Prepping for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales!

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Prepping for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales!


I was out in the warehouse while the guys were unloading a new shipment of packing peanuts and noticed them carrying the overflow down to the bay where Bob normally keeps his 37' Newmar Dutch Star Motor Coach.
(the bay is over 50' deep).


Here's the deal...

Because the majority of our customers prefer packing paper instead of packing peanuts we've reduced our need for packing peanuts down to approximately 10 percent of our shipments.


That's a huge reduction.


Even so... the packing peanuts in the warehouse and the overflow peanuts in the RV Bay you see in the pictures below are only for Black Friday and Cyber Monday and we'll still need to order more!

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I'd say get ready for some MAJOR sales and share Autogeek.com with your friends waiting to get in on some KILLER deals because these packing peanuts are going to go fast!


:D
 
I've been waiting for this legendary sale ever since I joined AGO :awesome::awesome::awesome:
 
If that's for 10% of the orders you guys must need your own zip code to store the paper for the other 90%!

Looking forward to both Black Friday and Cyber Monday myself. Another reason i like signing up for the electronic newsletter!
 
Puckman said:
If that's for 10% of the orders you guys must need your own zip code to store the paper for the other 90%!

Looking forward to both Black Friday and Cyber Monday myself. Another reason i like signing up for the electronic newsletter!
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The paper systems take up very little room. I've been selling packaging systems for 25 years. Peanuts are the scourge of our environment, they should have been outlawed years ago. Their are so many better alternatives available to them, paper being just one. Think about how much space those peanuts take up in a land fill, not too mention how much we hate getting them in a package.

This is one of the paper systems AG uses if I know my business.

http://www.ranpak.com/products/details/fillpak-tt

That one pack of paper hanging on the back of the machine = like 15 bags of peanuts. I put out a lot of these machines over the years.

And when you get the thicker paper it's this system:

http://www.ranpak.com/products/details/padpak-lc
 
I hate those peanuts! I always try to remember to put in the comments box "no peanuts!" But I sometimes forget and wind up picking up loose peanuts for a week.
 
So, one time I actually ate a bowl full of packing peanuts. If you put salt and butter on them, they are pretty good. I have came up with a few recipes if anyone is interested...
 
custmsprty said:
Peanuts are the scourge of our environment, they should have been outlawed years ago. Their are so many better alternatives available to them, paper being just one. Think about how much space those peanuts take up in a land fill
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What do you think about the corn starch peanuts?
 
The Black Friday and cyber Monday sales have never disappointed. Unfortunately, I think this is the first year in a long time I won't be buying anything
 
hate packing peanuts, love fee shipping :) I have ordered a lot lately but I am sure I have another order in me :dblthumb2:
 
Hey thanks custmsprty. I never knew that but can now understand how little space the paper stock takes up. I hate peanuts.
 
Puckman said:
Hey thanks custmsprty. I never knew that but can now understand how little space the paper stock takes up. I hate peanuts.
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You bet.

One pallet of the paper, yes, one pallet space would equal that whole truckload of peanuts. Wow right!
And the paper is 100% recycled with at least 70% post consumer content (meaning we put it out for the recycling truck). So whether the paper is thrown out or recycled it's already a "green" product. That definitely can't be said about polystyrene peanuts.

In my experience they are putting too much paper in their shipments too. I took one of my AG packages to one of my vendors, we took all the paper out and replaced it with an "alternative" interior package material. It weighed 40% less than the paper. I then had the manufacturer ship it to me via UPS and it arrived fine. You have to find the balance between effective packaging and over kill.

My conundrum is I live 3-1/2 hours from AG and it's just too far out of my territory to effectively manage. I cover central Florida. I know I could definitely help reduce their shipping costs which would possibly allow them to lower our shipping costs. Oh well, that's just the way it goes sometimes.
 
Docpeanut said:
The Black Friday and cyber Monday sales have never disappointed. Unfortunately, I think this is the first year in a long time I won't be buying anything
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What did you buy the other years , and how much did you save , I'm trying to save up some extra money for the sale. However its not looking to good lol
 
custmsprty said:
One pallet of the paper, yes, one pallet space would equal that whole truckload of peanuts. Wow right!

And the paper is 100% recycled with at least 70% post consumer content (meaning we put it out for the recycling truck).

So whether the paper is thrown out or recycled it's already a "green" product. That definitely can't be said about polystyrene peanuts.
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Besides all those great points above...

I grew up in a small logging town called Cottage Grove I Oregon. Back then you either worked in the woods cutting down trees or planning them or you worked in the saw mill making 2x4's or plywood.

Trees are a renewable resources that provides jobs for an entire community plus the turn carbon dioxide into oxygen, a pretty good relationship with us humans last I checked.


But back on point...

Thanks to all of our customers figuring out they have a CHOICE and can choose paper or peanuts Autogeek has DRAMATICALLY reduced the number of peanuts we use in our shipping process and even MORE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED the volume of paper we use in our shipping process.

The subtle message shared by the pictures of peanuts was I think Nick and team have some eye popping sales all queued up for the holidays.


What say you Nick?


:dblthumb2:
 
Got the original message loud and clear and looking forward to it! Holy crap, i wake up this morning to the newest newsletter and BAM...WOW!

You guys ROCK!!!
 
Whether it's been paper, or peanuts:
No spills, or other damages, to any of
my products during shipment...Ever!

As such:
I've always liked the way that AGO's
warehouse personnel packs my products...
They pack 'em like boxcars full of illegals!


Bob
 
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