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Originally Posted by HISSGUY
You could buy the materials locally. The boxes can be got virtually anywhere. You can get the styrofoam at michaels or hobby lobby and cut it yourself. And the heat packs can be found at walmart in the hunting section. They are the hand warmers. Add a pillowcase and some zip ties and you are ready to ship.
Just be sure to make everything secure and use sturdy boxes.
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Sorry, but PLEASE don't do this. Hand warmers are NOT shipping tools. They are too small, and have too short a duration, to be used for shipping. Use AT LEAST a 40 hour heat pack.
Please read the info on our site, we provide you the tools, info and proper materials to be a SUCCESSFUL shipper. We stress this AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN on our site. There is even a monster sized warning at the start of the How To Pack video. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT!
Inferior substitutes are NOT acceptible. You can provide your own box and insulation, sure, but not any old box and insulation will do. Not any old heat pack will do.
If hobbyists use the site, and ship poorly, especially due to substandard packing and materials, WE WILL ALL LOSE. Your success is our success, and your failure is our failure. How you ship can affect the ENTIRE FUTURE of our reptile hobby.
The shipping kits are meant for a one-off shipment. You have one shipment, perhaps two, and you just want the materials needed to accomplish that. They are a nicely packaged product meant to serve that purpose.
If you are going to be shipping frequently, or want materials for 10 shipments, DEFINITELY order the pieces separately. The shipping kits have a premium price because it is preassembled, includes all your pieces, and is very small quantity.
But we offer each of the ingredients separately, bags, delis, heat packs, boxes, and all are available in small quantities (10 or so pieces) and larger quantities (50 or more pieces). If you need more than 4 or 5 kits, definitely buy in bulk and put them together yourself, much cheaper.
Also, the shipping kits ship by themselves, they are literally a pre-sealed box that gets a label and is sent out the door. Hence the $7.50 flat rate PER KIT.
With your bulk supplies (everything but the kits) your order will be assembled and shipped in a larger box, and there is flat rate shipping, which is $9.50 for an order up to $150.
So you could order a bunch of separate supplies, all the ingredients to make up your own kits, and pay just $9.50 for shipping. But EACH KIT that you order carries its own separate $7.50 shipping fee. Make sense?
Again, I must stress, as it is important and impactful for the success of SYR, you must be responsible, and make intelligent choices, when shipping live reptiles, as it affects all of us, and when using our site to book your shipment, you AGREE to meet OUR SHIPPING STANDARD, or better, when packing your reptile.
In today's litigous world, one where reptile-banning laws are up for debate RIGHT NOW, this is more important than ever. Your success is our success. Please, no shoddy insulated boxes, and definitely no hand warmers!
Thanks : )