Shipping a laptop

Xaccers · Post by **Xaccers** » 15 Mar 2012, 15:21

I've got a laptop that Allan has been patiently waiting ages for, and I can't find any suitable boxes to put it in.
The post offices I've been to have boxes that are either way too small or too large.
I was hoping to empty an old Toshiba laptop box but I'm no longer able to use that.

Any ideas where I could pick one up?
I've got plenty of bubble wrap, and the laptop is a 15" screen, by about 2" thick

MonkeyMark · Post by **MonkeyMark** » 15 Mar 2012, 16:32

What cant a couple of normal boxes from the likes of aldi. But and tape to suit the size required. Plenty of bubble wrap and tape, it'll be fine.

DickieG · Post by **DickieG** » 15 Mar 2012, 16:56

Loads of boxes available in Costco

dnsey · Post by **dnsey** » 15 Mar 2012, 17:13

Banana boxes are about the right size, and pretty strong.
Slot together four bits of corrugated card 'noughts & crosses style' to hold the laptop centrally in the box, and fill the voids with bubblewrap.

KP · Post by KP » 15 Mar 2012, 17:15

Wrap it up in bubble wrap nice and thick. then just cut the box's to size and go overboard with the brown tape.

As long as the outside is suitably hard enough and the inside covered in as much bubble wrap or foam bits as possible you need not worry.

Collect+ are good for things like this as well to get it shipped quick and easy

Post by **CitroJim** » 15 Mar 2012, 18:08

Xac, I have a couple of genuine laptop boxes here, complete with packing. They might do for the job...

Xaccers · Post by **Xaccers** » 15 Mar 2012, 19:47

CitroJim wrote:Xac, I have a couple of genuine laptop boxes here, complete with packing. They might do for the job...

Perfect Jim, can I pop over this weekend? I'm up at Formula1 getting new tyres Saturday morning.

Post by **CitroJim** » 15 Mar 2012, 20:44

Xac wrote:
CitroJim wrote:Xac, I have a couple of genuine laptop boxes here, complete with packing. They might do for the job...
Perfect Jim, can I pop over this weekend? I'm up at Formula1 getting new tyres Saturday morning.

That'll be perfect. I'll be helping Chris fight his wheel bearings then and on Sunday I'm off to see dad...

I'll have the kettle on....

Post by **Rhothgar** » 15 Mar 2012, 20:59

Either Jim's freebie or a Corrvu laptop box. We have some in stock but they are £7 a piece.

They're ingenious. It suspends the laptop in something that looks like cling film but it's tougher.

addo · Post by **addo** » 15 Mar 2012, 22:25

I'd get jgra to package it. His cobbled boxes have travelled thousands of miles without damage to the contents.

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