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Old Dec 18, 2008, 2:26 am
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Originally Posted by sc flier
After meeting beckoa and others up in ANC on a business trip, I hauled a couple cases of Cheerwine up there during a followup visit last week.

I was quite proud of my packing job! I took the cans out of the 12-pack boxes and wrapped them in reused bubble wrap. I could wrap a line of 3 or 4 cans with one piece of bubble wrap while still keeping them from touching each other. Each case then went into a trash bag that I tied shut and sealed with packaging tape. Then into a reused Amazon.com box. (I love Amazon Prime!) Grocery bags provided additional filler in the box. I taped the box closed and put some extra tape around the corners and edges for extra protection from the baggage handlers and two connections including an airline change.

I was kind of sorry to give up the cool bubble wrap, though. Most of it was sticky on one side, and it was perfect for rolling up a few cans at a time. I saved it from when I ordered some English china bowls before my anniversary back in October. I knew that I'd find a good use for it before Christmas!
Quite an impressive & through packaging job indeed ^ I was impressed with the bubble wrap too ... I kinda had to work to get out a can tonight (its actually still unpacked laying downstairs in the hall .

I think the awesome packaging did double duty, insulating the beverages from the near zero degree weather we were experiencing in ANC

Thanks again sc flyer!
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