PigmentPusher Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hi, I've ordered lots of Wyrd mini's before, but I just bought another 2 from an online shop. These were shipped in just a cheap small plastic ziploc bag. Is this normal for some Wyrd figs, or did the reseller take them out of the original packaging and repackage them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblyn13 Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) Most of the time if you order direct from Wyrd, like most boutique min shops, the miniatures are shipped in just simple micro plastic bags. Usually this is done for two reasons, one, clamshells while they do make the for an impressive display in actual stores, aren't practical for shipping as they tend to take up more space in the packaging, and secondly, as mentioned about them taking up space, adds to the cost of shipping too. Edited May 11, 2008 by goblyn13 logic and speling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 I've gotten them both ways. Doesn't make much difference to me because I take all my minis out of their packaging as soon as I get them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Goblyn pretty much laid the gist of it out there. Basically, for store retailers, distributors and conventions, we ship everything out in our clamshells. It is appealing, improves marketing desire and overall just looks good. When we're shipping out via the internet shop or internet retailers, we ship in small hobby zip bags as it is cheaper by far than the clamshells and the cards and also more cost affective for the retailers for shipping and storage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushmistress Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I'm a big fan of the little plastic bags for space reasons. I can fit a whole lot more models in my work space in them instead of clamshells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v22TTC Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 The sealable bags are more air-tight too - help to slow the metal's oxidizing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinated Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 I got my head caught in a small plastic bag once. It sucked. I ran around the neighborhood struggling and gasping but people thought it was just performance art and followed me around oohing & aahing. Luckily I had my Lash Larue pocket knife on me & cut myself free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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