dbarila
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Is there a list yet of what goes on sale today?
Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)
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wynn72
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According to Storf on Reddit, Solange is it today.
Murfocakes
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@NathanRicaud you grab that sweet Solange?
Murfocakes
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Which is live now btw
whoisbeck
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Solange aquired 
TrainFan73
Frothy
Budget cuts??
whoisbeck
Active Member
I'm not being serious. It would explain why they are too cheap to pay for bubble wrap though.
My June box (yes, June) arrived today, 4 records, bubble wrap around and in between them, sleeves are perfect, I haven't checked for warps yet.
Reading the comments here I am now worried about my July shipment (3 records).
Reading the comments here I am now worried about my July shipment (3 records).
whoisbeck
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Three is what I had too. I mean it makes since since they only have the two box sizes, and to fill the larger box you would need a lot of bubblewrap, but it's super lame that they would rather risk damage to records than absorb a little more cost on either 1) different sized boxes or 2) using a lot of bubblewrap to fill the larger box.
TrainFan73
Frothy
I would imagine they just pay Sc a contracted fee for their services and only provide the branded packaging.
Renée
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My July box was 7 LPs. Plenty of bubble wrap around and in between the records. No splits, no dings, no dents. All pristine.
whoisbeck
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Who cares, it's their name on the box, their responsibility to adequately pack a product to ensure or help eliminate any damage.
TrainFan73
Frothy
Oh, I don’t disagree.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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It's been my experience that you can order 1 or 6+ records and be safe. In between that and you're getting non-bubble wrapped crushed corners.
I received 1 record this week and it was not bubbled, but was OK because of how light the package was. Any more weight and the corners go to shit. The record did have a lot of space though so I'm lucky it didn't have any seam-splits.
I received 1 record this week and it was not bubbled, but was OK because of how light the package was. Any more weight and the corners go to shit. The record did have a lot of space though so I'm lucky it didn't have any seam-splits.
dhodo
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I've never felt that bubble wrap helps at all. The best way to pack a record is to surround it with something stiff (like thicker cardboard) on both sides that is slightly bigger than it to protect the sides. Then tightly pack it. They shouldn't leave extra space, they should fill it with cardboard if they aren't using the adjustable size mailers. Then, best way is those boxes with extra crunch space on the edges (doesn't VMP use those?)
Bubble wrap lets it move more which I think encourages seam splits. Unfortunately the only way to totally prevent those is if you open the record and pack it outside the jacket/inner sleeve in a generic inner. I would definitely choose that option if VMP made it available.
Bubble wrap lets it move more which I think encourages seam splits. Unfortunately the only way to totally prevent those is if you open the record and pack it outside the jacket/inner sleeve in a generic inner. I would definitely choose that option if VMP made it available.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Theirs have super thin flaps, which crush easily and don't protect the corners. Terrible design compared to what Amazon or others use to pack their LPs.
dhodo
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Soundstage direct had good ones if I remember correctly.
I've got 3 single discs this month and I know I'm so boned. One is Crumb which they are already claiming to have no replacements for. Which is astonishing for just how not astonishing this is.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Astonishing astonishment.
NathanRicaud
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I just grabbed it now! Just got back from the beach and was relieved to see that it didn’t sell out on it’s first day like Piñata did!
Can’t wait to get that sweet Solange on vinyl!
