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This is to help out whoever needs to ship shoes.. and get boxes for free. Instead of paying Uline or any other company for boxes so a shoebox can fit in..I'm going to show you how to use the FREE USPS Priority boxes and "mold" them to a shoe box so they can be double boxed. There was a threadasking which boxes to use for shipping last week or so I explained my method, but it was a little hard to understand without pictures. I'm also extremelybored right now so i figured i might as well give back to who shared this info with me a few years ago.
It's very easy to do, takes 2 minutes top to mold the box.
From this
To this
Materials needed:
http://shop.usps.com/weba...angId=-1&WT.ac=11641 I use this box for my shoes
Box cutter (anything you can handle with a blade can be used, box cutter is the easiest for me)
A ruler
Pen
Shipping tape to secure the box afterwards.
(pictures are pretty bad i admit lol, but you should still understand the steps)
1. Take your USPS box and lay it flat. Measure from 1 end 5 inches using your ruler and make a mark. Now make a straight line across the entire box longways. Flip the box over and do the same marking on the opposite side. (Essentially flipping it over and than turning it 180 degrees.) A typical shoe box is5 inches high, thats why i usually always do 5 inches. It can get to 5.5 inches but will be a little hard to close the flaps at the end. 5 inches should begood for 90% of your shoe boxes.
2. After both sides are marked, take your box cutter. Your going to be cutting along the line you marked in step 1 ONLY. This is the important part. Youronly going to cut through the whole way on the flaps of each end. In the main part of the box towards the middle you need to go across it VERY LIGHTLY. YOUDO NOT WANT TO CUT THROUGH THE BOX. Your only cutting lightly so it gives it enough leway to fold/mold the box afterwards. Do this on both lines your marked(1 on each side)
3. After your able to fold/mold your box into the shape of a shoe box your going to close 1 end. Some of the USPS boxes come with the presealed on each end..some don't. Either way close and tape one of the ends close. (small side flaps go 1st, and the larger flaps will go over)
4. Once one end is secure, you can slide your shoe box right in, and than do the same thing on that end and close the box.
5. Make sure the box is secure and taped properly. If you feel the need I tape along the part that I cut, just in case.
6. Your ready to ship.
I have been using this method for probably 3 years now. When I 1st brought them to the post office, the clearks would look at me weird like **% happened tothis box. Did you do this yourself? I never had a problem with it, you just CAN'T DO THIS TO THE FLAT RATE BOXES. FLAT RATE BOXES YOU CANNOT CUT/MOLDONLY THE REGULAR USPS PRIORITY BOXES. I never had one sent back for molding them, never had a problem once.
It's very easy to do, takes 2 minutes top to mold the box.
From this
To this
Materials needed:
http://shop.usps.com/weba...angId=-1&WT.ac=11641 I use this box for my shoes
Box cutter (anything you can handle with a blade can be used, box cutter is the easiest for me)
A ruler
Pen
Shipping tape to secure the box afterwards.
(pictures are pretty bad i admit lol, but you should still understand the steps)
1. Take your USPS box and lay it flat. Measure from 1 end 5 inches using your ruler and make a mark. Now make a straight line across the entire box longways. Flip the box over and do the same marking on the opposite side. (Essentially flipping it over and than turning it 180 degrees.) A typical shoe box is5 inches high, thats why i usually always do 5 inches. It can get to 5.5 inches but will be a little hard to close the flaps at the end. 5 inches should begood for 90% of your shoe boxes.
2. After both sides are marked, take your box cutter. Your going to be cutting along the line you marked in step 1 ONLY. This is the important part. Youronly going to cut through the whole way on the flaps of each end. In the main part of the box towards the middle you need to go across it VERY LIGHTLY. YOUDO NOT WANT TO CUT THROUGH THE BOX. Your only cutting lightly so it gives it enough leway to fold/mold the box afterwards. Do this on both lines your marked(1 on each side)
3. After your able to fold/mold your box into the shape of a shoe box your going to close 1 end. Some of the USPS boxes come with the presealed on each end..some don't. Either way close and tape one of the ends close. (small side flaps go 1st, and the larger flaps will go over)
4. Once one end is secure, you can slide your shoe box right in, and than do the same thing on that end and close the box.
5. Make sure the box is secure and taped properly. If you feel the need I tape along the part that I cut, just in case.
6. Your ready to ship.
I have been using this method for probably 3 years now. When I 1st brought them to the post office, the clearks would look at me weird like **% happened tothis box. Did you do this yourself? I never had a problem with it, you just CAN'T DO THIS TO THE FLAT RATE BOXES. FLAT RATE BOXES YOU CANNOT CUT/MOLDONLY THE REGULAR USPS PRIORITY BOXES. I never had one sent back for molding them, never had a problem once.
