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How to Pack and Ship a Cookie Jar.

Make sure the cookie jar or other breakable items arrive unbroken.

Difficulty Level: Easy      Time Required: 20 minutes


Here's How:
  1. Assemble supplies of newspaper, bubble wrap, tape, sharpie and boxes.
  2. Crumple newspaper into balls.
  3. Wrap lid and base separately in bubble wrap and tape.
  4. Put each piece into a separate small box.
  5. Fill space around piece with crumpled newspaper and seal small box.
  6. Put both small boxes into larger box, fill empty space with crumpled newspapers.
  7. Put card with recipient's address inside box.
  8. Seal large box with heavy duty wrapping tape.
  9. Use black marker to put address on box.
Tips:
  1. Stryofoam peanuts can be used instead of newspaper.
  2. Never use stryofoam peanuts by themselves without inner boxes, they shift too much..

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