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I'm looking for wisdom and advice - I assume I'm in the right place!
How do you package up your films when posting them, and what service do you use?
I ask because for the first time since using film (that's in the last 30 months or so) I've had a film go astray in the Royal Mail. This was a bit unusual in that it was only one film in the envelope (I normally send 3 or 4 at a time) and although I sent it at the local Post Office, first class, I forgot to ask for Proof of Postage - for the first time that I can remember.
The envelope was the flimsy plastic bag that Snaps Photos (Bournemouth) supply, which self seals.
I'm 99.99% sure that the failure is at Royal Mail's door rather than the local Post Office or Snaps.
So - What packaging do you use (box / envelope)? Do you use signed for services? Do you use anything other than Royal Mail? Any other advice?
(Having a lot of untested cameras, I'm not totally gutted that this single B&W film has gone missing - I'm used to failed films from non-working cameras or bad lenses - I'm just a bit disappointed because I knew this Olympus Trip worked, but I was trying out a variety of filters.)
How do you package up your films when posting them, and what service do you use?
I ask because for the first time since using film (that's in the last 30 months or so) I've had a film go astray in the Royal Mail. This was a bit unusual in that it was only one film in the envelope (I normally send 3 or 4 at a time) and although I sent it at the local Post Office, first class, I forgot to ask for Proof of Postage - for the first time that I can remember.
The envelope was the flimsy plastic bag that Snaps Photos (Bournemouth) supply, which self seals.
I'm 99.99% sure that the failure is at Royal Mail's door rather than the local Post Office or Snaps.
So - What packaging do you use (box / envelope)? Do you use signed for services? Do you use anything other than Royal Mail? Any other advice?
(Having a lot of untested cameras, I'm not totally gutted that this single B&W film has gone missing - I'm used to failed films from non-working cameras or bad lenses - I'm just a bit disappointed because I knew this Olympus Trip worked, but I was trying out a variety of filters.)