked for two college bookstores, and books get shipped back and forth all the time), I prefer air pillows as mentioned by the op, bubble wrap where appropriate, or crumpled/shredded paper for the cheap/easy/biodegradable alternative. Peanuts are difficult to use, reuse, store, dispose of, and styrofoam (or corn starch) bits get all over the books.
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We do examine our alternatives every so often, and while shrinkwrapping books to cardboard backers or using air pillows are potentially attractive options for the future, we're not quite a point where either of those things would fit with either our workflow or our equipment budgeting. We'll keep looking in on those options every so often, though.
We do occasionally use paper packing, but only on certain shipments—paper can scuff book covers, so we're careful with it.
Our primary distributor uses a lot of peanuts; we're reusing their clean ones, since that's better than landfilling them. When we buy peanuts ourselves, we buy ones that are made from 100% recycled materials—you can identify these by their green color.
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Our primary distributor uses a lot of peanuts; we're reusing their clean ones, since that's better than landfilling them. When we buy peanuts ourselves, we buy ones that are made from 100% recycled materials—you can identify these by their green color.
... and my pondering over why there was 1 white peanut amongst all the green in todays package was ended without me even having to post the question :)
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Chief Technical Officer
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... and my pondering over why there was 1 white peanut amongst all the green in todays package was ended without me even having to post the question :)Our primary distributor uses a lot of peanuts; we're reusing their clean ones, since that's better than landfilling them. When we buy peanuts ourselves, we buy ones that are made from 100% recycled materials—you can identify these by their green color.
You won the Treasure Hunt!
One slightly used white foam peanut!
Our primary distributor uses a lot of peanuts; we're reusing their clean ones, since that's better than landfilling them. When we buy peanuts ourselves, we buy ones that are made from 100% recycled materials—you can identify these by their green color.
But....but...they're evil! EVIL!
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... and my pondering over why there was 1 white peanut amongst all the green in todays package was ended without me even having to post the question :)Our primary distributor uses a lot of peanuts; we're reusing their clean ones, since that's better than landfilling them. When we buy peanuts ourselves, we buy ones that are made from 100% recycled materials—you can identify these by their green color.
You won the Treasure Hunt!
** spoiler omitted **
I should pay more attention. I just had to go dumpster diving to get my prize back. :)
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I am Reviving this thread as packing peanuts are still in use 6 years later and think we really do need an alternate packing material.
Pretty much every other company i buy books or items from has moved away from packing peanuts to alternate packing materials. Packing peanuts are just a mess to deal with and a hassle to get rid of, after one box i feel like i have to vacuum the entire room because of all the little pieces that static cling to everything and get spread around everywhere while unpacking.
shrink wrapping books to cardboard backers or using air pillows is the most popular method for shipping books from almost every other shipping realtor.
I enjoy getting the books and shipments every month for my subscriptions but then as soon as i open the box i am filled with dread as i see all these peanuts i now have to deal with. instead of being able to open the box and take the books out to read, i have to carefully remove them to try to keep the peanuts from getting everywhere then clean off every book from the clinging peanuts, and then dispose of the peanuts and box in a non messy way, and half the time still have to take a vacuum to the room to get rid of the ones that escaped containment. It is a hassle i would rather not have to deal with, but that im sure other people share the same issue.
/first world problems, i know... but i thought i would share
Oh yes, please!
Packing peanut golem, gonna be a thing my PC's face now, static charge madness shall ensue, huzzah!
Do agree on alt packing materials, but also understand that thing, that horror from beyond, the true terror of business...THE BUDGET...TREMBLE BEFORE ME!
