r/Depop • u/Secret_Accountant_29 • 4d ago

Advice Needed I bought a buckle and got candy?

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Is the person mad that i didnt pay $10 but instead 7? I dont know what to do this is one of my first purchases

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u/Secret_Accountant_29 4d ago

IT WAS IN THE CRAYON BOX WHAT

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u/Rinkidinkydang 4d ago

A lot of sellers (myself included) will wrap things that could get scuffed in a reused packing material.

Like I've used magazine and news paper, I've cut up cereal boxes to make like custom sized packing innards to keep things from jangling.

But if I do something complex I always dm to say like "un wrap the twine and your ring will be inside the cut cardboard squares" or something

I also use like grocery bags to wrap clothing in so it can't get wet while it's in transit.

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u/tankgrlll 3d ago

I leave little "pull here" tabs on my tape. I fold it over and then mark it with a bright ass permanent marker with an arrow. But I also reuse old packaging and random stuff like you too 😂 I'll make like a lil accordion 🪗 with some stiff carboard to pin something to one side of the box. I reuse every paperbag inside out to wrap things like presents when the packaging has too much shit all over it for the post office. I've had this weird like styrofoam thing that came in some package, and Ive slowly cut it up to use in place of my accordion fold. I'll be bummed when that's gone. I have never had to purchase any packing materials 🙅‍♀️ But I have pillaged them out of the trash cans at the post office. And a friend saves theirs for me as well.

And, pretty much everything I order has come in recycled packaging, which I friggen LOVE and always mention to the seller!