Best Mail Supplies & Shipping Supplies
1 Scotch Heavy Duty Shipping Packaging Tape, 1.88 Inches x 800 Inches, 6 Rolls with Dispenser (142-6)
With 40 times the strength of acrylic tape (in shear adhesion holding power, compared to acrylic tapes based on ASTMB), the strong, tough, solvent-free hot melt adhesive of Scotch Heavy Duty Packaging Tape locks in your heavy duty contents and locks out everything else. 40X stronger than acrylic tapes (in shear adhesion holding power, compared to acrylic tapes based on ASTMB).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Just note these are the SMALL rolls... which isn't that clear from the pic (or estimating how much 800 inches is in your head). They're at the other link (a little more expensive, but if you hate the tape screech noise... check it out). Scotch Sure Start Shipping Packaging Tape with Refillable Dispenser, 1.88 in x 38.2 yd (3450S-RD) (These are 38.2 yard on the larger roll - just less tape than the normal large roll)."
"Unlike other people let me start by saying that I bought this item at full price and received no compensation for writing this review.i do a lot of packaging and this tape is tough, I have gone thru several rolls and it did not tear on me and get stuck on the roll like other brands, when taping boxes it is tough and sticks well, each roll is ready to go on its own dispenser, a winner product ..."
"This is by far my favorite shipping tape for several reasons."
"And the tape roll has a white section banner which takes some time to unroll it off to start using the tape because the front of the white section is clear tape and hard to see to get it undone."
"It loses a star because the tape on the tape dispensers are not the largest role and I have gone through all 6 of them in 30 days."
"Also, the little cardboard box they come in is great - once the house becomes a mess during packing - find a central location where all tape, markers, stickers are a this way nothing gets lost."
"I'm a huge fan of high quality (= 3M brand, not the cheap knock-off no-name brand) packing tape. I got a 6 pack which, as pictured, came with the red holders."
"This tape is great, and the dispenser is not much larger than the roll of tape, which makes having it handy in a kitchen drawer for packaging up Amazon returns easy."
Fold up mailer holder--stand upright to 90 degrees for rolling tubes and irregular packages, capacity--up to 50lbs, sensitivity--0.1oz0-25lb), 0.2oz(25-50lb), reading modes--pounds/ounces, ounces, kilograms/grams, grams, key functions--tare(allow you to reset the display to 0.0), hold (especially for weighing a over-sized item), self-calibration technology--does not require a 50lbs weight. Fold up mailer holder--stand upright to 90 degrees for rolling tubes and irregular packages.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I purchased my Accuteck All-in-One Digital Scale in order to help me calculate the cost of postage accurately for the many small parcels I mail out each week. When I opened the box with my new Accuteck digital scale in it, I was immediately surprised by two things: 1.). In the few days I've owned my new Accuteck digital scale, I've used it frequently, and it has already enabled me to save on the cost of postage for items I've mailed. I think this is an essential tool for anyone operating any small online retail business."
"This scale is a great price and successfully gets the job done. Bottom line: this scale accurately weighs packages, great price, and compact."
"I'm really digging this All-in-one scale! The scale has a hold button on the right side of the scale, which basically lets you keep the weight of the item on the screen when weighting those large items that inhibit you from seeing the screen, until you remove that item."
"It automatically zeroed itself every time I turned on the power, but if I want to use it as an accurate kitchen scale I can put protective waxed paper or a container on this scale's platen and then press the 0.0 button to measure only what I put on the paper or in the container without including the extra weight."
"It opens up to hold paper-like items and small envelopes. It also holds decent size boxes when the tray is closed."
"The 50 lb limit means I can build a pretty big beer (if I wanted to,) without maxing out the scale."
"This little scale has changed my life in terms of going to the post office and shipping things."
With 40 times the strength of acrylic tapes, Scotch heavy-duty shipping packaging tape seals seams with one strip and keep boxes closed. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Then I found some relatively cheap "duck tape" brand packing tape which I assumed would have solved my problems being a big tape brand. After researching, I learned there is actually a difference between PACKAGING (packing) tape and SHIPPING tape. For some reason if you have a bunched up tape end on your box, it makes that entire strip of tape susceptible to pulling off."
"I use this packing tape on all my packages and also to cover labels I print out."
"We ship books at my job and the boxes are often quite heavy and we need to makes sure they are packed well to avoid damage (books damage quite easily when thrown around UPS and USPS trucks)."
"I use this all the time for shipping boxes, securing labels on jars in the kitchen and many other uses around the house."
"I package and ship a lot of items and this heavy duty tape is worth every penny."
"Packing away Christmas ornaments, used quite a bit of it and it always came off the reel very nicely."
"We have been buying & using the Heavy Duty Shipping Packaging tape for several years."
"Excellent quality tape I used when packing boxes for a recent move."
Best Automatic Letter Openers
Businesses with moderate mail volume, this desktop letter opener is for you. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"We had a panasonic letter opener for years, but it started to get dull, so replaced it with this one. The description of the Martin Yale 1628 Letter Opener stated that it is quiet, but it is much louder than our old Panasonic."
"Will only open standard envelopes, thick envelopes or slightly larger in size get stuck often."
"The 3 rubber bands that help the envelope move through the machine often pop out of their tracks and won't stay put."
"I read lots of negative reviews but needed something to open envelopes less manual."
"We do not know if the opener was defective or not but we decided it was definitely not heavy enough for our use."
"This is too noisy to use."
"Letter feed is crap."
"Worked great at first then didn't cut good and staryedwgetting jammed all after 1 week."
Best Envelope & Stamp Moisteners
The moistener dries fast and comes in a spill proof plastic bottle.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Nobody should ever have to lick anything that they don't want to."
"Love this - better than competitor which I loved, but love this better."
"Pro: No more licking nasty envelopes. No more glue sticks / glue residue everywhere. Easy to use. Con: None."
"I wish it didn't have adhesive because if you don't press hard enough, sometimes it doesn't get the envelope wet enough, and if you press too hard, you get too much adhesive on the envelope."
"It was cheaper to buy this in a pack and I can't imagine I'll go through all four tubes before they dry up."
"I send out over 100 Christmas cards each year and this makes sealing the envelopes so much easier."
"I use these for invoices printed thru QuickBooks and the invoices fit perfectly. I feel this is so that opening the envelope can be made easy, but it seems that 99% of all envelopes are made this way. At first, I bought the Quality Park envelopes that were the "Reveal-N-Seal," or the ones that were self-adhesive. About a year ago, I wanted to try the size #10 envelope, but didn't want to buy a whole box, not knowing if they would work for our invoices."
"This works great for sealing envelopes."
Best Mailing Envelopes
Designed with a windowless. flat front and ultra secure, security tinted pattern, our #10 envelopes are perfect for secure business and everyday mailing, offering premium protection for sensitive data and information, and can be easily hand or label addressed! If you’re tired of cheap gummed envelopes that easily split, and would like a premium, durable set of business envelopes. with ultra strong self seal and security tint for secure mailing, our #10 Security Tinted Self Seal Envelopes are the perfect choice! #10 SECURITY TINTED SELF SEAL ENVELOPES; forget cheap envelopes that easily split and aren't suitable for secure mailing, our #10 envelopes are designed with a premium security tint to protect sensitive information and a super strong SELF-SEAL strip, perfect for larger documents.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"A pleasing blue design on the interior is nicely printed and does a good job of providing security and for these reasons I'd choose this brand any time I needed envelopes."
"Great Price. This concerned me when I first opened the package so I sacrificed an envelope to test the seal."
"Great envelopes!"
"We send out fundraising letters in these, so that is not my favorite thing, but the pros outweigh this con, so we keep ordering."
"Hate to admit it, but, the days of licking envelopes are behind me....I've always thought self-sealing envelopes were the epitome of laziness...but, they are really pretty great, not to mention the security feature is nice."
"It takes just as much time to remove the strip covering the adhesive as to moisten the flap."
"Its a shame that amazon is starting to get nothing but junk products anymore."
"These are about half the weight of paper that was in my last batch of envelopes - they're about half as thick a paper."
Best Literature Organizers
Durable furniture-grade wood with stain and scratch resistant laminate finish shell, hardboard shelves.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"There is no doubt that it will last for many years period instead of adding the little name stickers to each slot, I put them on binder clips so that it doesn't ruin the actual mail boxes."
"It's pressed wood with laminate on it and "rigid" shelves."
"Easy to put together, but I'm dumb and did 2 pieces with the lamination on the wrong side."
"I bought this to organize my construction paper at my day care, it's great and very strong, I bought another one before and it had fallen apart."
"Great product!"
"It was pretty easy to put together and is holding up well."
"It said it would be missing the metal pegs and the wooden pegs for assembly."
"I have a list of the parts that are missing."
Best Mail Bags & Transit Sacks
3x4, 2Mil clear reclosable zip lock plastic bags are a great way to package your product in a safe and easy way. Single track zipper is easy to pull open and pinch shut, sealed bag keeps out dirt and moisture.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"We love these bags."
"There's a little, extended lip on the top, past the seal; so it's easy to get a grip and get them opened."
":D Handy, small enough for segregating chits and tokens."
"I am an Etsy seller and use these to package my products."
"These bags are great for my needs, just the right size and prices are reasonable plus quality is fine as long as you do not jammed until it busted, I definitely will reordered again."
"Arrived a day earlier than promised."
"thinner then expected."
"GOOD TO HAVE SOME SMALL ZIP LOCK BAGS."
Best Mail Sorters
DecoBros Letter Rack w/ Key Holder is a good tool for your home / office use to sort letter and key to access. Classic Bronze Finish and Perforated Design to improve your home / office Decor.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Very sturdy and the perfect width and depth for mail."
"Goes beautifully on our wall."
"Solid and nice looking letter/key rack."
"I actually bought a different item about two months ago but this one is much better (first item had only one tier and wasn't at an angle so things can fall easier)."
"Became tired of lost mail among the newspapers on the kitchen table."
"Easy to install with all the hardware included and a template to make it easy to drill for the holes."
"Perfect little rack."
"I like that it doesn't stick out of the wall too far and that it comes with wall anchors and different size screws."
Best Mailers
These moving boxes are ideal for packing most household items including books, kitchenware, clothes, linens, small appliances, toys and more. Our medium moving boxes are our most popular moving boxes.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Such as clothing, fabrics, plastic ornaments, stuffed animals, etc."
"Had these boxes for my last move, this time they also offered via Amazon for the same price."
"These worked out perfectly for packing our mirrors and frames."
"Perfect for our move."
"I only got 19 boxes."
"Cardbboard boxes are hard to find when moving, so we ordered 2 kits of these for our daughter to move."
"Incredibly awful, they collapse under their own weight if I even stack them two high."
"The boxes are delivered with some damage and dirt... not pleased especially when you have to pack ur clothes in dirty boxes..."
Best Letter Openers
Safe and Effective - The concealed blade reduces chance of cutting skin, but still allows paper to glide through and slice open. MANUFACTURER FACTORY WARRANTY- One year warranty, MY DESK COMPANY (TM) will replace any parts that are damaged due to defect during the warranty period.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"A very practical and useful tool Opens letters easily, neatly and quickly."
"Opens so smooth and nice."
"These razor are super sharp and light weight, you don't need to struggle or hold it firmly it easily goes through the envelop."
"Fit right in the pocket of my cell phone so I have it all the time."
"They work great."
"After struggling with regular openers for a year, I treated myself and coworkers to this 4-pack."
"She put one in every room and now looks forward to the mail coming."
"At work I rely on Staples brand versions, but I decided to purchase these for home."
Best Packing Materials
With 40 times the strength of acrylic tape (in shear adhesion holding power, compared to acrylic tapes based on ASTMB), the strong, tough, solvent-free hot melt adhesive of Scotch Heavy Duty Packaging Tape locks in your heavy duty contents and locks out everything else. 40X stronger than acrylic tapes (in shear adhesion holding power, compared to acrylic tapes based on ASTMB).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Just note these are the SMALL rolls... which isn't that clear from the pic (or estimating how much 800 inches is in your head). They're at the other link (a little more expensive, but if you hate the tape screech noise... check it out). Scotch Sure Start Shipping Packaging Tape with Refillable Dispenser, 1.88 in x 38.2 yd (3450S-RD) (These are 38.2 yard on the larger roll - just less tape than the normal large roll)."
"Unlike other people let me start by saying that I bought this item at full price and received no compensation for writing this review.i do a lot of packaging and this tape is tough, I have gone thru several rolls and it did not tear on me and get stuck on the roll like other brands, when taping boxes it is tough and sticks well, each roll is ready to go on its own dispenser, a winner product ..."
"This is by far my favorite shipping tape for several reasons."
"And the tape roll has a white section banner which takes some time to unroll it off to start using the tape because the front of the white section is clear tape and hard to see to get it undone."
"It loses a star because the tape on the tape dispensers are not the largest role and I have gone through all 6 of them in 30 days."
"Also, the little cardboard box they come in is great - once the house becomes a mess during packing - find a central location where all tape, markers, stickers are a this way nothing gets lost."
"I'm a huge fan of high quality (= 3M brand, not the cheap knock-off no-name brand) packing tape. I got a 6 pack which, as pictured, came with the red holders."
"This tape is great, and the dispenser is not much larger than the roll of tape, which makes having it handy in a kitchen drawer for packaging up Amazon returns easy."
Best Paper Folding Machines
This autofolder can handle A4 and 8-1/2-x-11-inch stock, perform half fold, tri fold, and double parallel fold, and can fold from a continuous feed from a stack placed in its feed tray--no fanning of the stack is necessary. Feed tray holds 1/2 Inch stack of paper.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"If you place two rubber bands around the tray it will prevent the paper from lifting out of the tray when feeding. Hope Martin Yale modifies the feeding tray to do something similar."
"Works well for folding statements for monthly small business billing."
"Fantastic product."
"It also didn't specify how the paper should be fed -- face up, face down, which end goes in first? Once it starts folding, the paper is spit out rapidly, but the catcher doesn't catch everything and doesn't stack them neatly."
"I saw a video that solved this problem by placing two rubber bands around the feeder tray to prevent misfeeds, and it seems to work for me."
"In order to fold the paper, and keep them in order, we had to stand at the machine and run one sheet at a time and catch it with our own hand."
"We received this machine 7 months ago and it only has occasional use."
"Now 6 weeks later we fold a batch of 1,400 items and it start gabbing several pages and make a whining noise."
Best Postal Scales
Fold up mailer holder--stand upright to 90 degrees for rolling tubes and irregular packages, capacity--up to 50lbs, sensitivity--0.1oz0-25lb), 0.2oz(25-50lb), reading modes--pounds/ounces, ounces, kilograms/grams, grams, key functions--tare(allow you to reset the display to 0.0), hold (especially for weighing a over-sized item), self-calibration technology--does not require a 50lbs weight. Fold up mailer holder--stand upright to 90 degrees for rolling tubes and irregular packages.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I purchased my Accuteck All-in-One Digital Scale in order to help me calculate the cost of postage accurately for the many small parcels I mail out each week. When I opened the box with my new Accuteck digital scale in it, I was immediately surprised by two things: 1.). In the few days I've owned my new Accuteck digital scale, I've used it frequently, and it has already enabled me to save on the cost of postage for items I've mailed. I think this is an essential tool for anyone operating any small online retail business."
"This scale is a great price and successfully gets the job done. Bottom line: this scale accurately weighs packages, great price, and compact."
"I'm really digging this All-in-one scale! The scale has a hold button on the right side of the scale, which basically lets you keep the weight of the item on the screen when weighting those large items that inhibit you from seeing the screen, until you remove that item."
"It automatically zeroed itself every time I turned on the power, but if I want to use it as an accurate kitchen scale I can put protective waxed paper or a container on this scale's platen and then press the 0.0 button to measure only what I put on the paper or in the container without including the extra weight."
"It opens up to hold paper-like items and small envelopes. It also holds decent size boxes when the tray is closed."
"The 50 lb limit means I can build a pretty big beer (if I wanted to,) without maxing out the scale."
"This little scale has changed my life in terms of going to the post office and shipping things."