I got "care packages" shipped from the States to Viet Nam in 68, 69, 70 and 71 by my mom in just this way. Seems silly now, but the stale popcorn was almost as popular with the guys as the delicious cookies packed within. Mom is in heaven now. Thanks Mom. Your love meant so much to me and all the guys!!!
I've never really scrolled down on youtube chat before but this was entertaining and reminds me to gratefully appreciate that we can even have a conversation like this. We are so blessed that THIS is our dilemna and not where our next meal will come from. Be blessed and enjoy your cookies everyone!! And to those with the great sense of humor, thank you for the laughs!! Enjoy your day!!!
I use those disposable containers with sealing, snap-on lids (Ziploc is one brand I normally use, but there are others). The cookies are packed inside between layers of wax paper. As long as the cookies are packed tightly enough so that they don't shift around inside the container, they arrive intact pretty much all the time.
You are the only one that I found that show how to ship cookies from a housewife’s point of view. All the rest shows from a pro-bakers view. Some of use can’t find the paper and shrink wrap like they do. thank you so much for your video.
Great tips here! However, as someone that's been in the shipping field for 30 years, let me tell you that actual popcorn will not do as well as you think. It's brittle. Many of the projections will break off during shipping losing a lot of it's volume. If you want to be more environmentally conscious use the packing that looks like tan Cheetos. It's actually puffed corn starch. 100% biodegradable.
I love the idea of using air popped popcorn as packing material. Also appreciated the tip about separating brownies with parchment paper before wrapping and bagging them. You didn’t actually say how to keep chocolate chip cookies chewy or how to keep icing from breaking.
Having worked for companies that did a lot of shipping and having had to package things shipping at those companies I can tell you that when shipping thing that you do not want what you're shipping to be able to move around. Which is why using things like packing peanuts or popcorn for anything other than filling small spaces in an otherwise tightly packed box isn't going to protect the item(s) you're shipping.
Having worked for UPS I can confirm that packing peanuts and similar packing materials do not work. We did an experiment where we placed items of various sizes and weights in boxes and used packing peanuts to fill the void/empty space. We shook the boxes to simulate conditions in transit and then inspected the boxes. Almost 90% of the boxes had the contents shift their way into a corner where it was resting against the wall of the box, no longer protected by the packing peanuts.
@@boingedesan i would suggest get a box with size that would fit enough for an amount of baked goods you want to ship and use bubble wrap to wrap them all together after packing them individually based on their types. And to ensure that it doesn't move in the box, put in packing peanuts. I would advise for my customers to reuse those bubble wrap as much as possible. I think it's almost useless to pack them separately and then using stuff like fillings to fill up box or shipping bags coz logically it would still move lol. The best possible way was to wrap all your products wrapped together properly after individually packing them to ensure minimum movements.
Lan, you could show/tell me how to pack a phonebook and I would listen to you. Just read another comment about the popcorn being eaten by bug? What if you use a large bag and line the box with the bag before dumping the popcorn. That way the packing can be eaten as the cookies are unpacked? Just wondering.
That is a great idea and I have received gift wrapped packages with food in them which was stuck together because of the way everything was wrapped together the wrong way.
I am wanting to send baked goods to a friend on a navy ship. He said it takes 3-4 weeks for stuff to reach the ship. Would vacuum sealing help at all for this? I want everything to be as fresh as possible and he said last time the cookies his family sent were hard and not edible and they packed them in ziplock bags. What tips do you have?
I wished you talked more about iced items. I know some types of icing ships better because it won't stick to the next cookie when dry, but I can never remember which kind to make. And even if you separate with paper some icing will mush and ruin the design. HELP! 😲. 💜🌞🌵
I have the same issue, but I may just put the icing in a baggie, and they can squeeze it on...my daughter and her husband moved to Florida, so the icing may get goopy, but I have the ice packs that might work. My cookies will be sour cream cookies. They are a hit with kids.
If you pack with real popcorn, watch how fast the rats eat you shipment before it can leave the warehouse. I would pack food in smell proof tin containers or something similar to be honest. It will keep the rats away.
I got "care packages" shipped from the States to Viet Nam in 68, 69, 70 and 71 by my mom in just this way.
Seems silly now, but the stale popcorn was almost as popular with the guys as the delicious cookies packed within.
Mom is in heaven now.
Thanks Mom.
Your love meant so much to me and all the guys!!!
So sweet, thanks for sharing 🥰
I love the popcorn idea. It might seem like a waste but it's easily decomposable. So it won't be in the landfill as long as plastic or styrofoam
I have shipped cookies to my son when he was deployed. I packaged them in seperate bags and seperated with lots of tissue paper. Worked great!
I've never really scrolled down on youtube chat before but this was entertaining and reminds me to gratefully appreciate that we can even have a conversation like this. We are so blessed that THIS is our dilemna and not where our next meal will come from. Be blessed and enjoy your cookies everyone!! And to those with the great sense of humor, thank you for the laughs!! Enjoy your day!!!
I always loved when they would pack marshmallows with the cookies, it added extra cushions for the cookies and was an extra snack as well
I use those disposable containers with sealing, snap-on lids (Ziploc is one brand I normally use, but there are others). The cookies are packed inside between layers of wax paper. As long as the cookies are packed tightly enough so that they don't shift around inside the container, they arrive intact pretty much all the time.
You are the only one that I found that show how to ship cookies from a housewife’s point of view. All the rest shows from a pro-bakers view. Some of use can’t find the paper and shrink wrap like they do. thank you so much for your video.
I would have never thought to use popcorn.. I'll remember that!!
If you line the box with a big plastic bag and then add the popcorn, the recipient can eat the popcorn too! 💜🌞🌵
Put the popcorn in multiple plastic bags 😁
Great tips here! However, as someone that's been in the shipping field for 30 years, let me tell you that actual popcorn will not do as well as you think. It's brittle. Many of the projections will break off during shipping losing a lot of it's volume. If you want to be more environmentally conscious use the packing that looks like tan Cheetos. It's actually puffed corn starch. 100% biodegradable.
That was the most efficient and cost effective method I've seen! Thank you.
I love the idea of using air popped popcorn as packing material. Also appreciated the tip about separating brownies with parchment paper before wrapping and bagging them. You didn’t actually say how to keep chocolate chip cookies chewy or how to keep icing from breaking.
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I put a slice of bread in the bag with cookies that are tender/moist. That seems to do the trick
Well, holy macaroon...and after all these years, I thought receiving a care package of broken baked goods was just part of Christmas gift giving...
Best way to pack cookies for traveling/shipping: in your tummy.
Trust me, I know this from experience.
POPCORN is so clever! Wish I had an air popper!
Give the leftover popcorn to birds and squirrels -------they love it .
Thank you for this! Now I can send cookies to my daughter who is away at college!
Love it. BRILLIANT idea with the popcorn lol
I KNEW you'd have the answer. Love your recipes
Having worked for companies that did a lot of shipping and having had to package things shipping at those companies I can tell you that when shipping thing that you do not want what you're shipping to be able to move around. Which is why using things like packing peanuts or popcorn for anything other than filling small spaces in an otherwise tightly packed box isn't going to protect the item(s) you're shipping.
Having worked for UPS I can confirm that packing peanuts and similar packing materials do not work. We did an experiment where we placed items of various sizes and weights in boxes and used packing peanuts to fill the void/empty space. We shook the boxes to simulate conditions in transit and then inspected the boxes. Almost 90% of the boxes had the contents shift their way into a corner where it was resting against the wall of the box, no longer protected by the packing peanuts.
What do you suggest?
@@boingedesan i would suggest get a box with size that would fit enough for an amount of baked goods you want to ship and use bubble wrap to wrap them all together after packing them individually based on their types. And to ensure that it doesn't move in the box, put in packing peanuts. I would advise for my customers to reuse those bubble wrap as much as possible.
I think it's almost useless to pack them separately and then using stuff like fillings to fill up box or shipping bags coz logically it would still move lol. The best possible way was to wrap all your products wrapped together properly after individually packing them to ensure minimum movements.
Thank you!! Now I can ship cookies to my grandbabies and not worry!!
At least you can eat the packing material instead of causing pollution.
I worry about this at night.
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Don't we all.
Love the idea of real popcorn!!!
Wow, popcorn way a great idea
This is very helpful - and the receiver can eat the popcorn!
My enigma was always how to ship cookies with soft icing (like your Red Velvet) or sticky cookies with a caramel top
OMG! thank you for this useful video! This was so helpful
Lan, you could show/tell me how to pack a phonebook and I would listen to you.
Just read another comment about the popcorn being eaten by bug? What if you use a large bag and line the box with the bag before dumping the popcorn. That way the packing can be eaten as the cookies are unpacked?
Just wondering.
That is a great idea and I have received gift wrapped packages with food in them which was stuck together because of the way everything was wrapped together the wrong way.
I’m baking cookies for my senior prom. I have to make 50 chocolate chip and 50 double chocolate. Super nervous! Thank you for this!
the popcorn is so cute 🥺
I was wondering how to get cookies to my family...thanks. Just hit that subscriber button also.
Air popped popcorn Genius ! 😎
I prefer Oreos!! Always come in a nice package and never broken!
what seasoning recommendations do you have for the popcorn?
I would not use any seasoning, it may create oil spots that could get in your box or mix into the baked goods. Just my opinion.
Then you get to snack on cookies AND popcorn, hell yeah
Good ideas here. Not that I have occasion to do this often...or almost ever...but still some good tips
Thanks for the cookies! Haha
I am wanting to send baked goods to a friend on a navy ship. He said it takes 3-4 weeks for stuff to reach the ship. Would vacuum sealing help at all for this? I want everything to be as fresh as possible and he said last time the cookies his family sent were hard and not edible and they packed them in ziplock bags. What tips do you have?
Very helping
**The Popcorn Tip is the best tip all year!**
Please make a video on how to pack fudge!
That's what he said! 🤣
You use a thick log, a thin twig will only stir it around.
GREAT VIDEO THANKS!
Thanks for sharing BLESSINGS WOW popcorn 😊
I wish I got these when I was Stationed far overseas in the U.S. Airforce in Japan then the U.K. ;-)
We are constantly told not to send homemade goods or I'd be sending them.
@@Species710 U.S. Airforce is different. Guys got them while I was in Japan.
Thank you for your service. 💜🌞🌵
@@Species710 I have always sent my husband baked goods overseas. They may be slightly stale but they all loved it.
Loved this idea...asked a bakery owner, and he didn't know.
Omgg popcorn 😮
I just can't help but wonder... if mice would be inside the post office while it's waiting to be shipped and dig through packages and eat them
I wished you talked more about iced items. I know some types of icing ships better because it won't stick to the next cookie when dry, but I can never remember which kind to make. And even if you separate with paper some icing will mush and ruin the design. HELP! 😲. 💜🌞🌵
I have the same issue, but I may just put the icing in a baggie, and they can squeeze it on...my daughter and her husband moved to Florida, so the icing may get goopy, but I have the ice packs that might work. My cookies will be sour cream cookies. They are a hit with kids.
If you pack with real popcorn, watch how fast the rats eat you shipment before it can leave the warehouse. I would pack food in smell proof tin containers or something similar to be honest. It will keep the rats away.
what about sugar cookies?
That's a wwaste of good popcorn.
Lord Ba'al
only use bad popcorn
@@carowells1607 Except for unpopped kernels, there's no such thing as bad popcorn.
Are they crazy? Popcorn for packaging?
But what about the Chil......I mean popcorn?!
I'm sorry, but they used actual popcorn as a buffer??
That’s a lot of popcorn.....
If you line the box with a big plastic bag and then add the popcorn, the recipient can eat the popcorn too! 💜🌞🌵
I wouldn't want my cookies smelling like popcorn. 😠
it's unseasoned .-.
How did long-limbs know that I wanted to send cookies to my penpals‽