Quote Originally Posted by dylandog View Post
Tape and a paper towel sounds pretty bad but I'm curious why a padded envelope is so bad? That's not meant to be a challenge at all – it's just that I sell things here and there on ebay, and I often will use envelopes (with the item wrapped with lots of bubble wrap inside). The flat-rate envelopes are especially handy for overseas shipping.

In Australia postal options are few: Items going overseas are limited to Letters or Parcels.
Letters are meant to be documents only & can be no thicker than 20mm approx. 3/4"
No way I can sneak a razor through under 20mm. Parcels are weight & I just make a box that will keep an item safe & under weight.
Smallest Oz parcel is up to 250g.
I'd never use a padded envelope as imagine if another parcel that weighed 10 or 15kg was dropped on a poor razor in an envelope.
Insurance of items posted in Australia but heading overseas are ONLY covered for loss NOT breakages.

Must admit I'm guilty of plenty of tape on the outside of the box (not contents) Tape is getting crappier and unless it is "tape over tape" it peels off too easily.
Don't waste time trying to undo sticky tape ~ Arm yourself with a pocket knife and slit along any seams.
.........momma