Packaging Store

Very helpful staff. It is pricey, as others have said, but that is because it is intended for special jobs, not daily mailing.

Yes, I agree with other rater that this place charges many times higher prices than a normal a UPS or a FEDEX service. But I’d like to give it 5 stars for a different service they offered me: they packed my road bike into a box to get it shipped for a mere $ 35, cheaper than any other bike shop in town (and I did my homework).
I was moving from Berkeley to DC and wanted to ship the bike to my new home. I didn’t want to fly with it, so I looked into a special business that takes the bike in a box and delivers it to your desired address. I needed to get it packed so it would arrive safely and this place did it significantly cheaper than any other place. Who knew that these guys also pack bikes?
When it comes to actually shipping it, the sum was monumental, around $ 650. Thankfully I had that done through a different company for $ 85.

I was given an estimate $ 100 less than what it ended up costing.

Notable for its helpfulness, professionalism, and carefulness, this shop evokes small-​town ambience amidst the modern shipping world.

A lot of UPS and FED EX franchise stores charge much higher rates than if you took your package directly to a shipment center. This store doesn’t mark up the price by much. For me to ship a guitar to Nashville using Fed Ex 4-​day service is a little over $ 100.00. The store adds a tiny $ 1.50 fee. That’s peanuts! Plus, as others have mentioned, these folks ship the biggest and weirdest shapes I’ve ever seen. They definitely know the business and it’s awesome to get the personal service. Very friendly and knowledgeable.

Very helpful, extremely professional, can (and will) ship ridiculously awkward and odd-​shaped items. See their photos on the counter. LOVE this place!

The Southern California/​Los Angeles part of me keeps withering away more and more… sometimes it is so nice to shop at a non-​chain store. I popped in here today to see if they had any boxes I could purchase that would hold cookies (tis the season and all). Indeed, I found 7×5×3 (I think) boxes at a very reasonable $ 1.50 or so each. There were a large variety of different-​sized boxes, all at a reasonable price. While the owner rang up my purchase, he gave me more tips on how to ship the cookies and pointed me in the direction of a big vat of cider, courtesy of the store on this rainy day.

Do not, under any circumstances, bring your business to this store. The owner DOUBLES, and sometimes TRIPLES what a shipping company like UPS would charge you, and then adds handling on top of it.
For example, a package that should have cost me $ 7.50 to send via UPS Ground shipping actually ended up costing me $ 21.14.
Unless you need to ship deer antlers, go to the shipping store down the street (close to Andronicos) instead. They charge you the standard company rate, and are very, very helpful and nice.

I have been meaning to write a review of this Packaging Store because recently we had a really tricky shipping situation, and the guys there handled it very Intellegently and Politely. (two of my favorite adverbs, which I tooo seldom get a chance to use)
Today am finally getting this done. Two reviews at once.
I needed to get a belated bday present shipped to the East Coast. Land of picky, picky WASPS.
If you don’t pack something «correctly» and even the slightest blemish
or wrong sized box, or packing materials are too environmentally correct, or not ec enough, you will hear about it for years
So I dropped a few bucks, walked a few blocks and let’s hope all’s well
The shop looks like a professional hand blown glass shipping department.
I recco it when you NEED a professional job.