Watched this back to back with your packaging video from three years ago and it’s so cool to see how your process has evolved! Obviously the materials being more environmentally friendly is great, but my favourite is the stamp on the cardboard wrapping - it’s such a classy touch, and something you just couldn’t do with the plastic. So in changing materials, you’ve found a way to enhance the experience of unboxing. I love it! (Oh, and the paper tape is really cool as well)
It's good stuff! Not as protective as the plastic stuff, but after being folded in a few layers it really stiffens up, and the bubbles can't pop! The smell though... well, it's pretty bad.
I never thought id consider a packing video so interesting. When ever Ive had to box up similar objects like glasses or jugs, I put a ball of paper inside. Something to brace it and apply force from the opposite direction of a possible crushing or impact It really shows your care and pride in your work that just as much thoughtfulness and effort is put into the packaging. From the robustness to everything being sustainable.
Wow wow wow!!! I love hearing about specific methods and tricks that people have worked out with all of their time and dedication. This was a very satisfying and nice video :D
Thank you! I've lived a lot of places and make a large majority of my purchases online due to disability, and I can think of only two of my delivery people who have consistently been careful with packages. I understand when people don't, but it means a lot when someone does! All the best to you in your new role! 🎉
Beautifully presented, and this is a very timely video for me! I'm working on a piece of art for a charity auction that I will have to ship internationally pre-framed once it's completed, toward the end of summer. While a frame is certainly a simpler shape to package up than a pot, this video has given me some good ideas and principles to work from for the packaging!
Hey! Greetings from Spain! Super fan of yours btw. I was wondering if you knew about a typical piece of pottery we use here in Spain called “botijo”. It’s a vase-like container for water, with an entrance and a spout on opposite sides and a handle on top, and it is left unglazed for a reason. Turns out when it’s hot, a full botijo because of evaporation through the porous unglazed clay, as an effect of the evaporation cools the water inside it, and in summer is used to store water and cool it. I was wondering if you had heard of it and if you’d try and make one someday, it would be so cool to see a foreign potter show appreciation for Spanish potting ingenuity. Thanks and keep the good work! 💕
Having worked in the US post office, it seems like fragile tape only matters when it’s being accepted from you and when it’s being delivered from the recipient’s post office. The worst thing that can happen for your package’s survival is they get put on a smaller plane for transport because most of the pilots will throw the packages up into the truck that takes it from the airport to the post office and often times a heavier box will land on top of boxes with fragile stickers.
Very helpful. Thank you! Question… what did you do to resolve the few shipments that did break? Did you simply refund, or did you remake the piece that was purchased?
Sometimes I’ve refunded them, and other times I send them another pot if I have it in stock, I have to take the loss in most cases. Generally I can get a refund for the shipping costs from the couriers, but that process is hell for the most part.
@@floriangadsby Thanks, Florian! Very much appreciate your response. Good to know. Obviously it’s worth putting in the supreme effort to make sure things don’t break. And ps: really loved your book!
Does the paper bubble wrap smell like a barnyard/piss trough? I've not encountered the material, but I have encountered similar packaging products that left an impression, wondering if its the same material/manufacturing process
I wonder if it would make sense to wear silicone finger tips when using the wet tape? They may protect your skin at least a bit, if the glue doesn't stick to them, of course.
You should try making something that looks like "broken glass jello" just with 100% clay (i have no clue how you would do it but i bet it would look cool)
so if you're looking for alternative packaging 3m makes this stuff called scotch cushion lock. its a paper bubblewrap alternative. good chance its more expensive though.
I install the conveyor and sorter systems that handle courier packages. The machines do not care about how fragile the contents are. Proper packaging is the only solution.
It's great that potters are working on improving packaging, but by far the highest environmental impact of sending pots is the transport. Sending pots around the world (Aus, US etc) comes with large carbon emissions. Have you ever thought about restricting the countries you send to ? Only UK for example ? Or only UK and EU ? Or maybe restricting transport methods ? (No plane for example, but I'm not sure that is possible for small businesses). That being said, thanks for your priceless videos, they are amazing and teach me so much :)
That’s the great conundrum. In the past my UK sales used to be much greater, but nowadays my largest audience by far is the USA. So, in a way, the fix to this would be moving to America, but I’m sure much of the parcels would still be sent across the country by plane over there? I do offer collection, and this time I’ve had about 8-9 this time around, so that’s good. I don’t think I can choose to restrict how they’re sent, that isn’t something most couriers offer, and I have to choose the ‘cheaper’ services in the grand scheme of things to make shipping affordable for the customers, compared to say, using more specialised art couriers that might be more open to shipping without the use of planes, but they cost an awful lot. That leaves me with only shipping to the UK, damned island!
@@floriangadsby Thank you for taking the time to reply ! I agree it's not a simple question, but it's important to consider environmental issues everywhere we can. Looking forward to your future videos !
I can’t believe how much I enjoyed just watching a guy packing something. Packing it extraordinarily well, that is. 😂
How you even make such a blunt transfer of kinetic energy look so elegant speaks to your artistry haha
Haha! Do you think? I was never very good at football!
Watched this back to back with your packaging video from three years ago and it’s so cool to see how your process has evolved! Obviously the materials being more environmentally friendly is great, but my favourite is the stamp on the cardboard wrapping - it’s such a classy touch, and something you just couldn’t do with the plastic. So in changing materials, you’ve found a way to enhance the experience of unboxing. I love it! (Oh, and the paper tape is really cool as well)
I was lucky enough to receive a small bowl from you this week, and I can confirm that it was not only safely, but also beautifully, packaged ❤
The kick test? That is impressive!
I had no idea that you could get paper bubble wrap. That's so cool, although I think I know the smell you mean
It's good stuff! Not as protective as the plastic stuff, but after being folded in a few layers it really stiffens up, and the bubbles can't pop! The smell though... well, it's pretty bad.
I never thought id consider a packing video so interesting. When ever Ive had to box up similar objects like glasses or jugs, I put a ball of paper inside. Something to brace it and apply force from the opposite direction of a possible crushing or impact
It really shows your care and pride in your work that just as much thoughtfulness and effort is put into the packaging. From the robustness to everything being sustainable.
It means so much to me that you use sustainable and biodegradable packaging. I hope one day I'll have the pleasure of unwrapping a package from you.
I love the kick test 😂.
I am impressed by how many layers of protection you have. 😌 I need to up my game here 😮💨Thank you for sharing your method.
Wow wow wow!!! I love hearing about specific methods and tricks that people have worked out with all of their time and dedication. This was a very satisfying and nice video :D
Thank you Florian! I have often wondered how to pack. Now that most people are buying online, it’s definitely a crucial piece of the whole.
Great tips for just packing fragile stuff in general!
I'm about to start a job as a delivery driver, I swear I'll be careful with fragile packages!
Thank you! I've lived a lot of places and make a large majority of my purchases online due to disability, and I can think of only two of my delivery people who have consistently been careful with packages. I understand when people don't, but it means a lot when someone does! All the best to you in your new role! 🎉
Yet another skill one does not expect to be cultivated, while been in the pottery world.
Beautifully presented, and this is a very timely video for me! I'm working on a piece of art for a charity auction that I will have to ship internationally pre-framed once it's completed, toward the end of summer. While a frame is certainly a simpler shape to package up than a pot, this video has given me some good ideas and principles to work from for the packaging!
Hey! Greetings from Spain! Super fan of yours btw. I was wondering if you knew about a typical piece of pottery we use here in Spain called “botijo”. It’s a vase-like container for water, with an entrance and a spout on opposite sides and a handle on top, and it is left unglazed for a reason. Turns out when it’s hot, a full botijo because of evaporation through the porous unglazed clay, as an effect of the evaporation cools the water inside it, and in summer is used to store water and cool it. I was wondering if you had heard of it and if you’d try and make one someday, it would be so cool to see a foreign potter show appreciation for Spanish potting ingenuity. Thanks and keep the good work! 💕
Having worked in the US post office, it seems like fragile tape only matters when it’s being accepted from you and when it’s being delivered from the recipient’s post office. The worst thing that can happen for your package’s survival is they get put on a smaller plane for transport because most of the pilots will throw the packages up into the truck that takes it from the airport to the post office and often times a heavier box will land on top of boxes with fragile stickers.
You are just as meticulous packing your stuff as you are throwing it
As he should, because they're 750 dollars!
its a masterclass! v. helpful and thankyou.
Love this, thank you!
This is wonderful thank you. Would love to see a video of how you figure out shipping costs, and your website??? ❤❤❤
Very helpful. Thank you! Question… what did you do to resolve the few shipments that did break? Did you simply refund, or did you remake the piece that was purchased?
Sometimes I’ve refunded them, and other times I send them another pot if I have it in stock, I have to take the loss in most cases. Generally I can get a refund for the shipping costs from the couriers, but that process is hell for the most part.
@@floriangadsby Thanks, Florian! Very much appreciate your response. Good to know. Obviously it’s worth putting in the supreme effort to make sure things don’t break. And ps: really loved your book!
* *Dabs in one of those parcels is mine* *
Does the paper bubble wrap smell like a barnyard/piss trough? I've not encountered the material, but I have encountered similar packaging products that left an impression, wondering if its the same material/manufacturing process
I wonder if it would make sense to wear silicone finger tips when using the wet tape? They may protect your skin at least a bit, if the glue doesn't stick to them, of course.
Glue doesn't stick to silicone (unless it is specifically silicone glue). So a good suggestion.
You should try making something that looks like "broken glass jello" just with 100% clay (i have no clue how you would do it but i bet it would look cool)
so if you're looking for alternative packaging 3m makes this stuff called scotch cushion lock. its a paper bubblewrap alternative. good chance its more expensive though.
I've seen your video on a TH-cam's ad which about TH-cam Premium lol
I install the conveyor and sorter systems that handle courier packages. The machines do not care about how fragile the contents are. Proper packaging is the only solution.
Does anyone have any US alternatives with sustainable packing materials? Id like to start getting them for my own lil business.
Based on the thumbnail, you should just throw it haphazardly in a box with some paper. Nice to know!
wow it can survive even if it will be deliver by a shark, great job
It's great that potters are working on improving packaging, but by far the highest environmental impact of sending pots is the transport. Sending pots around the world (Aus, US etc) comes with large carbon emissions. Have you ever thought about restricting the countries you send to ? Only UK for example ? Or only UK and EU ? Or maybe restricting transport methods ? (No plane for example, but I'm not sure that is possible for small businesses).
That being said, thanks for your priceless videos, they are amazing and teach me so much :)
That’s the great conundrum. In the past my UK sales used to be much greater, but nowadays my largest audience by far is the USA. So, in a way, the fix to this would be moving to America, but I’m sure much of the parcels would still be sent across the country by plane over there? I do offer collection, and this time I’ve had about 8-9 this time around, so that’s good. I don’t think I can choose to restrict how they’re sent, that isn’t something most couriers offer, and I have to choose the ‘cheaper’ services in the grand scheme of things to make shipping affordable for the customers, compared to say, using more specialised art couriers that might be more open to shipping without the use of planes, but they cost an awful lot. That leaves me with only shipping to the UK, damned island!
@@floriangadsby Thank you for taking the time to reply ! I agree it's not a simple question, but it's important to consider environmental issues everywhere we can. Looking forward to your future videos !
im sure he does this because someone asked for a refund for broken pottery in the past
Could also just only offer insured shipping
Most couriers don’t insure ceramics, so packing like this is just the norm when sending pottery.
@@floriangadsby no doubt, i hear that bro