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

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don Tait wrote:

   I agree with David Lennick about syrofoam chips for shipping 78s. They 
are
 a pain to the recipient, not only because as he said they fly all over the
 place and adhere to almost everything because of static charge, but 
because
 shards of them wind up inside sleeves and on the records. If one wants to 
save the
 sleeves, both must then be rid of them in addition to any necessary 
cleaning
 of the records. I also agree that they don't always protect against 
breakage.
 Crumpled newspaper has always worked for me and my recipients.

   Don Tait


They're usable IF the sender will take the trouble to wrap the records in 
plastic..even a plastic
bag folded over and sealed will work. Unfortunately, this rarely 
happens..and it's not only the
amateur eBay sellers who use these chips (not naming names, you guys know 
who you are). These things have got to be bad for the environment. Maybe 
someday some government agency somewhere will find they cause hemhorroids or 
dyspepsia and get them banned.

dl