[ARSCLIST] styrofoam chips et al, was Re: [ARSCLIST] Zits cartoon strip

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roger and Allison Kulp wrote:

 I like bubble wrap better.

I wish some of the dealers who swear by styrofoam chips would receive 4 
boxes in the same
day filled with these things which have all picked up static charges in 
transit and have to deal
with trying to get the damn things out of the record sleeves. Quite frankly 
I'm tired of the
arguments in favor of them and am ready to stop buying from anyone who uses 
them.
Apparently there is one type of chip that doesn't pick up a charge..it may 
be the pink ones.
Not white, not green. Incidentally, one package that I picked up yesterday 
had one 78 in it, in
a sleeve that had only two closed sides..no cardboard, no bubble wrap, just 
tons of clingy styrofoam
chips and a record that was not secured, although it was in a strong 
oversized box. Naturally
it arrived damaged.

Unfortunately bubble wrap isn't the perfect solution either, especially when 
amateurs use too
much of the stuff or tape it up so that it's almost impossible to remove 
without breaking the
record it's supposed to protect.

dl



 David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:  As has already been pointed 
out,
 newspapers are handy for safe packing of
 78s (you want to get me started on my opinion of styrofoam chips? I prefer
 not to use that kind of language on a public forum). Also, ever tried
 starting a fire with a computer?

 dl

 Same here! And print newspapers are only good for putting under the
 catbox,and lining  the rat cage ! :-() LOL